Michael Hirsh

Michael Hirsh is chief correspondent for National Journal.

The Last Friendly Pakistani

The Last Friendly Pakistani

The departure of Amb. Husain Haqqani could mark the start of a new era of U.S.-Pakistan cold war More »

The Supercommittee and a Never-Ending Cycle of Dysfunction

The Supercommittee and a Never-Ending Cycle of Dysfunction

Can't anyone in Washington play this game? More »

Why No One Really Measured Up at the GOP Debate

Why No One Really Measured Up at the GOP Debate

On Saturday night, all the Republican candidates gave us reason to worry about what they'd do as commander in chief More »

Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross: Symbol of a Failed Policy

Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross: Symbol of a Failed Policy

Ross, an experienced and high-level adviser to the Obama administration, announced he will be leaving government More »

Libyan Leader's Death, Like His Life, May Have Little Effect on Region

Libyan Leader's Death, Like His Life, May Have Little Effect on Region

What happens in Libya, it seems, stays in Libya More »

Euro Zone Troubles Could Lead to a 'United States of Europe'

Euro Zone Troubles Could Lead to a 'United States of Europe'

The economics are not the most salient point about Europe's predicament today. Although markets are driving the news, the Euro crisis is mainly about politics and history, and Europeans have pushed relentlessly for a breakdown of national boundaries as the antidote to World War II. More »

Another Victory for Obama's Wide-Ranging Terrorist Hunt

Another Victory for Obama's Wide-Ranging Terrorist Hunt

The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, raises questions about due process and the president's adoption of his predecessor's policies More »

Qaddafi's Downfall, Obama's Victory

Qaddafi's Downfall, Obama's Victory

Criticized for getting involved, the president waged a quiet campaign that has dislodged the Libyan dictator More »

How Much Is Obama Really to Blame for the Economy?

How Much Is Obama Really to Blame for the Economy?

There's probably not much the president could have done about the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression--except lead better More »

Explaining Goolsbee's Exit

Explaining Goolsbee's Exit

After the administration failed to follow his advice on Wall Street and the stimulus, the top economic adviser will leave behind a frustrating job More »

Decoding Obama and Netanyahu

Decoding Obama and Netanyahu

Are they really at odds? To see the answer, you have to read between the lines. More »

Slow Dance: Obama's Romance With the CIA

Slow Dance: Obama's Romance With the CIA

How the president learned to stop worrying and love hard power -- as long as it's covert More »

Obama and Bush: Two Very Different Wars

Obama and Bush: Two Very Different Wars

Former officials are taking credit for bin Laden's death, but the current president has corrected his predecessor's misguided thinking More »

The Two Faces of Pakistan

The Two Faces of Pakistan

Understanding an ally that hides terrorists even as it kills many of them More »

How Obama and Bush Traded Places

How Obama and Bush Traded Places

In matters of foreign policy, the president finds himself in his predecessor's shoes More »

Obama Has No Doctrine

Obama Has No Doctrine

The president's speech on Libya made it clear: He doesn't have a grand foreign-policy strategy More »

The Closer

The Closer

Richard Holbrooke will be missed even more in a few years More »

Holbrooke: An Appreciation

Holbrooke: An Appreciation

Fabled for his foibles, he was also the greatest diplomat of his generation. More »

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