Supporting the Iraqi opposition is not the same as encouraging an invasion.

Iraqi Kurds and Iraqis more broadly can argue about whether Western concerns about Iran’s nuclear program are justified and they can also debate responsibility for the recent tension between Tehran and Washington. Analysts—whether they are in Washington, Jerusalem, or Tehran—largely agree, however, that the Middle East is closer to a major war now than at any time since 2003.

Prime Minister Erdoğan has implemented a deliberate plan to send Turkey on a fundamentally different trajectory, and while Turkey's residual military assistance is still helpful to the United States, policymakers should no longer assume Turkish goodwill.

While the pressures of its political culture are strong, there is no reason why a formula offor democratization, a free economy, and humanism cannot work for Russia.

As Recep Tayyip Erdogan approaches the end of his first decade of rule, the question for American and European policymakers should not be whether Turkey should join the European Union, but whether it even belongs in NATO.

Should Qassem Suleimani pursue politics, he may be replaced by his deputy, Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, who is believed to be directing the IRGC QF’s activities in Afghanistan.

The Bush administrationshould explain how poorly the Democrats have dealt with national-security affairs and howBillClinton mishandled the terrorist attacks that preceded 9/11.

As the events of September 11 transformed the national-security debate in the United States, they also have profoundly affected European attitudes toward America.