Policy
For Hillary Clinton, Benghazi Will Never Go Away
As much as she would like to escape the attack's long shadow, it will continue to dog Hillary Clinton. By Alex Seitz-Wald
Science & Tech
White House Looks Toward a Big Data Future
The Obama administration wades into the growing debate on big data. By Patrick Tucker
Ideas
Searching for the Obama Doctrine
In scolding his critics who want more military action, President Obama is overlooking his own supporters who want him to do more. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Policy
To Fight Russia, Ukraine Must Also Fight Corruption, Biden Says
Ukraine’s upcoming vote is a chance for the former Soviet republic to turn its back on the ‘corrosive’ former Soviet republic ways. By Ben Watson
Policy
The Pivot Potential in Asia and at Home
Can President Obama reassure jittery allies and cut a deal? By Major Garrett
Policy
Obama Heads to Asia as Ukraine Crisis Looms
President Obama is visiting Asia this week against a backdrop of Russian provocations in Ukraine. By George E. Condon, Jr.
Policy
Google to Obama: Leave Us Out of Your Spying Fight
Private companies say their data-mining is not the same as espionage. By Brendan Sasso
Threats
Can the U.S. Still Confront Autocrats?
The U.S. is ‘kind of confused as a country’ about how to respond to threats from leaders like Putin and Assad. By David Rohde
Policy
Obama Tries To Put Putin in His Place – Again
The relentless focus on Putin’s land grab and the West’s gradualist economic response misses some relevant history. By Major Garrett
Ideas
Full Text of Obama's 'Contest of Ideas' Speech on Russia
In a historic speech directed at Russia, President Obama says basic principles of world order believed settled in the last century are again at stake in Ukraine.
Policy
Can Obama Still Be 'Leader of the Free World'?
Is being ‘leader of the free world’ too much to ask of any U.S. president these days? By Michael Hirsh
Policy
Obama’s Stature Is on the Line This Week in European Trip
President Obama’s four-nation swing was a routine gathering of world leaders. Now, it’s an emergency meeting over Russia. By George E. Condon, Jr.
Ideas
Summits Are Nice but Obama Needs to Do More for Nuclear Security
The Obama administration started the Nuclear Security Summit convening this week. Now it needs to pick up the pace before terrorists get a bomb. By Joe Cirincione
Threats
Obama Sanctions 11 Pro-Russian Officials Over Crimea as Militaries Posture
President Obama authorizes sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian 'cronies' and officials in the Russian arms sector. 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
Ideas
How Obama Can Hold Back Russia and Reassure Europe
Crimea may be lost, but President Obama should fly to Brussels and reassure Europe that NATO will keep Putin out of Eastern Ukraine. By Barry Pavel
Threats
Obama's Nonmilitary Leverage Over Putin
President Obama has more nonmilitary options than his predecessors had for responding to Moscow's aggression. By George E. Condon, Jr.
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
Business
Obama Warns Military Over Pay and Benefits
President Obama's FY2015 budget has a clear message: the increasing cost of military pay and benefits cannot be sustained. By Eric Katz
Policy