List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Here’s the last Syrian option we have left
With no end in sight in the country's brutal civil war, guest columnist and former Marine Jim Sisco offers a way forward.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Avoid a Bad Deal With Iran
The effect of sanctions is diminishing. Tehran isn't bending. And there's only one thing that can get negotiations back on track.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stuck in the Shadows at the Pentagon
Chuck Hagel was always being upstaged by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The next secretary of defense will have to change that equation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why America Is to Blame for Mexico’s Carnage and Corruption
The crisis over 43 massacred students shows how dysfunctional and corrupt Peña Nieto's government is. And yet Obama keeps patting him on the back.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Ukraine Must Bargain for Peace With Russia
The "let's make a deal" moment has arrived for Kiev and Moscow. But by pushing a hard-line agenda against Putin, the United States and Europe are only making things worse for Ukraine.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Budget Blunders and Funding Follies
Hagel's push from the Pentagon was about more than just ISIS and White House politics.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Iran Nuke Extension Is a Death Sentence
With an angry GOP Congress ready to levy new sanctions and a new generation of Iranian centrifuges spinning up, we can't wait another four months.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Ramps Up Military Aid for Islamic State Fight
The Iraqi soldiers, Kurdish Peshmerga, and Sunni tribesmen battling the militants will get some of the weapons they've long asked for.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Apply the Rigor of Investing to Foreign Aid
There's a reason Americans are confused about the value of overseas development assistance. And there's also a fix -- if the State Department gets serious about the next QDDR.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran’s Nuclear Chill
Talking with Iran about its nuclear program might help the cause of peace. But so far the nuclear dispute has been a disaster for the human rights of Iranians.