Ed Husain argues that the U.S. should counter the anti-American narrative behind protests in Egypt and Libya by building aid and trade relationships based on mutual interests.

Elliott Abrams says the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and attack on U.S. mission in Cairo raise troubling questions about leadership of these two countries.

Julia E. Sweig explores the contrast between the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions in diversity and culture.

Peter Orszag describes recent research that bolsters the case for shifting away from a fee-for-service health-care system.

Micah Zenko says John Brennan, chief adviser to President Obama on counterterrorism issues, has a unique and unprecedented role in shaping and implementing the president's vision for protecting the United States, its allies, and its interests from politically motivated violence.

Charles A. Kupchan says, unlike Mitt Romney, Barack Obama not only has a plan to strengthen American statecraft, he's got four years of achievements to show for his efforts.

Jerome A. Cohen and Yu-Jie Chen argue that legal safeguards remain inadequate for Taiwanese suspected of a crime on the mainland despite hopes of reform to allow greater security for detainees

Elliott Abrams says every Democratic Party platform since 1992 has cited Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state—but this year wasn't so simple.

Sebastian Mallaby argues that simplicity should trump complexity as finanical regulators seek new defenses against risk.

Peter Orszag defends the Independent Payment Advisory Board as a critically important part of the ongoing effort to shift U.S. health-care away from the fee-for-service model.

In Newsweek, Leslie H. Gelb weaves surprising lessons on when to make war and peace from interviews with Ryan Crocker, former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.

Charles A. Kupchan says Mitt Romney's foreign policy isn't an afterthought, it's a frightening return to a bullying neoconservative ideology—and Americans should be worried.

Edward Alden says increased internal and external border enforcement as well as economic crisis has decreased the population of unauthorized immigrants in both Europe and the US. Policies should provide incentives to encourage legal migration rather than just disincentives against illegal migration.

Sebatian Mallaby argues that excessive patent protections in the tech industry threaten innovation.

Max Boot says public apathy isn't necessarily fatal for the war effort. It could even provide the opportunity to finally get it "right."

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon says, though little attention will be paid to the war in Afghanistan on the campaign trail, Paul Ryan's views on the "forgotten war" have shifted more in line with Romney's these days.

Peter Orszag contends that Representative Paul Ryan's budget plan is not a serious proposal for solving America's long-term fiscal problems.

Unnoticed by the West, al-Qaeda is seizing a golden opportunity in Syria, says Ed Husain.

Michael A. Levi analyzes Mitt Romney's energy plan, concluding that it has some reasonable ideas on supply but remains woefully incomplete.

Sebastian Mallaby argues that the woes of the U.S. workforce should convince politicans of the urgent need for tax, welfare, and education reforms.