The current financial crisis is an entirely political phenomenon, caused by bad regulation and overcome only by the reestablishment of an institutional system based on responsibility and on the assumption of reasonable risk.

Can the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan succeed? We are confident it is possible. But the U.S. and its allies must persuade the Taliban, Pakistan and Afghanistan that we will win.

The United States must reject Russia's attempts to reestablish an empire and instead must support Russia's free, democratic, and sovereign neighbors.

The agreement that U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan struck with Saddam Hussein has eased hostility between the U.S. and Baghad.

Despite recent setbacks, the United States can still succeed in Afghanistan with President Barack Obama's policy, the military’s strategy, and especially General David Petraeus's leadership.

Every so often the arrest of one man involves more than the charges he may face and his fate before the court. In these rare instances, the legal proceedings are a distraction from the larger moral and strategic implications, and so they are intended to be. The arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky by Russian secret services in Siberia over the weekend is one such arrest.

The White House has signaled to the world, stand with us if you want, but we only respond when you're against us.

Failure to implement presidential policy undermines U.S. moral leadership. It is time to support Middle Eastern democrats rather than fawn over dictators.