War
The Lethal Legacy of US Intervention
The deadly consequences - and culpability - continue long after the last soldier leaves.
Cease-Fire in Syrian City of Homs Extended
Hundreds of civilians have been evacuated since the cease-fire began
Only 11 Percent of Chemical Weapons Have Been Removed From Syria
According to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Killing in Syria Accelerates Amid Faltering Peace Talks
Over 230 people have been killed every day since Jan. 22
Envoy: Not Much Progress Seen in Syria Peace Talks
Government and opposition representatives met face to face today
Syrian Government and Opposition Delegates Meet Face to Face in Geneva
Peace talks resuming
Kerry: Assad Has Improved His Position But is Not Winning
Describes the situation in Syria as a "stalemate"
Al Qaeda Says It Has No Links With ISIS
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has been fighting rebels in Syria
Our Wasted Effort in Afghanistan
We should acknowledge that there are some things even the world's sole superpower can't do, and fixing Afghanistan is one of them.
Obama and Kerry Jeopardize Peace With Iran
Why does their rhetoric make us doubt their sincerity about seeking a diplomatic resolution?
UN Envoy Says Progress at Syria Peace Conference Has Been Slow
Lakhdar Brahimi adds that some common ground between the government and opposition representatives has been found
Almost 1,900 Dead in Syria Since Peace Conference Began
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Less Than 5 Percent of Syria's Chemical Weapons Have Been Shipped
Only 4.1 percent of the reported chemical agents
Parties at Syria Peace Conference Agree to Basis For Negotiations
Opposition spokesperson calls it a "positive step forward"
Syrian Government and Opposition Delegates To Meet "in the Same Room" Tomorrow
Government representatives had threatened to walk out of the Geneva II conference
UN's Ban Ki-moon and Syrian Foreign Minister Clash on First Day of Peace Talks
The United Nations' secretary general tried to cut Walid al Muallem's speech short
The Growing Power of the Presidency
From Lincoln to Obama, the Executive Branch Has Expanded its Reach
Italian Port of Gioia Tauro To Handle Transfer of Syria's Chemical Agents
Will be put on American ship
Bob Gates Is Tired of War
Gates marched in Washington to protest the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. Under the former defense secretary's hawkish exterior, the antiwar impulse has never gone away.
Islamist Infighting in Syria is a Reminder Why Intervention is a Bad Idea
With Islamist rebels among Assad's opposition, non-intervention remains the best policy
Marines Investigating Validity of Photos Showing Burning of Iraqi Corpses
Allegedly taken in Fallujah in 2004, military trying to determine authenticity
OPCW Urges Assad Regime To Speed Up Handover of Chemicals
First chemicals were loaded onto a Danish ship on Tuesday
Rebels in Syria Kill 34 Foreign Members of Al Qaeda-Linked Groups
Anti-Assad fighters battling the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Rebels in Syria Push Al Qaeda Back Near Turkish Border, US Open To Iran Playing Role in Peace Talks
Peace conference scheduled for Jan. 22
Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons Begins
Chemicals to be put on U.S. government cargo ship
Hezbollah Moving Long-Range Missile From Syria to Lebanon
According to Ronen Bergman, an Israeli national security analyst