Policy

U.S. Relationship with Assad Reaches a New Low

The State Department shuts down the Syrian embassy in Washington, D.C. By Jordain Carney

Policy

The Debate Over Reforming Military Sexual Assault Is Not Over

For New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, the debate over how to reform military sexual assault cases continues. By Stacy Kaper

Policy

Hillary Clinton Distances Herself from Obama’s Foreign Policy

Is the former Secretary of State worried that President Obama's foreign policy record could become a liability in 2016? By Michael Hirsh

Policy

Will the Ukraine Crisis Threaten the Iran Nuke Talks?

Diplomats from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Russia, China, and Iran are expected to meet in Vienna this week. By Jordain Carney

Policy

Led by McCain, Bipartisan Group of Senators Head to Ukraine

Eight senators from both parties are going to Ukraine to discuss the ongoing crisis with leaders of the new interim government. By Marina Koren

Policy

House Wants to Delay IMF Reform for Ukraine

The House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman doesn't want International Monetary Fund reforms tied to Ukraine aid. By Stacy Kaper

Policy

Congress to Pentagon: Hand Over the War Budget

The Pentagon is waiting to release its war budget until Afghan leaders sign the BSA. Congress says it can’t wait that long. By Jordain Carney

Policy

Kerry Warns Crimea Not to Hold Vote on Sunday

Secretary of State John Kerry says the March 16 referendum has ‘no justification, no legality.’ By Ben Watson

Policy

Why It's So Hard for the U.S. to Take Tough Action Against Russia

President Obama needs the Russian president for the White House's most ambitious second-term goals. By Norm Ornstein

Policy

After Crimea, Sweden Flirts With Joining NATO

Swedish officials are worried that Russia could try to seize a strategically located Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. By Matt Ford

Policy

How the Navy's 7th Fleet Is Combing the Seas Near Malaysia for the Missing Airliner

As the search for Flight MH370 approaches its seventh day, search efforts expand westward. By Ben Watson

Policy

Condi Rice's Ukrainian Battle Cry

Even without mentioning Iraq, the Bush era national security advisor is again war-mongering in the name of 'democracy and human rights.' By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Policy

Special Ops Moves from ‘Perpetual War to Perpetual Engagement’

Special Operations commander Adm. William McRaven tells Congress that ‘we need our friends and allies more now than ever before.’ By Ben Watson

Policy

Feinstein Says CIA Illegally Spied on Senate’s Torture Investigation

Sen. Dianne Feinstein accused the CIA of breaking the law when it tapped into a secure database of interrogation records. By Kevin Baron

Policy

The Decline of the American War Hawk

There's been a backlash in the United States against foreign interventionism. By Conor Friedersdorf

Policy

Marco Rubio's Stumbling Start to Be the GOP's National Security Candidate in 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio is trying a new route to 2016: Foreign policy. By Peter Beinart

Policy

The GOP's Foreign Policy Problem

After the crisis in Ukraine, international affairs could play a big role in 2016 -- to the Republicans' disadvantage. By Michael Hirsh

Ideas

Why Russia and China Won’t Join Forces Over Disputed Islands

Too much history, too much risk, too little gain to believe that Beijing or Moscow are aligning against Japan. By Yun Sun and Hana Rudolph

Ideas

Obama’s Foreign Policy Reality Check

The president who wants to shutter America’s wars finds that new conflicts keep opening for business. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Policy

Military Sexual Assault Reform Fails on Chain of Command Issue

Sen. Gillibrand’s bill to remove sexual assault cases from the chain of command narrowly failed to get the 60 votes it needed to advance. By Stephanie Gaskell