Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.
One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.
The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world.
Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world.
The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final settlement: a permanent Palestinian state in Gaza and nearly all of the West Bank.
U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its military. The Chinese military has gotten smaller but smarter.
China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.
So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we cannot ignore East Asia.
