As President Obama plans trip to Senegal, Tanzania, and South Africa, a press conference at the National Press Club will give voice to those calling for change in his Africa policy.
Is the Drone Program Contracting — or Expanding?
The cleanest form of warfare is still pretty messy.
Obama Could Go it Alone, Bring All the Troops Home, and Stop the Killing
Focusing on the executive actions you can take without Congress is a great idea, Mr. President.
For President, Focal Points (Not FPIF or IPS!) Endorses…
Is refusing to vote for President Obama a waste of your vote?
Off-Topic: The Presidential Debate — Does Aggressiveness Play With Swing Voters?
Like conservatives, progressives like to see their candidates in attack mode.
What President Obama’s UN Address on Free Speech and Extremism Means for the “Incitement” Debate
It’s a mistake to assume that, because Islam permits individuals to commit violence in response to representations of Muhammad, the filmmaker of “Innocence of Muslims” knew murder might be a consequence.
Washington’s Problem in the Middle East: Policy, Not Personality
For decades U.S. presidents have shown a willingness to hold hands with just about anyone for the price of oil.
President Obama’s Strangely Pragmatic Doctrine
President Obama, aside from the Af/Pak surge, has a strangely decent, pragmatic and limited so-called foreign-policy doctrine.
Will Obama Sabotage His Jobs Plan With Job-Killing Free-Trade Agreements?
In his speech Thursday, President Obama is expected to express support for previously stalled trade pacts, even though government studies predict that they would increase the U.S. trade deficit and cost the United States more jobs.
Next Steps on Congo
For the past 14 years, more than six million Congolese have perished in the ongoing conflict triggered by U.S. allies Rwanda and Uganda when they invaded Congo in 1996. As the world focuses on the Western intervention in Libya under the guise of moral responsibility to protect the vulnerable, the global community must question the lack of action by the United States and the coalition on the millions dead in the Congo.