Obama’s State of the Union address reminds us how fast things can change in Washington—and how much remains the same.
Obama’s Human Right Failure
Ignoring global stirrings of Democracy like no president before.
Eleven for 2011
Eleven hot spots to keep an eye on in the year ahead.
The Fragility of Afghanistan
A new review of the war in Afghanistan shows momentum for our side building — but will it last?
The Barbarity of Beijing
Jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo is only the beginning of China’s human rights abuses.
Neither Farce Nor Fiction
The Obama administration’s handling of Iran would be laughable –if it weren’t so frightening.
Getting North Korea’s Attention
Three methods to deal with the rogue nation’s madness.
The Price of Freedom
What Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta’s stirring story tells us about those protecting us from our enemies.
Obama Follows Bush on India
How the U.S-India partnership is essential to America’s long-term security.
Return of the Realists
Former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft urges Republicans to follow Obama.
Obama’s Secret Money Smear
The White House slanders a venerable institution.
The Cyber Arms Race
Are we prepared to win the e-war?
Obama’s “Good War” and Its Expiration Date
Bob Woodward’s new book offers a glimpse behind the curtain of the president’s rationalizations for losing Afghanistan.
Welfare State of Insanity
Welcome to a world where vacations are a human right and prisoners check in at the Hague Hotel.
Evading the “V” Word
Obama’s Iraq address underscores yet again the president’s discomfort with the word “victory.”
Robert Gates: A Retrospective
Looking back on the Defense Secretary’s impressive, if imperfect tenure.
Concessions to Beijing
Washington allows the Chinese to interpret events in the Pacific as a victory.
Victory in Iraq
Obama boasts of success in what he once called the “dumb war” that was doomed to failure.
Stopping Iran
As the nuclear clock clicks down, Israel has more options than many think.
The End of Obama?
Is it too early to start writing the President’s political obituary?
General Frustration
Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal stirs controversy by challenging the White House.
Fantasy as Strategy
Obama’s new National Security Strategy offers a divorce from reality.
Friedman’s China Odyssey
The New York Times columnist’s obsession with the human-rights-abusing People’s Republic.
Courageous Restraint?
A new effort to encourage “self-control” among American troops may get them killed.
Obama’s Unexceptional Nation
Never has a U.S. president been so idealistic about the world but so cynical about America’s role in it.