The U.S. drone strike program has entered a period of re-evaluation and reconfiguration. Nowhere is this more evident and important than in Pakistan.

Key indicators of reassessment

As Iran's election draws near, powerful figures within the ruling establishment seem more worried about the future of the incumbent than they are about the potential for violent

The recent call by the United States and Russia for an international conference on Syria offers the best chance for a peaceful resolution to the escalating conflict that has claimed

(CNN) -- Throughout the Cold War, the United States relied on the theory of deterrence for protection against nuclear attack. American leaders believed that so long as the U.S.

The across-the-board U.S. budget cuts known as sequestration - which will chop $46 billion from the Defense Department budget this year and $500 billion over 10 years if not overturned

In the American context, the term "New Deal" is associated with the dramatic government overhaul put in place by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the wake of the Great Depression.

On February 12 2013, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test. In response, the United Nation's Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2094 and imposed additional

Since the Boston terror attacks, an all-too-familiar mantra has re-emerged: American Muslims need more policing and increased surveillance. This demand, encouraged by U.S. Rep. Peter

With renewed elections in Mali slated for July and French troops containing Tuareg and Islamist insurgents, the Sahelian state appears to be on track to restart the liberal democracy

Territorial disputes are threatening to spark deadly clashes that could have worldwide repercussions between China and some or all of its neighbors in the South China Sea - Vietnam, the