Foreign Policy
Obama, Romney Debate Iran Policy
October 23, 2012 | 10:09am
On October 22, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney clashed over U.S. policy toward Iran’s nuclear program.
Pew: More Americans Favor Firm Stand on Iran
October 22, 2012 | 11:28am
The Pew Research Center conducted a poll on the U.S. public‘s views on the Middle East in early October.
Clinton and Baker on Diplomacy v. War
June 21, 2012 | 9:10am
On June 20, the State Department hosted a conversation on U.S. foreign policy between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Secretary of State James Baker.
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
