Romney's negative attacks are an attempt to get them to focus on the qualms many former Gingrich colleagues have about him. It's a risky move, but probably not as risky as Obama's.

Iran remains the most influential religious and political laboratory in the Middle East. A coherent U.S. strategy toward Iran is increasingly necessary as dissent among the Iranian populace grows and evidence of both an aggressive nuclear weapons program and terrorist ties mounts. With international support, the Iranian opposition could bring...

If we are sacrificing pro-ally initiatives for the sake of better relations with China, it is not working.

The events of last weekend in Britain show why the West has the institutions and will to continue to battle terrorism.

Daniel Gros and Thomas Mayer's proposal to set up a European Monetary Union might have had some merit at the time of the euro's launch in January 1999. However, over the past decade, the world has changed fundamentally in a way that today renders their proposal a nonstarter.

Last week's announcement by four major oil companies that they are setting up a billion dollar joint venture to create a rapid-response system to contain deep offshore oil spills shows that private firms can act faster in a crisis than government regulators.

Protection from terrorist attacks requires lending new powers to the government.

China seems reluctant tomove decisively on the currency issue.