Policy
Obama, Iraq and the Coming War Powers Fight With Congress
To keep the U.S. fighting in Iraq, President Obama is quietly reconsidering the very Bush-era authorities he condemned. By Molly O’Toole
Ideas
John Allen: Destroy the Islamic State Now
What we’re facing in northern Iraq is only partly a crisis about Iraq. It is about the region and potentially the world as we know it.
Policy
How the U.S. and Europe Failed James Foley
The different U.S. and European approaches to abductions reflect a particularly grim fact confronting American citizens abroad. By David Rohde
Ideas
Yet Again, CIA is Concealing Information Americans Should See
Only President Obama can break the stalemate between CIA and the Senate over declassifying the 9/11 torture report. By J. William Leonard
Threats
U.S. Military Tried to Rescue Foley; Obama Defies Threats With New Iraq Airstrikes
Obama defies the Islamic State's threats to kill more journalists as U.S. hit Iraq with more airstrikes and possibly 300 more troops. By Ben Watson
Policy
Here Are the 7 Pages That Gave President Obama Cover to Kill Americans
A newly released memo giving Obama legal cover from extrajudicial killings is alarmingly terse. By Conor Friedersdorf
Threats
U.S. Escalates Iraq Campaign With Barrage of Weekend Strikes for Mosul Dam
American jets, bombers and drones helped the Peshmerga wrestle back control of Iraq's largest dam from Islamic militants. Kurds say the Ninevah plains are next. By Ben Watson
Threats
Obama Says Situation in Northern Iraq Now 'Greatly Improved'
While thousands of refugees are now safe, the larger concern about the rest of Iraq's security remains a dire and open question. By Matt Berman
Threats
In Search of America's 'Organizing Principle'
Sometimes an ad-hoc foreign policy gets the best results. By Noah Gordon
Threats
The Devolving U.S.-Russia Relationship
U.S. leaders need to talk to the Russians, not threaten them. By Jeffrey Tayler
Threats
Obama OKs $10 Million for ‘Unforeseen Emergency’ in Africa
President Obama is sending France $10 million in military aid to bolster the fight against Islamic extremists in Mali, Niger and Chad. By Molly O’Toole
Threats
U.S. Bombs Islamic Fighters in Northern Iraq
President Obama ordered the U.S. military to carry out targeted airstrikes against Islamic extremists who are rapidly advancing in the Kurdish capital of Irbil. By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy
Summit Showcases Africa’s Progress and Pitfalls
The U.S.-Africa summit showed that as quickly as Africa’s economies are growing, so too is the terrorist threat. How the continent responds will secure its future. By Molly O’Toole
Ideas
The U.S. Needs a New Approach to Security in Africa
The time is now and Africa is the place to adopt a more comprehensive approach to security that serves as a model for American global engagement in the 21st century. By Scott Bates
Policy
At the U.S.-Africa Summit, Economics, Electricity and Terrorism
African leaders are in Washington this week to find ways to boost economic and security ties with the United States. By George E. Condon Jr.
Threats
Obama: America ‘Does Not Control Everything Around the World’
In a sober, somewhat resigned press conference, President Obama says the U.S. can’t solve every problem in the world. By Brian Resnick
Ideas
The White House Must Delegate More National Security, Officials Say
To manage the many conflicts happening at once, the White House is urged to loosen its grip. By Gayle Tzemach Lemon
Threats
Obama Dials Back Nuclear Disposal to Focus on Upgraded Stockpiles
The move reflects the administration's view that enough progress was made on Obama's 4-year nonproliferation push. By Global Security Newswire
Policy
What Comes After the Parallel Failures of Bush and Obama?
After Bush and Obama, how can presidential contenders truly increase America's ability to shape global events in 2016? By Ronald Brownstein
Threats