The Obama Administration's Drone-Strike Dissembling
Debunking John Brennan’s claim that “the president requires near-certainty of no collateral damage” to allow a drone killing to go forward.
Debating the Obama Doctrine
Analysts respond to our April cover story and assess the president’s foreign policy
Why Credibility Matters
It’s not just a Washington fetish, as Obama suggests.
Obama: Fighting Wars He Believes Unwinnable
What’s behind the president’s inaction?
The End of the U.S.-Dominated Order in the Middle East
Obama has prioritized global goals over regional ones.
Barack Obama’s Revolution in Foreign Policy
When you think you’re the smartest person in the room, it’s tempting to make up your own grand strategy.
The Slipperiest Slope of Them All
An American president who rejected the notion of a “global war on terror” has now launched one.
How to Get the President to Open Up
Jeffrey Goldberg on Obama’s on-the-record bluntness in The Atlantic’s April 2016 cover story
How Russia Saw the ‘Red Line’ Crisis
Did Obama’s refusal to strike Syria really give Putin the green light in Ukraine?