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How they see us: Will Hillary be a team player?
feature Optimists point out that Clinton won’t need to waste time learning on the job. Pessimists are afraid she could undermine Obama's foreign policy with her own views.
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Why Obama may not like Britain
feature The Obama era could pose an uncharacteristic challenge to British-U.S. relations.
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How they see us: Obama’s tough chief of staff
feature Rep. Rahm Emanuel is a political fighter whose hard-hitting style earned him the nickname “Rahmbo.”
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How they see us: Can Obama tame North Korea?
feature Pyongyang unleashed its first test of Barack Obama when it rescinded its agreement to allow international inspectors to take samples from its nuclear facilities, even though it had consented to do so just last month.
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Clinton’s gentle approach to China
feature On her recent trip to Beijing, Hillary Clinton emphasized the common interests between the U.S. and China.
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Labeling Mexico a ‘failed state’
feature More than 6,000 people were murdered in drug-related violence in Mexico last year, and at least three major Mexican cities are now policed by the army.
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Snubbing the British prime minister
feature Will the "special relationship" between Britain and the U.S. survive?
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Getting pushed around by China?
feature China has more than $1 trillion invested in U.S. Treasury bonds. How will that alter the balance of power?
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Obama blows off Europe
feature In skipping the annual U.S.–European Union summit, President Obama insulted Europe and embarrassed Spanish President José Luis Zapatero.
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China’s fury at arms sale to Taiwan
feature Is China overreacting to U.S. arms sale to Taiwan?
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Excluding the U.S. from the Americas
feature Latin America has just created a new bloc, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, which excludes the U.S. and Canada. It is envisioned as the primary forum for regional cooperation.
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Helping Haiti—or occupying it?
feature In deploying thousands of marines and other military personnel to help the Haitians, the U.S. risks having its motives misunderstood.
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Is New START a new start with Russia?
feature The New START agreement is a huge political success for President Obama, but he shouldn't forget that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has shown a cavalier approach to the rule of law.
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Is China friend or rival?
feature The Chinese public saw the grand reception accorded to Hu “as a symbol of a burgeoning Chinese national dignity,” said Li Hongmei in Beijing’s People’s Daily.
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