Foreign Policy in Focus

The price of gasoline is determined by world commodity markets, not President Obama.

According to Gingrich’s logic, North Vietnam would have been justified in attacking the United States.

Hawks are using the death of journalists such as Marie Colvin to further the cause of military aid to Syria’s opposition.

The resumption of contact between Washington and Pyongyang will not likely yield immediate results, but the United States can still take certain steps to improve relations now.

What would be the benefits to Iran of developing nuclear weapons?

If Israel or the United States starts a disastrous war with Iran, it will be because someone thought it was a good idea.

Optimism about U.S. budget cuts to nukes was soon overtaken by tension over Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and a fire on a Russian nuclear sub.

A poem about Gaza asks whether there is a poem in Gaza that hasn’t been written?

Is President Obama getting serious about nuclear disarmament again?

For some bizarre reason, U.S. observers expect the latest Chinese leader to suddenly tear off his clothes and reveal a Captain America suit underneath.

Are the changes in Tunisia deep and enduring, or simply cosmetic?

Twitter has made it: it’s become the subject of a fatwa.

Planners in the Egyptian military want to boost the old defense-industrial complex by cultivating new smaller scale projects that partner the Egyptian armed forces with a diverse portfolio of second- and third-tier foreign defense manufacturers.

President Obama’s new budget requests an increase in State Department funding, but simultaneously decreases funds vital for humanitarian, health, and other aid groups.

The presence of military bases in Japan has been a strong cause of unrest and outspoken frustation.

“If we manage to avoid this war, someone will deserve a Peace Prize, but probably not someone who already has one.”

The West’s sanctions on Iran are hurting the country’s middle class and marginalizing the country’s pragmatists. But they can neither cripple Iran’s economy nor halt its nuclear program.

Whatever one thinks of Paul’s candidacy, he has been raising legitimate and oft-ignored questions about U.S. military bases and troops abroad.

Libya is not a convincing precedent for intervening in Syria by arming opposition groups.

Nir Rosen’s reporting from Syria for alJazeera reveals the character of the opposition.