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She vowed to make women’s rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy. How did she do?

Expanding Washington’s military footprint in North Africa may be well intended, but it could be destabilizing and lead to blowback.

Congress has many options to counter the Obama Doctrine, including revising the 1973 War Powers Resolution and 2011 Authorization for Use of Military Force. 

A secret CIA drone base, a blowback world and why Washington has no learning curve.

The Islamic Republic has survived for so long because its basic model is, according to numerous surveys, what a majority of Iranians actually want. 

How the United States military has become a global police force for the superrich and superpowerful.

Today's confirmation hearings are the last best chance to debate the truth about a lost war and America's war-making future.

The US has three lousy options with Afghanistan. Pick one.

In his inaugural speech, the president vowed to engage with other countries so as to "lift suspicion and fear." He should reach out to forge a more sane and sensible relationship with Cuba.

Will China-Japan-US tensions in the Pacific ignite a conflict and sink the global economy?