For the second time in seven months, the U.S. embassy in Cairo got itself into Twitter trouble. The unusually combative Twitter feed on Tuesday criticized the Egyptian government’s imprisonment of comedian Bassem Youssef for …
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Hagel’s Flawed Defense-Spending Premise
The nation is spending more on its military than the Cold War average.
Hagel Taking Pay Cut
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will kick back up to 14 days’ pay to the U.S. Treasury to replicate the pecuniary pain sequestration will inflict on fellow Pentagon civilians.
Hillary Clinton Reemerges Amid 2016 Rumors
Clinton’s speech at the Kennedy Center proves she can’t do anything outside the framework of her potential presidential candidacy.
Hillary Clinton to Deliver First Paid Remarks
The former Secretary of State will speak on April 24 in Dallas to a housing trade association.
North Korea’s Nuclear Cul-de-Sac
With his threat to attack the U.S. and South Korea with nuclear weapons, Kim Jong-un has effectively painted himself into a corner.
The Kim Who Cried Wolf
Isn’t it interesting that North Korea’s ever more extravagant military threats aren’t drawing much media attention in the U.S.? No one really expects a war to break out. But what if one does?
How Barack Obama Brought Turkey and Israel Back Together
Obama pushed for normalization of relations during his trip to Israel, capping years of work by U.S. diplomats to bring the two U.S. allies back together
John Kerry Drops Into Iraqi Tumult 10 Years After Invasion
Kerry visits Baghdad to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and to push Baghdad not to help Iran arm Syria’s Assad
Marines in Mourning: Double-Murder, Suicide at Quantico
The double-murder suicide at the Quantico Marine base 35 miles south of Washington comes as a shock.
Can Obama Make Israelis Believe Again?
The American President poured on the charm in an effort to persuade Israelis and Palestinians to get back on the path to peace.
Dumpling Diplomacy: The U.S. Treasury Secretary’s Beijing Lunch Enchants China
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s humble lunch has become an Internet sensation in China
What Bush Got Right on Iraq — and What Obama Can Learn from It
Before pulling the trigger on Iran, the U.S. should review how Bush nearly drove Saddam Hussein from power without an invasion