Terrorist cowardice was in full view last week, as bombs ripped through Istanbul, and in other recent attacks that devastated the Indian cities of Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Those atrocities, which killed or injured hundreds of people, should remind us that the next attack can come at any time or place. Americans who have been watching [...]

Whether Barack Obama’s multi-nation, overseas tour amounts to a political stunt – as critics claim – or not, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president and U.S. senator from Illinois is moving in the right direction. So far, foreign-policy issues have played a pitifully small role in the campaign. To those who believe that discussing Afghanistan, [...]

Just as top officials from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East were meeting in Paris this week to establish a “Union for the Mediterranean” – including a commitment to rid the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction – Iran was continuing its belligerent rant. On Sunday, Brigadier General Seyyed Mohammad Hejazi savored recent [...]

Even in retirement, former Cuban President Fidel Castro apparently cannot stand for anyone else to hold the limelight. Thus, he has attempted to steal a bit of it from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe by barging into the discussion about the dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others last week from the clutches of the [...]