In Chicago, Rice defends Iraq policy
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice pressed a White House campaign Wednesday to convince increasingly skeptical Americans that President Bush's policy in Iraq is the right one. But she warned a...
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Snipers expose security gaps
The handling of the Washington sniper case has illustrated what two new studies are arguing--that the United States remains, more than a year after Sept. 11, dangerously vulnerable to another...
In many nations, sympathy has turned into hostility
On the morning after Sept. 11, the United States took comfort in the world's compassion and sympathy. One year later, the warmth has faded. Fear and loathing of America has...
Europe asks why U.S. can’t see its ‘miracle’
The issue before the court was dear to the heart, or stomach, of every European--food. In this case, Parmigiano Reggiano, or Parmesan, the hard sharp cheese from the area around...
U.S. sidestepping NATO in post-Cold War world
Lord Ismay, the first secretary general of NATO, used to say that the alliance's purpose was "to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down." Fifty years...
U.S. sidestepping NATO in post-Cold War world
Lord Ismay, the first secretary general of NATO, used to say that the alliance's purpose was "to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down." Fifty years...
Allies are worlds apart in war on terrorism
On the day terrorists attacked New York and the Pentagon, the leading French newspaper, Le Monde, published a now-famous headline: "Nous sommes tous Americains." We are all Americans. And it...
Allies diverge on vision for world
The Atlantic alliance between the United States and Europe, the most successful international bonding of all time, is breaking down amid starkly differing visions of a changing world and both...
Out to form a more perfect EU
There are no powdered wigs or colonial clothing, but the scene here in the capital of Europe bears more than a passing resemblance to Philadelphia circa 1787. The Europeans warn...
Author stresses lasting U.S. aid to Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan is over but the postwar peace will be lost unless the United States changes its policy and takes a strong lead in rebuilding the country, a...