I Think About Syria When I Go

We, As Americans, Have An Interest In Ensuring That The Only People Who Get To Vote For Our Elected Leaders Are Our Citizens, And Not Some Foreign People Who Think That They Have An Interest In Skewing Our Election In One Direction Or Another.

Engaging Iran Won't Guarantee Improved U.s.-iranian Relations Or A More Stable Gulf Region. But Not Engaging Means More Of The Same.

Without Investing In The Rule Of Law For The Poor, None Of The Other Investments We Make Will Be Sustainable.

As Even A Democracy Like The United States Has Shown, Waging War Can Benefit A Leader In Several Ways: It Can Rally Citizens Around The Flag, It Can Distract Them From Bleak Economic Times, And It Can Enrich A Country's Elites.

In The '90s, There Was Scant Presidential Leadership And Insufficient Domestic Political Mobilization For Foreign Policy Grounded In Human Rights.