The reception in Moscow to U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul during his first few months on the job has been unusual, if not downright hostile, a lot more Cold War than Russian Reset.

Leadership is a wonderful thing, but it is truly found when it is tested, and on that count malaria leadership has failed.

The Obama administration is using a debate over interrogation methods to shift the United States to a radical new concept of international law.

The intent behind a proposed treaty to criminalize the manufacture and trade in counterfeited drugs is good, but only a treaty initiated by the World Health Organization will suffice.

To pretend that the Geneva Convention applies to al Qaeda, a non-state actor that targets civilians and disregards other laws of war, denies the reality of the war on terror.

Attorney General Eric Holder should reconsider the logic of holding civilian trials for Guantánamo detainees.

In interrogations, U.S. actions align with treaties and Congress's wishes.

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.