Washington is already in mini-crisis mode over North Korea’s planned launch of a “satellite” (actually, an intercontinental ballistic missile)...Now comes word from South Korea that Pyongyang may also be planning another nuclear test.

While I agree that there's no question that America's ability to field a military second to none depends on our economic fundamentals, the position of "superpower" seems to me a bit more complex.

Effective collective diplomacy requires disciplined teamwork.

The danger is that direct talks with Iran may facilitate, not reduce, threats to U.S. interests.

New U.S. administrations too often assume that the reason for the failure of engagement lies more with their predecessors than with their adversaries.

In the face of a saber-rattling Iran, the next U.S. president will have just two main policy options: containment and deterrence.

The UN's Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly on Friday to endorse the recommendations of the lopsidedly anti-Israel Goldstone Report.

Hillary Clinton's proclamation that a peaceful resolution to the South China Sea territorial dispute is in America's core interest is a welcome departure from President Obama's disastrous "strategic reassurance" policy in Asia.