The value of the Egyptian alliance is less than meets the eye.

As the Russian protest movement expands and radicalizes in the lead-up to the March 4 presidential election, the key question is not whether Vladimir Putin--and Putinism--will survive.

Iran won't even consider being reasonable until it’s afraid of us. And immediately ruling out anything but talk after every insult isn’t very scary.

We need to be better prepared if and when further escalation occurs in the middle east.

Submission is a central theme in the Muslim religion, so certain things need to change drastically if Egypt does not want their new regime to morph into a dictator as well.

China’s version of the Arab world’s "Jasmine Revolution" was a complete failure. Why are China's leaders overreacting?

The great surprise is not that millions took to the streets in Egypt but rather that the United States had for so long predicated its regional security on Mubarak.

Circumstances in Russia point to the gradual erosion of legitimacy and political institutions--or a sudden collapse of the regime, like the recent Egyptian antiauthoritarian revolt.