A candidate's strengths can also be his weaknesses. Take the case of Rick Santorum.

As memory of past tragedies fade, many Australians question their participation in the war on terror. Whereas three years ago, the Australian mission in Afghanistan was relatively popular, polls now show almost two-thirds of Australians want their troops withdrawn from Afghanistan.

This book discusses religion and theology, in light of the recent "liberation theology" in Latin America and the earlier "natural system of liberty" in North America.

Jeremiah Wright does not speak for mainstream black churches--and he has done them a gross disservice by claiming to do so.

Obama's Stakhanovite efforts to transform America's economy and society into something akin to European-style social democracy are undergoing considerable analysis and debate, especially as the 2012 campaign steams towards November. Most presidential re-election contests are referenda on the incumbent, and this year will be no exception.

With China's backing, North Korea is vigorously campaigning to draw the United States into another round of "six-party talks," the multilateral deliberations on North Korean "denuclearization" first convened in 2003.

Well worth reading, John Lewis Gaddis' biography of George Kennan nonetheless raises the basic question of whether Kennan’s concrete contributions justify the many accolades he has received.

The IAEA’s report on an Iranian nuclear bomb was predictable and inevitable.