The miscalculations in Iraq and Afghanistan hang in the air as we weigh up whether to attack Syria. Of course, no situation is ever quite…
There has been a noticeable shift in policy and tone coming from Iran, courtesy of its new president, Hassan Rouhani. Professor Burns…
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC, Professor Burns lauds…
With a speed few predicted, Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, has signaled his interest in negotiations this autumn on Iran’s…
In this period of gloomy economic forecasts, Africa's rise has become a widely discussed international policy topic. The sweeping optimism…
My hometown — Port Clinton, Ohio, population 6,050 — was in the 1950s a passable embodiment of the American dream, a place that offered…
Contrary to a small army of critics and "armchair quarterbacks," Professor Burns gives Secretary of State John Kerry a "job-well-done" in…
The debate about how to handle the Iranian nuclear program has resurfaced since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments…
In the face of a nearly impossible diplomatic dilemma, the US must continue to have an open mind toward Egypt.