The dam holding back chaos in U.S. foreign policy is cracking.

The truth is that his tenure as secretary of state was often rocky, and as full of setbacks as acclaim.

China’s economic rise in Southeast Asia may have been unstoppable, but Washington has done itself no favors in the competition for economic influence.

Wars are fought not only on the battlefield but also in domestic political debates and in histories written after the fact. In the case of the US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, we are still in this final phase, seeking an elusive consensus about the war’s legacy.

The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.