Rand Paul’s attempt to stop aid to Egypt is likely to fail today in the Senate.
Foreign Policy
As Kerry Kick-Starts Peace Process, Where’s Obama?
Skeptics wonder if a President burned once by the peace process will really engage again.
100,000 Are Dead in Syria, and “Helping” Will Probably Kill More
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made a grim announcement on Thursday: the death toll from Syria’s civil war, by the U.N.’s count, has now surpassed 100,000. It’s a ghastly, horrible number. But don’t be surprised if …
The Meaning of al-Qaeda’s Alarming Baghdad Jailbreak
Why Iraq could become Obama’s next big foreign policy crisis
Iran’s New President Reaches Out, Washington Balks
Updated July 23, 2013, 10:50 a.m.
Last Saturday, incoming Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted approvingly that “131 [U.S.] Congressmen have signed a letter calling on President #Obama to give peace a chance with …
After Peace-Process Stumble, Is John Kerry Wasting His Time in the Middle East?
The Secretary of State comes up short for now, but that doesn’t mean he’s failed.
Anne Patterson’s Plight
A conspiracy theory afoot in Egypt right now holds that Barack Obama may soon be impeached, having been caught sending $8 billion to the now-toppled Muslim Brotherhood government in exchange for Israel’s annexation of much of the …
Gillibrand Gaining?
The battle to remove the military’s chain of command from investigating sexual assaults has intensified as a pair of Tea Party senators has allied with 33 of their more liberal colleagues in the effort.
Obama’s Egypt Policy: The Israel Factor
A strange Arab alliance with Israel, and the American aid that comes with it.
Obama’s Egypt Test: Just What Is ‘Democracy,’ Anyway?
A decision on U.S. aid to Cairo gets complicated
Was It A Coup? The White House Still Isn’t Saying
U.S. says cutting off aid immediately is not in its interests
Apparent Egyptian Military Coup Puts Obama in Bind on Aid
The military ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday places the Obama Administration in a difficult situation
With Egypt in Crisis, Is Obama Playing it too Safe?
Once again, Middle East turmoil offers Obama few good options