The Obama administration has reiterated its intention to re-balance its foreign policy focus toward the Asia-Pacific, Reuters reported Wednesday. Steve Holland writes Susan Rice, national security adviser to President Obama, spoke about
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Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton has announced that he will start a political action committee aimed at pressing 2014 midterm election candidates on foreign policy issues, Politico reported Nov. 3. Maggie
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The House of Representatives has approved President Barack Obama’s plan to provide weapons to Syrian rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, Reuters reported Tuesday. Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell write
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Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy, the use of military force, homeland security and American foreign policy. He
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The State Department must expand its Foreign Service ranks despite pressure for spending cuts, a Foreign Affairs Council report says. The report, released Wednesday, evaluated Secretary Hillary Clinton’s leadership over the past
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Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy spoke at the World Affairs council about the changing face of threats and securities Nov. 4. Flournoy said she believes “we are in a uniquely
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