1. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on CNN's State of the Union, June 19, 2011

    Gates Warns Against Isolationism After Afghanistan

    The departing defense secretary reflected on the war in Afghanistan and future American foreign policy in two interviews this Sunday.

  1. King Abdullah II of Jordan speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2010

    Peace Talks Collapsed Because of Jordan

    New details from Newsweek over the weekend get to the heart of why direct peace talks collapsed after three meetings.

  1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, June 13, 2009

    Obama’s Bad Cop

    Former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may have gotten off to a rocky start when the former accepted the

  1. China’s Two Camps

    The prospect of penetrating China’s huge and emerging market is still a tantalizing one for many businesses. But as the

  1. Red Square in Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2010 (Darius Kuzmickas)

    Russian Obstructionism?

    With Russia refusing to commit to sanctions on Iran while protracting the negotiations on nuclear arms reduction, the average American