Foreign Policy

Influential Ex-General: Cut US Nukes Now

The Pentagon's former No. 2 has a simple message: The days of our bloated nuclear arsenal should be over.

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| Fri May. 18, 2012 6:00 AM PDT

The Obama Administration Wants To Keep its Gitmo at Sea to Itself

But the civil liberties situation probably won't improve if the White House changes hands in November.

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| Wed May. 16, 2012 9:16 AM PDT
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Rep. Joe Pitts Thinks Arafat and Sharon Need To Get to Work

At least according to a letter he sent to one constituent.

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| Wed May. 16, 2012 8:54 AM PDT

Report: MEK to Be Taken off US Terror List

Looks like all those speaking fees paid off.

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| Wed May. 16, 2012 8:39 AM PDT

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Why America's Killer Drones Give Our Government Too Much Power

When your government says it can legally send drones into any airspace to take out anyone it defines as evil, your government is going too far.

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| Mon May. 14, 2012 11:50 AM PDT
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Where in the World Are the Energy Wars Heating Up?

From Sudan to Argentina, here are six spots around the globe where tensions over oil and gas reserves are rising.

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| Fri May. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The GOP Plan To Protect New York From Iran's Nonexistent Transatlantic Missiles

This is dumb. Here's why.

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| Thu May. 10, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Why Washington Needs Dick Lugar

Not because moderate Republicans are nearly extinct, but because the voted-out senator was serious when it came to forging foreign-policy compromises.

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| Tue May. 8, 2012 5:15 PM PDT
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US Charges Yonas Fikre, American Who Claimed Torture, With Conspiracy

His lawyer's take? "It is disappointing but not surprising that the FBI is retaliating against Yonas."

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| Thu May. 3, 2012 5:30 PM PDT

WATCH: Only Republicans Are Allowed to Politicize 9/11 [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu May. 3, 2012 1:14 PM PDT
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Romney's Foreign Policy Acumen Doesn't Impress Allen West

According to a new book, the Florida congressman found the ex-governor's comments on Afghanistan "embarrassing."

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| Thu May. 3, 2012 7:17 AM PDT
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On Bin Laden Killing, Ex-CIA Torture Chief Contradicted by…CIA

Who is telling the truth about torture and Osama bin Laden?

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| Wed May. 2, 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Corn on MSNBC: GOP Hypocrisy on Politicizing Death of Bin Laden
Wed May. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Corn on Hardball: Is It Wrong for Obama to Take Credit for Osama Bin Laden's Death?
Mon Apr. 30, 2012 5:32 PM PDT

Why the Commander-in-Chief's War Powers Have Crossed the Line

When the president can legally send killer robots to assassinate US citizens, it's time to start worrying.

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Obama Spikes the bin Laden Football

And the Romney campaign cries foul. Are they right?

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| Sun Apr. 29, 2012 9:26 PM PDT

The Rise of the BRIC Countries

Is the emergence of BRICS a signal that we have truly entered a new multipolar world?

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| Thu Apr. 26, 2012 7:40 PM PDT

What the US Military Doesn't Get About the Afghan War

For over a decade, the Pentagon has been trying to capture and kill its way to victory in Afghanistan through conventional offensives. But the plan still isn't working.

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| Tue Apr. 24, 2012 9:46 AM PDT

How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War

The US needs access to the Pakistani border into Afghanistan, so Pakistan is playing its advantage for all it's worth.

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| Tue Apr. 17, 2012 11:29 AM PDT

What's the Difference Between War Crimes and Regular Old War?

Wikileaks' war logs show that international humanitarian law is less concerned with restraining military violence than licensing it.

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| Mon Apr. 16, 2012 12:13 PM PDT