Back in 2000, when the unpredictable and seemingly maniacal North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was threatening general mayhem in Asia, the…
Development requires change. Change is difficult; most observers believe it demands some degree of leadership. But what does this mean: who…
In this piece, Nick Burns discusses the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow as his choice first trip overseas as…
President Reagan stunned fellow citizens and the world 30 years ago this month with a dramatic announcement that the United States would…
Ten years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Americans, Iraqis and others are asking whether the past decade of U.S. involvement in…
The answer in Syria, of course, is not so simple, writes Nicholas Burns. "The United States is exhausted and risk-averse after Iraq and…
Europe's economic situation is viewed with far less concern than was the case six, 12 or 18 months ago. Policymakers in Europe far prefer…
In both his second inaugural and his fifth state of the union addresses this year, President Obama renewed his commitment to address the…
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the controversial US-led invasion of Iraq. What has that decision wrought over the last decade?…
When I hear free-spending national leaders call for more infrastructure investment, I think of Detroit’s absurd People Mover monorail…