Commentary / World Sep 14, 2018
Anonymous insider Trump resisters are not heroes
The peoplpe inside government who believe America is at motral risk should do something more than gossip to a celebrated journalist.
Commentary / World Mar 12, 2018
What critics of North Korea summit get wrong
Diplomacy — the alternative to war — is the messy business of meeting adversaries, not ignoring them.
Commentary / World Oct 25, 2017
Look for Tehran to emerge dominant in post-IS Middle East
The changing balance of power in the Middle East threatens to leave the U.S. on the sidelines.
Commentary / World Jul 4, 2016
U.S. still gets it wrong on IS
Islamic States' shift to suicide-bombing tactics should not be taken as a sign that the terrorist group's power is declining.
Commentary / Japan May 29, 2016
A-bombs taught U.S. how to justify attacks abroad
The nuclear attack on Hiroshima set in motion a sweeping, national generalization that if Americans do it, it is right.
Commentary / World Mar 10, 2016
Time to redraw the map of the Middle East
The Middle East map should to redrawn to reflect current ethnic, tribal, religious and political realities.
Commentary / World Jan 10, 2016
How the Saudi king benefits from cleric's death
By beheading of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi King Salman is sending a message to adversaries at home and abroad.
Commentary / Japan Jul 22, 2015
Japan's fading pacifism leaves Japanese worried
Shinzo Abe is a politician who found himself powerful enough to act on his own ideas, apart from what many feel are his nation's legitimate security needs.
Commentary / World May 13, 2015
What can Obama salvage from Arab summit?
President Barack Obama must try to convince the Gulf Cooperation Council that the U.S. has an Iran policy that encompasses their security needs.
Commentary / Japan Apr 28, 2015
How far is Japan willing to go to back the United States?
What was once America's most stable relationship in Asia is moving into the category of "it's complicated."