It seems that the Iraqi military does not share Secretary Panetta’s confidence that it is ready to handle security without a significant U.S. military footprint.

China's ties with Iran have contributed to the ineffectiveness of Washington's policies toward Iran. The ultimate outcome of the Iran challenge has wider consequences for US global leadership and credibility.

Relying on the Pakistani government to carry out the investigation to determine whether any individuals within the Pakistani government or ISI were involved in sheltering Osama bin Laden is a mistake.Washington should launch its own investigation and create a special commission to probe the mysteries of bin Laden's multi-year sanctuary in Abbottabad.

Colombian voters have proven that they are capable of making sound choices about the future by picking President Alvaro Uribe's hand-picked successor, but now the United States must show it values its relationship with Colombia.

Despite recent tension between Washington and Tokyo, the United States should seek to maintain the crucial U.S.-Japan relationship.

Religion and democracy share the goals of fostering morality, strengthening freedom, and upholding human rights.

The newly constituted National Labor Relations Board may change several important labor-law rules through litigation, but whether it will be able to impose key provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act remains to be seen.