Barack Obama’s presidency has had profoundly negative consequences for our national security. From debilitating cuts in defense budgets, to gutting national missile defense efforts, to his unwillingness to acknowledge a continuing war against terrorism, to his inability to stem the nuclear proliferation threats posed by North Korea and Iran....the picture is bleak.

We are not in a cold war with China. That is too simple a metaphor to describe the state of Sino-American relations.

The provocations of Hugo Chávez have stirred the public consciousness, causing a new appraisal of U.S. foreign policy and strategic interests in Latin America.

The United States and its allies and partners must not only understand Iran’s regional strategy and influence but also develop a coherent strategy of their own with which to confront them. Considering the relative economic, political, and diplomatic power of the two sides, it is unacceptable for the United States and its allies to allow Iran even such progress as it has made in these realms.

Poverty will not be made history by aging rock stars and good will, but by sound institutions and domestic growth. Aidcan be counter-productive if not done carefully.

Michael Ledeen testifies before the House Committee on International Relations regarding the future of U.S. foreign policy toward Iran.

Last week's announcement represents the predictable culmination of decades of progress on a multifaceted program of weapons of mass destruction.

The recent election outcomes significantly changed the political leadership of France and Greece - American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Scholars Desmond Lachman and Danielle Pletka are available to comment on their economic and foreign policy implications.