Editors' Picks
Why the American president and the Israeli prime minister just can't get along.
Don't Give Up on the Arab Spring
Why America did the right thing in Libya -- and freedom will eventually win.
Take Two Drones and Call Me in the Morning
The perils of our addiction to remote-controlled war.
After banging on my keyboard for 10 years, have I learned anything? Have you?
Has a Palestinian Spring begun while nobody is watching?
BY JONATHAN SCHANZER
Did Yemen's ex-president allow the U.S. Embassy attack to make a point?
BY IONA CRAIG
Where's Romney's contrast with Obama on Iran?
BY URI FRIEDMAN
Obama missed a teachable moment in the Middle East
BY DOV ZAKHEIM
The thankless task of the Foreign Service officer
BY COLUM LYNCH
Romney's statements make a Foreign Service officer feel 'physically ill'
BY THOMAS E. RICKS
How worried should we be about South Africa's unrest?
BY JAY ULFELDER
By Michael Koplow
Panetta: Pentagon Pre-positioning Forces for Additional Unrest
DIRECTORY
A look at heavily fortified U.S. embassies around the world.
09/14/2012
Why U.S. Consulates Are More Dangerous Than War Zones - By Phillip Carter
Our military provides comprehensive care and support to its troops and families. They should do the same for the civilians we send into harm's way.
09/14/2012
Sequestering the Jury - By Gordon Adams
What you need to know about OMB's 394-page report on defense cuts.
09/14/2012
Bunker Mentality - By Joshua E. Keating
Can the U.S. keep diplomats safe without turning embassies into fortresses?
09/14/2012
How to Fight a Nuclear War - By William Burr
Revealed: Jimmy Carter's strategy for Armageddon. (We're still using it.)
09/14/2012
Meet the New Boss - By Steven A. Cook
The news may look grim, but the United States is poised to remain the dominant power in the Middle East.
09/14/2012
A Palestinian Spring - By Jonathan Schanzer
Here's what you need to know about the protests in the West Bank.
09/14/2012
Why the Embassy Riots Won't Stop - By Michael Koplow
The world has become one big crowded theater, and anyone with a laptop can now yell "fire" and set off a stampede.
09/14/2012
Honoring Chris Stevens - By Jason Pack
How the U.S. ambassador killed this week in Benghazi would have handled Libya.
09/14/2012