The relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan is ultimately far more important than the details of how Osama bin Laden was captured. And for Washington, the option of breaking with Pakistan does not exist.

Many believe the al Assad regime is on its last legs, but this view ignores the critical factors that have sustained it for decades.

Many believe the al Assad regime is on its last legs, but this view ignores the critical factors that have sustained it for decades.

An apparent U.S. strategy of careful neglect is a risky one in the Persian Gulf.

It is not clear whether China's next generation of leaders will augment Deng's theory, or discard it. It is clear, however, that China is taking on a challenge much greater than a change in presidents or administrations.

Another war between Israel and Hamas is not out of the question -- and the decision to launch one rests with Hamas in the long run.

If you must go into war in North Africa, go in heavy, go in hard and get out fast. Humanitarian warfare, however, says go in light, go in soft and stay a long time.

War is a serious matter, and presidents and particularly Congresses should be inconvenienced on the road to war.

In its response to the recent uprisings in the Arab world, the West has been walking a tightrope of contradictory principles. Libya became the place where they fell off.

A profoundly bad week for Japan was a harsh reminder that it cannot escape the realities of geography.