America's James Bond Complex
The U.S. government acts as if it has a license to kill.
Foreign Policy
Jordan Vows "Relentless" War Against ISIS After Execution of Air Force Pilot—Time for the U.S. to Decide Its Role for Itself
Jordan's king vows revenge for the execution of an air force pilot by ISIS. The US has to decide its role in the conflict before it's decided for the U.S.
How Michelle Obama's Fashion Diplomacy Punctured India's Color Prejudice
The First Lady's love for fashion exposed Indians to a different conception of beauty
Shikha Dalmia on the Soft Power of Michelle Obama's Designer Wardrobe
How it was a force for good against India's color prejudice
How Germany Forgot the Horrors of Communism
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former East Germany is seen as a quirk of history, not a monstrous police state.
This Chart Shows How Much Freedom the World Has Won and Lost Since 1972
Looking at Freedom House's data from the perspective of individuals instead of states
Marco Rubio Lumps Iran, North Korea, and the Taliban in with Cuba Because Why Not?
Axis of evil 2.0? Rubio illustrates the one-dimensional thinking of many interventionists, enemies everywhere and only America to do something about it
Don't Expect Foreign Policy Restraint from Scott Walker
And for now, don't expect foreign policy specifics either.
Robert Gates: Destroying ISIS as Unrealistic as a Ground Invasion of Iraq
President Obama says he wants authorization for military action in Iraq but doesn't need it. Will there be a substantive debate in Congress?
Watching American Sniper in Baghdad
Iraqi audiences are flocking to watch the controversial film - and liking what they see.
Obama Keeps Bowing in the Middle East
Why does every administration go out of its way to avoid insulting these illiberal dictatorships?
The American Sniper Was No Hero
Despite what some people think, hero is not a synonym for competent government-hired killer.
Fidel Castro Backs Normalizing U.S.-Cuba Relations, Also Signals He's Not Dead Yet
U.S.-Cuba relations still have a way to go to get to normal.
DHS to Start Collecting Iris and Facial Recognition Images at Border
It's Philip K. Dick's world. We just live here.
Obama Disses Religious Liberties in India
His visit missed an opportunity to speak up against the Modi government's assaults on religious minorities
Rand Paul: Drones Should Be Legal But If They Fly Over My House, "I've Got a Shotgun"
Kentucky Republican and likely presidential candidate gives first-ever Snapchat Q&A with CNN.
No, Mass Surveillance Won't Stop Terrorist Attacks
The continued use of digital dragnets is a virtual guarantee of more lethal intelligence failures.
Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Government's Embarrassing Friend
It's time to end support for a regime that sees beating as a merciful alternative to execution for dissenters.
Sens. Rand Paul, Barbara Boxer Working on Postponing Iran Sanctions Votes
New Republican Congress wants to vote on new sanctions now, before talks between Iran and the West end, and some Democrats agree.
Charlie Hebdo and the Horrible History of Suppressing 'Blasphemy'
An unwelcome blast from France's oppressive past.
An Iran Deal Is Nothing to Fear
Such an accord would shelve the option of attacking Iran, a longtime dream of neoconservatives.
Red Army Film Explores Hockey, The Cold War, and Sports as Propaganda
Filmmaker Gabe Polsky and Russian hockey star Slava Fetisov discuss the new documentary about the Soviet national hockey team.
Ronald Bailey Argues that Warbots Could Be More Moral than Human Soldiers
So let slip the robots of war?
