Terms of Engagement
List of Terms of Engagement articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Last Hope
I know what I'd like Obama to say at the final presidential debate, but I'm not holding my breath.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Biden Doctrine
How the vice president is shaping President Obama's foreign policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Better Late than Never
How naive self-confidence led Barack Obama astray, before prudence brought him back.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
The Republican candidate gave us a tantalizing hint this week of what his foreign policy might actually look like -- but does he have the guts to actually do what we think he thinks?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Keep Calm and Carry On
The Arab world needs our help; it just doesn't know how to ask nicely.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Tragic Optimism of an American Diplomat
Remembering Ambassador Chris Stevens and reflecting on the power of the United States to shape the new Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Cancer at the Core
The key to ensuring America's long-term national security is something neither Democrats nor Republicans really seem to understand.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Time for Action
The Obama administration has backed itself into a corner in Syria, a crisis with few good options. But the endgame is clear, at least, and the time to get involved has come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Get on This Train
When will Americans realize we're losing the infrastructure race to China?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Zone of Insanity
Are Bibi Netanyahu and Ehud Barak really crazy enough to bomb Iran -- against the wishes of the United States and their own people?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Reformer in Rabat
Is Morocco’s King Mohammed VI the savviest ruler in the Arab world?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Baby Steps
With the slow but steady consolidation of militias and the success of moderate democratic parties, despite all odds, it seems like Libya might be on the right path.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Twisted Arc of History
In the land of no-good-options, is Barack Obama doing enough to push the cause of human rights in the Middle East?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Most Important War You Probably Know Nothing About
Gather round, children, and let me tell you about the War of 1812.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sit this One Out
Why Obama shouldn't use drones to go after Mali's Islamic radical separatists.