Once again, Washington has entered the morass of negotiations with Tehran, giving Iran precious time to refine and expand its nuclear program.

Judicial overconfidence in intruding into war decisions could produce more Abu Ghraibs in combat zones and remove our most effective means of preventing future terrorist attacks.

Weather change and its consequences are inevitable.  Governments and rating agencies around the world have tools  to “motivate” short-term-focused insurers to broaden their risk perspectives, with their executives facing personal liabilities if their coverage reserves fall short. Without more aggressive moves, the rest of the world could end up like Grenada and Jamaica, circa 2004.

The vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council shows India can use its foreign policy to promote democracy in Asia.

The Geneva meeting thus marks the worst political abuse of the four Geneva Conventions in their history, and a new low point for "humanitarian law" in the international system.

Our soldiers in Afghanistan have to deal with enough absurd rules of engagement without having to put up with one that can turn a serious wound into a mortal one. They deserve better — as do our Dustoff crews.

As the "5 plus 1" Group resumes negotiations with Iran today in Geneva, expectations remain low. If the bravado and propaganda should turn out to be mere theatrics meant to disguise the Iranian political leadership's readiness to accept the terms of the 5-plus-1 Group in Geneva, there is still little reason for enchantment.