Foreign Policy

A controversial left-wing sociologist says that last January's show of unity was more about racism than patriotism. And the French are pissed.

Blaming India and failed domestic policies for insecurity in Pakistan has become a habit. Instead, constructive criticism of current operations against militants needs to bring about true reform.

And Beijing should stop perpetuating the self-serving notion that it is.

Palmyra is home to some of the world's best-preserved ruins.

The Grammy-winning DJ partnered with Google to send a satellite into space.

The outfit seems to think it has a copyright on the notion of helping wounded warriors.

If people tell you they don’t have time to read for pleasure, here are some of the books Winston Churchill read while leading the West during World War II.

One of the things I like about reading small-town newspapers (I read two weeklies where I live in Maine, and follow the websites of two other papers) is the short stories about members of the community who have gone off to the military.

Pakistan Bin Laden documents released On Wednesday, the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a large number of documents that were picked up by the U.S. SEALs at Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abottabad, Pakistan, on May 2, 2011 (CNN, NYT). The 103 documents released include correspondence between bin Laden and his ...

Forget the long war; we’re now in the thick of perpetual war.

Four slightly insane -- but not entirely unrealistic -- ways that Vladimir Putin could spike the price of oil to save Russia's economy.

As the Yemen bombing campaign resumes, the wounded are piling up in Sanaa — but the hospitals are starved of supplies to staunch the bleeding.

By Paul McLeary with Ariel Robinson Remember earlier this week when the New York Times and the Washington Post — going on information provided by unnamed U.S. officials — told us that the Islamic State used the cover of a sandstorm to avoid coalition airstrikes while taking Ramadi? It was a unique and fascinating narrative. ...

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that the United Nations will host peace talks on the conflict in Yemen in Geneva starting May 28. Unlike previous proposals to hold talks in Riyadh, diplomats will meet in a neutral city. The goal of the talks will be to “restore momentum towards a Yemeni-led political transition process,” ...

The new trove of bin Laden documents reveals just how different al Qaeda and the Islamic State really are.

Or, what IR theory can teach you about living a happy and productive life.

The media has been understandably preoccupied with how various Republican candidates for president have sought to explain their positions on Iraq circa 2002. That is a legitimate subject for attention, and it is not unreasonable to expect candidates for the role of commander-in-chief to be able to speak with nuance about the myriad different topics ...

Osama Bin Laden spent the latter years of his life portraying himself as an authority on Islamic law who was qualified to order Muslims around the world to strike Western targets — and then capable of giving them the purported scriptural justifications for their actions.

The administration is emphasizing climate change’s security threat, from the melting Arctic to the boiling Middle East. It is an uphill slog.

Afghan women can't be left out of the negotiations concerning the future of Afghanistan. Both President Obama and President Ghani need to address the historic role of the United States in perpetuating the abject status of Afghan women.