Foreign Policy

The Roots of Sexual Abuse in the Military

By Mark Thompson May 17, 2013

There is a growing sense in the Pentagon that the series of scandals is beyond the military’s control.

Yet Another Sexual-Assault Investigation Likely to Spur Congressional Action

By Mark Thompson May 15, 2013

There is growing concern inside the Pentagon that the military cannot be counted on to defend those in its ranks against sexual predators

Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Armed Iran

By Mark Thompson May 14, 2013

Could it be that Obama’s red line against Tehran becoming a nuclear-weapons state is fading?

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Visits U.S., but the Real Action Is Across the Pond

By Catherine Mayer May 14, 2013

However far into the distance Cameron seems to gaze, no matter where he roams, his primary focus remains back home in Westminster and on Britain and its relationship with the European Union.

Still More Benghazi

By Joe Klein May 11, 2013

Seems to me that Andrew Sullivan has nailed the import of the latest email revelations. But there is one point to note for future reference.

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Michael Crowley on the Politics of Benghazi

By Katy Steinmetz May 10, 2013

TIME’s Michael Crowley joined Morning Joe to talk about the attack last September that continues to dominate conversation in Washington D.C.

May 10, 2013

“Here's where we are with regard to Syria. With all the credibility we've gained in the world, we don't want to blow it like the last administration did in Iraq, saying 'weapons of mass destruction.'”

— Vice President Joe Biden to Rolling Stone's Douglas Brinkley on why the Obama administration is so cautious about its public statements on Syria