Obama’s Former Middle East Adviser: We Should Have Bombed Assad
Philip Gordon says the administration did just enough in Syria to perpetuate the conflict without resolving it.
Debating the Obama Doctrine
Analysts respond to our April cover story and assess the president’s foreign policy
Obama Promised to End America’s Wars—Has He?
The president’s military record, by the numbers
Obama on What Trump and Cruz Get Wrong About Islam
The struggle against jihadist terrorism isn’t the same as the struggle against communism—and it’s dangerous to conflate them.
Are European Countries Really ‘Free Riders’?
Obama’s recent comments on the trans-Atlantic alliance neglect what it has achieved recently—and what it still needs to do.
How Obama Views the Men and Women Who (Also) Rule the World
A rough guide to the president’s relationships with other leaders
