Hope springs eternal among policy makers in Europe’s beleaguered periphery. At five minutes to midnight in Athens, and with a bank run having started in Madrid, these policy makers cling to the forlorn hope that somehow Germany is going to relent on its strong opposition to euro bonds.

Francoise Hollande’s defeat of Americain Nicolas Sarkozy does matter when it comes to foreign policy because Sarkozy has arguably been the most alliance-friendly French leader in decades—perhaps ever. 

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As Congress ends its consideration of the $87 billion supplemental appropriations bill for operations and assistance in Iraq and Afghanistan, many questions remain. Iraq is a nation with rich natural and human resources, but its most profitable sectors have been devastated by Saddam’s long rule, sanctions, and...

The deeper problem is that no version of a fiscal union can save Europe or the euro. The principal authority for this proposition is Alexander Hamilton.

The United States remains the ultimate target of nihilist extremists who distort religion as a justification for murdering innocent men and women. We can try to behave as if that were not the case, but that sort of self-delusion could put the lives of innocent U.S. citizens at risk.

Europe's debt crisis could revive political ghosts in a vital region of the world that shares America's commitment to freedom and democracy.

An unwillingness to place events in context permeates The Arab Center, ultimately leaving thin the book's argument that Islam need not hamper democracy and outline of the way forward.