A more pro-American France--a surreal idea for many foreign-affairs practitioners in Washington--may not be that far off.

Though Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan, Israel, and Iraq have commanded our attention since September 11, the most consequential country in the Muslim Middle East is Iran.

Could a war with Iraq compromise America's war on terrorism?

We have seen the accuracy with which industrial planners pinpoint competitive fallout, and we should never forget the track record: Their aim stinks.

There needs to be a more refined system of risk weights and the use of ratings by private credit-rating agencies to assign risk weights to classes of assets or activities.

The Coalition Provisional Authority should not allow violence to win concessions. Nor will de-Baathification appease Iraq's Arab Sunnis, many of whom also suffered under the Baath party.

How will the Joint Strike Fighter change U.S. and Asian force structures?

Grading the Democratic candidates.