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There is dissent in the ranks of the Mitt Romney campaign over whether the candidate should pivot to foreign policy, given President Obama's lead in polls despite voter dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy.
Ten years can change a lot. In the ongoing effort to build a relationship with Afghanistan, Hilary Clinton said the country is officially America's newest ally.
The Romney campaign is finalizing the plans for a quick little jaunt across the world at the end of this month to make a big foreign policy push.
How can Republicans portray President Obama as a wussy second coming of Jimmy Carter when he killed Osama bin Laden? By claiming that even Jimmy Carter would have killed bin Laden.
President Obama met with Chinese vice president Xi Jinping Tuesday and sounded like Spider-Man's Uncle Ben, saying, "We have tried to emphasize that because of China’s extraordinary development over the last two decades, with expanding power and prosperity also comes increased responsibilities."
"In vain" is a phrase a lot of politicians have used since we invaded Iraq in 2003, always to reassure us that soldiers had not died that way.
The Republican presidential candidates, addressing the Republican Jewish Coalition forum, struggled to find a way to distinguish their foreign policy ideas from President Obama's without saying something like, "Osama bin Laden should still be alive." But they still had a few ideas.
The draw of all these Republican debates is the chance to see how the candidates act unscripted, and Tuesday night we learned that under pressure, some forget their name while others spill state secrets.
The most important part of the latest baffling Herman Cain interview might not be his confused answer on Libya, but what he said to excuse it: "Some people want to say, 'Well as president you have to know everything' -- no, you don't!"
The Republican presidential field briefly flirted with attacking Obama for waging too much war before deciding he's not waging quite enough.
Herman Cain likes to keep his advisers secret, but perhaps his campaign realized national security was a bit of a weakness after Afghan president Hamid Karzai made fun of his problems with geography, because his foreign policy team was revealed Wednesday.
There would have been few consequences if Herman Cain had said he couldn't be bothered to learn the name of the leader of "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan" while he was just a talk radio host, but now that he's a candidate for commander-in-chief, he's now got the Afghan president mocking him.
He seems to have skipped out on a decade's worth of controversial debate over the Iraq war
His big speech today will criticize Obama's supposed 'Apology Tour'
Diplomats work hard to protect the profits of drug makers
New ad focuses on how much Paul loves veterans
Says foreign affairs bill would be "debilitating" to her diplomatic efforts
Cartoonist Nick Anderson questions this method of stabilizing the country
The Senate will not be voting on a resolution authorizing U.S. military action in Libya
Pawlenty attacks "decline, retrenchment, and withdrawal"
Cartoonist Nick Anderson on America's many military engagements
On Obama's prudence, the Syrian people, and Shakespeare's appeal in China
The Taliban are "cheering" Obama's decision to shrink America's presence
On increasing drug violence, millionaires on food stamps, and exiting Afghanistan
Obama will announce a drawdown tonight, but it'll be fewer than what most voters want
On America in Libya, a loss for Wal-Mart's workers, and a new "credibility"
On Afghanistan's resources, an Israel counterfactual, and America's unoccupied jobs
Cartoonist Lisa Benson comments on America's ability to help Greece out of rising water
The Special Registration program, started after 9/11, was officially shut down last month
On recent graduates, Sudan's civil strife, and the European Union's struggles
On the Afghanistan end game, the word of the decade, and a very unspecial relationship
On Russia's rigged justice, marginalizing climate change and more
On the dangers of hotel housekeeping, requiring voters to produce an ID, and more
The 2012 contender says we have too many boots on the ground in Afghanistan
On privacy with Facebook and Google, intellectuals' arrogance about Qaddafi, and more
On Pakistan, fighting terrorists, and the media's mishandling of student celebrations
Wife of likely Republican candidate Rick says the Lord wants him to run
A surprising find from Nate Silver
She looks to be adopting a more realist foreign policy stance
On bin Laden's Death, choosing provisional leaders, and battling obesity
On rejecting torture, giving into birthers, and preparing for crisis.
Cartoonist Tom Toles on America's many international engagements
A look inside Obama's ideological evolution during the Arab Spring
Trump also said he's "only interested in Libya if we take the oil"
Cartoonist Tom Toles notes the biggest bug is still flying around Libya
Cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher questions which civilians deserve protection
On protecting Africa from Chinese interests, keeping nuclear power out of Iran's hands, and revamping medical malpractice reform
On American confusion in Libya, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and teacher layoffs at home
The Telegraph on Obama's Libya inaction, Cory Franklin on CT scan dangers, and more
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