Foreign Policy in Focus

Peace efforts by the international community—particularly the U.S.—lost momentum after the signing of the Algiers accords.

If there are any real effects on energy transport from the activities of the GUUAM group, then these will come through practical measures implemented in specific sectors.

With Vicente Fox nearly as popular in the United States as he his in Mexico, tomorrow’s meeting provides an opportunity to fulfill this promise. Hopefully, Bush and Fox will step up and seize this historic moment, rather than simply using their meeting as

Just as Qadaffi has gained political mileage through portraying himself as a victim of a vengeful and hypocritical United States, there are those in the U.S. who also benefit from maintaining a hostile relationship with this petty tyrant whom Americans lo

Reprimands in the Ames case prompted a mass exodus of bitter senior managers, who had refused to accept the need for punishing those who ignored the fact that a Soviet spy had contaminated the agency at the highest levels

There will be no peace or security for Israel unless the United States applies some “tough love:” unconditional support for Israel’s right to live in peace and security coupled with a willingness to pressure Israel to accept the necessary compromises for

Overall, what policies are most likely to yield peace, stability, and prosperity in Taiwan?

Given the U.S. performance at the latest round of global warming negotiations at the Hague, it’s hard to see how George W. Bush could do any worse than the Clinton-Gore administration.

Wolfowitz takes powerful position in the Pentagon.

President Bush worries that the “United States might become militarily engaged” in Colombia. It’s a little late for that.

Will Africa be “off the agenda” of a Bush administration?

A dangerous blind spot in the incoming administration’s view of Russian affairs is its inadequate understanding of the significance of the newly independent states.

George W. Bush’s decision to make his first overseas trip to Mexico, in mid-February, has generated a great deal of speculation about what this could possibly mean for changes in U.S. policy toward Latin America over the next four years.

The new administration must look critically at how we define security.

The Bush administration has made many of its major priorities clear through the selection of the president’s foreign policy advisers.

Deja Vu All Over Again: Worshiping the Wrong Ronald Reagan

Bush’s stated top priority on trade is to guide new language through the U.S. Congress to grant the administration authority to negotiate new trade agreements with other nations under the so-called “fast track” rules under which Congress simply votes “yes

Washington’s misguided policies toward Iraq but have warped the overall thrust of U.S. foreign and military policy for the past decade.

The Rumsfeld Commission report is, at its core, a landmark in political spin control, not a landmark in objective analysis of the threats facing our nation.

Given the situation in Washington, how fast will the military budget continue to rise in the administration of George W. Bush?