It seems smart for Germany to not take part in NATO’s Afghanistan force. But is it also honorable?

How will the outcome of France’s presidential election resonate in Europe — and beyond?

Does the future of political activism and human rights lie in the blogosphere?

How are U.S. efforts in the Muslim world fundamentally misguided?

Why is the U.S. public remaining curiously silent on gun control after the shootings at Virginia Tech?

Is Ukraine’s budding democracy in peril — just two years after the Orange Revolution?

When it comes to foreign policy under the Bush Administration, is it ‘Boys Only, No Girls Allowed’?

How will economic pressures soon change the U.S. debate over immigration?

How can the world ensure that nuclear weapons are a “historic accident”?

Does the West exist as a strategic entity, or is it only an abstract concept with no practical meaning?