There is no bigger contrast in foreign policy these days than the magnitude of the catastrophe in Syria and the U.S. response.
Read MoreThere are strategic reasons to intervene A Syrian man who lives in Beirut holds a placard during a vigil against the alleged chemical weapons attack on the suburbs of Damascus
Read MoreIn the beginning, the Hebrew Bible tells us, the universe was all “tohu wabohu,” chaos and tumult. This month the Middle East seems to be reverting to that primeval state: Iraq continues to unravel, the Syrian War grinds on with violence spreading to Lebanon and allegations of chemical attacks this week, and Egypt stands on…
Read MoreCAIRO — Having crushed the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian authorities have begun cracking down on other dissenters, sometimes labeling even liberal activists or labor organizers as dangerous Islamists.
Read MoreThe Afghan government says protracted negotiations over a crucial security agreement with the United States have advanced to a new stage, raising hopes that a deal can be struck before the fast-approaching October deadline set by Washington.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — As President Obama weighs options for responding to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, his national security aides are studying the NATO air war in Kosovo as a possible blueprint for acting without a mandate from the United Nations.
Read MoreRowland Scherman, the official photographer of the 1963 March on Washington, talks about his breathtaking photos.
Read MoreFrance’s foreign minister has said a “reaction with force” could be needed if Syria is proved to have used chemical weapons against civilians. Laurent Fabius’s comments come a day after Syrian activists said hundreds of people died in such attacks in the Ghouta area of the capital, Damascus.
Read MoreMadness in the Mideast: As the bodies pile up, crossing Obama’s red line was easy for Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has just thrown down the gauntlet and put the United States to the test with his latest suspected chemical attack on the eastern outskirts of Damascus.
Read MoreA jury is set to begin deliberating the fate of the soldier accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan is sending only a single piece of evidence to the jury room when deliberations likely start Thursday: an evaluation from his boss that called…
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