Fred Kaplan urges the United States to work with Iranian president Rouhani in light of his speeches at the United Nations General Assembly this week.

Fred Kaplan advocates a meeting between President Obama and Iran's president Rouhani over the course of this week's meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

Fred Kaplan contemplates what happens next after President Putin's offer to open negotiations with Syria.

The United States' approach to counterinsurgency, championed by General David Petraeus, helped produce stunning results in parts of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bob Gates never thought he'd be Barack Obama's defense secretary. Now, in an exclusive interview, the most revolutionary Pentagon leader since Robert McNamara tells FP why he said yes, when he'll get out of Washington, and what legacy he hopes to leave behind.

President Barack Obama shouldn't respond too quickly, or too aggressively, to the North Korean nuclear test.

Fred Kaplan writes in Slate.com about the U.S. Army's "field manual" on counterinsurgency wars, its first document on the subject in 20 years, and its usefulness for the U.S. war in Iraq.