WASHINGTON -- Gen. Salim Idriss, the commander of rebel forces in Syria, complained late Tuesday that President Obama's desire "to wait and wait for more evidence" that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons is encouraging their continued use...
EDITORS -- David Ignatius has been honored by the Overseas Press Club of America for best commentary on international news for his writing about the Middle East.
TEL AVIV -- It's a measure of the relatively quiet time for Israel these days that ...
WASHINGTON -- John Maynard Keynes once said that words should be used aggressively, "for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking." That's a starting point for an appreciation of Mervyn King, who will retire soon as governor of the Bank ...
WASHINGTON -- For an example of how the U.S. government can work at cross-purposes in dealing with terrorism, take a look at the failed effort to release Afghan prisoners from Guantanamo. It shows how an incorrect analysis -- that the Taliban and ...
WASHINGTON -- "Nothing broken but my heart," was the subject line on an email from one of the Boston Marathon runners to his friends Monday night after the bombs had detonated near the finish line. And every American shared some of that trauma as ...
WASHINGTON -- One unlikely benefit of the North Korea crisis is that the world may be getting fed up with the country's pugnacious young leader, Kim Jong Un. In his belligerent talk of war, Kim appears to have crossed a line, upsetting traditional...
