Global
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US, Pakistan must ’divorce’ as allies, ex-Pakistan envoy says
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Imran Khan Must be Doing Something Right
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Catching Up With Ambassador Victoria Nuland
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The gloves are off
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World to America: We want soft, not hard power
With less than three months to go in the U.S. presidential election, the candidates’ debate over America’s place in the world can only be expected to escalate. Recent public opinion surveys suggest that people outside the United States question American hard power and increasingly embrace U.S. soft power. Whoever is president in 2013, the success abroad of his foreign policy may depend on achieving the right balance in the exercise of American hard and soft power.
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Obama: Everyone wants to be us
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Why the world is growing jaded with Obama
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The CIA and ISI: Are Pakistan and the U.S.’s Spy Agencies Starting to Get Along?
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Muslims Want Democracy
Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, analysts, policymakers, and pundits have debated whether democracy will actually take root in the Middle East. One thing, however, is clear: People in Arab nations want democracy, and they don’t just support a vague notion of democracy – they want to live in a country that has specific rights and institutions.