Foreign Policy in Focus

The split between the Republican Party’s two wings appears certain to grow wider, if for no other reason than deficit-cutting will remain the Republicans’ main obsession for the foreseeable future.

Jorge Bergoglio may have acted cowardly during Argentina’s Dirty War, but at least he addresses the growing gap between the rich and poor.

It didn’t take long for the world to recognize that the US invasion and occupation of Iraq constituted a “dumb war.” But dumb wasn’t the half of it.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s election to the papacy further tarnishes the position — and the Church.

In some corners of Africa, the seams of the tight Africa-China relationship are becoming stretched.

Emphasis, as always, added.

Former Shin Bet chiefs turned professional killers for peace in this Oscar-nominated documentary.

His dalliances with the likes of Gaddafi and Assad may have soured the Arab public on a figure with whom it was disposed to be sympathetic.

Nearly 20 years since NAFTA went into effect, its empty promises have been laid bare for the people of Mexico.

Saudi Arabia is a dubious choice to team with to promote democracy in Syria.

Czechoslovakia, though it no longer exists, remains a symbol of courageous resistance and sensible conflict resolution

How did Europe wind up eating horsemeat?

While Abu Ghaith’s trial venue provided the major source of debate on his fate in the U.S., foreign policy experts expressed more interest in how he came into U.S. hands.

What scared Washington most about Chavez was not his failures or idiosyncrasies. It was his success.

Along with the divide between rich and poor in Europe, another has opened between the mobile and the stationary.

Comparing Hugo Chavez’s accomplishments to his U.S. obits was like taking a trip through Alice’s looking glass.

Israel seems to have fewer and fewer qualms about being branded apartheid.

Nuke “option” in response to a cyberattack, the UN Temperance League.

If Obama wants a say in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, he needs to be prepared to back up his words with actions.

The road to peace in Korea runs through Washington, but women must steward it along the way.