All Washington wants is to continue doing what it has been doing since it became a maritime power: use its Navy to enhance international peace and security, deter conflict, reassure allies, and collect intelligence. LOST undercuts these strategic imperatives, and that is why it has always been a bad idea for the United States.

The Bush administration's advocacy of the Convention on the Law of the Sea is baffling.

NGOs that claim to represent broad "ethical principles" often justify their tactics by claiming to be stakeholders.

The United States does not always apply the same measure to all rogue states. But has Poland's position been more consistent?

What will happen to Cuba after the death of Fidel Castro?

Paraguay'sdemocratic political culture is arguably the most fragile and problematic in South America. Its regression to the old-time religion of militarism cum-populism can no longer be written off as an example of cultural singularity.

Kosovo is an example of a policy gone horribly wrong, but not because of insufficient attention to human rights by the administration.

A new treaty with appropriate status-of-forces agreements must be negotiated, signed, and sent to this distinguished body for ratification.