Foreign Policy
Should the US be an idealist or a realist about Egypt?
What if there are democratic elections and the people choose a regime that violates the principles of Western human rights?
Foreign policy and electoral realities
Until next year's election, the US will be at best reactive and at worst non-responsive to events on the world stage.
A new strategy for Afghanistan
The US can choose to leave Afghanistan without suffering a strategic disaster. But Pakistan cannot leave Pakistan and still has to deal with the Taliban.
Never fight a land war in Asia
An elective war in which the criteria for success are unclear and for which boots on the ground insufficient must be avoided.
President of the world
Obama may be hamstrung at home but he can still act decisively in the world - if he will.
Can Pakistan help the US exit from its longest-ever war?
With a decisive victory in Afghanistan looking increasingly remote, will the US hand over the war to Pakistan?
How the midterm will shape Obama’s foreign policy options
If Republicans storm back into Congress in November, the President may have to turn to foreign policy to notch up any lasting achievements.
9/11 and the nine-year war
Is counter-terrorism too narrow a focus for American foreign policy?
The real story of the suburban spies
Anyone who thinks that the Russian spies posing as PTA Moms and BBQ Dads were goofballs is wrong.
Choose Your Weapons
A study of British foreign secretaries over two centuries raises perennial questions about international relations.
Thinking about the unthinkable: a US deal with Iran
Tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan, what other realistic options does the US have?
2009: The Year of Obama
Like Ronald Reagan, President Obama is persuasive, polarizing and enigmatic. But his charm may not be enough to power his foreign policy.
Buying time
Unearthing Obama's strategy at the present moment is difficult, but
this does not mean it is not there, as strategy is less a matter of
choice than of geopolitical reality.
Barack Obama’s great test
The American president’s attitude towards international allies, partners and adversaries reveals the limits of his political leadership
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