This month, Obama administration officials revealed plans to dramatically reduce embassy staff in Baghdad, the largest U.S. diplomatic mission abroad. Along with the announcement in December of the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq — the message President Obama is sending is clear: The sooner we put Iraq...

The argument is being made in some quarters that, however unsuccessful Barack Obama's domestic policies have been, his record in foreign policy has been successful. But when you examine the claims of success, they seem a bit peculiar.

Americans can never be entirely safe from the violent acts of evil regimes and individuals. Sept. 11, 2001, ended our holiday from history and looking ahead it does not seem likely to appear on our calendars for many years to come.

The president long differentiated between the hunt for Bin Laden, which he saw as legitimate, and the wider war on terrorism which he saw as not.

The Sunshine Policy, an effort to engage North Korea initially implemented under South Korean president Kim Dae Jung, appears increasingly ineffective in light of North Korea's continued nuclear threat and oppression of its people.

Ground experience in Iraq is substantially changing the political debate over the Iraq war. In the U.S. presidential race, Senator John McCain, who made his eighth trip to Iraq in March 2008, states that his frequent travel there grants legitimacy to his support of a continued American presence. Following his...

The United States should help its allies reform their military budgets and capabilities.