But with its long and troubled history in the Middle East region, the idea of sending a peacekeeping force should be dead on arrival.

With its long and troubled history in the Middle East, the idea of sending a peacekeeping force should be dead on arrival.

What would happen to the world economy if a wider war ignited? If history is a guide, the fallout could be significant.

If Saddam Hussein had been removed from power at the end of the Gulf War, the Middle East would be more peaceful, and if Assad were removed today or tomorrow, there would be a chance for a real peace with Syria, just as there might be peace in the Balkans if Slobodan Milosevic had been removed.

Let us refrain from the ritual, silly hand-wringing and accusations on the subject of "losing" Russia. Russia is not (and never has been) ours to lose.

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.

George W. Bush's former speechwriter David Frum visited Britain recently to find out about British attitudes to America.

Two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union, it is time to adjust our military for the post-Cold War world.