"Principled compromise, prioritizing China, compassion, democracy-support, addressing detainee and drone policy as blemishes on our brand, and re-balancing soft and hard power tools ought to be touchstones of a post-2012 GOP foreign policy," says Mark P. Lagon.

Mark P. Lagon and William F. Schulz take a closer look at how liberals and conservatives understand and advance human rights and lay out options for creating a more unified human rights movement focused on resilience and creative policies rather than dogmatism.

Stewart M. Patrick says President Obama's address to the United Nations General Assembly this year will be his most challenging yet.

Stewart M. Patrick says failed states are mainly a threat to their own inhabitants, but they still need help from the global community.

Stewart M. Patrick says U.S. national security officials should focus on strong developing countries--and not failed states--as sources of transnational threats.

Stewart M. Patrick discusses the no-fly zone in Libya and "responsibility to protect."

Stewart M. Patrick examines the relevance of the G20 framework in a web of existing multilateral institutions and groupings.

Stewart M. Patrick argues that the current crisis in the European Union presents an opportunity to overhaul the EU's institutions.

Stewart M. Patrick says Brazil's recent involvement in tensions between Iran and the United States underscored Brazil's determination to play on the global stage, but it may also have harmed Brazil's chances for a UN Security Council seat.

Stewart M. Patrick says the G20 must transform itself from a temporary crisis committee into an enduring global steering group.

Stewart M. Patrick discusses the future of global engagement by the United States.

Stewart M. Patrick reviews Too Poor for Peace? by Lael Brainard and Derek Chollet.

This report from the Center for International Governance (CIGI) identifies opportunities to lay the groundwork for the development of concrete initiatives to address the
strategic needs of the Western Hemisphere for a sustainable energy future.

Stewart M. Patrick argues that in Afghanistan, NATO is at risk of losing its relevance, and Washington should broaden NATO's horizons by seeking allied support for a regional approach to the conflict.

Stewart M. Patrick argues that U.S. national security is dependent upon a commitment to free trade.

Stewart Patrick argues that the November 15 meeting of the G20 will likely not result in a breakthrough similar to the one at the original Bretton Woods.

Stewart Patrick discusses why President Bush's address to the U.N. had the right content, but lacked validity.

Today's global architecture should reflect contemporary power realities that have developed since the fall of the Berlin Wall, writes Stewart Patrick. Instead, the world must make do with creaky bodies like the G8, United Nations, IMF and NATO, whose agendas, capabilities and governance structures reflect a world that no longer exists.

Stewart Patrick addresses the difficult question of whether or not the UN should intervene in Myanmar and do something about the “callous indifference” that the ruling junta is showing towards its people.