Leaders Seek to Uphold Rules-Based Order in Asia
American and ASEAN leaders support a rules-based order. China deploys missiles.
Barack Obama
In State of the Union, Obama Defends Foreign Policy
The president dismisses as “hot air” claims that America is weaker and the world more dangerous.
Obama, Republicans See Terror Threat Differently
Where the president sees a problem to manage, Republicans imagine a civilizational struggle.
While Others Panic, Obama Keeps Calm and Carries On
Critics fault him for not solving every crisis in the world.
Young and Healthy Americans Spurn Obamacare
Barack Obama’s health law is in trouble because many young and healthy Americans won’t sign up.
After Paris, Obama Stays the Course Against Islamic State
Politicians thumping their chests are letting the shock of the attacks cloud their judgement.
Obama Claims Steady Progress Against Islamists
The president says the self-declared Islamic State has been contained and now the region must do more.
Politics, Not Environment, Informed Keystone Decision
The rejection of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline had more to do with American politics than the environment.
America Not the Middle East’s Policeman: Obama
America should be wary of involving itself in the Middle East again, the president warns.
Obama Challenges Notion Putin Bested Him in Syria
The American argues that Russia’s intervention in Syria is a sign of weakness, not strength.
In Alaska, Obama Calls for New Arctic Icebreakers
The president urges funding for ships in an area where America has fallen behind Russia.
Blaming Obama for Islamic State’s Rise is Absurd
Republicans who accuse the president of pulling out of Iraq “prematurely” are not owning up to the facts.
Obama’s Good Week Less About Him
The American president just happens to be in office at a time of rapid political and social change.
Pacific Trade Pact Clears Senate, Philippines Want In
The Philippines says it wants to join the Trans Pacific Partnership on the day it clears the United States Senate.
Obama’s Democrats Block Progress on Trade Deal
Barack Obama’s own Democrats refuse to give him negotiating authority for a twelve-nation trade pact.