Obama’s Former Middle East Adviser: We Should Have Bombed Assad
Philip Gordon says the administration did just enough in Syria to perpetuate the conflict without resolving it.
Obama Promised to End America’s Wars—Has He?
The president’s military record, by the numbers
Obama on What Trump and Cruz Get Wrong About Islam
The struggle against jihadist terrorism isn’t the same as the struggle against communism—and it’s dangerous to conflate them.
Are European Countries Really ‘Free Riders’?
Obama’s recent comments on the trans-Atlantic alliance neglect what it has achieved recently—and what it still needs to do.
How Obama Views the Men and Women Who (Also) Rule the World
A rough guide to the president’s relationships with other leaders
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.
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?
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 End of the U.S.-Dominated Order in the Middle East
Obama has prioritized global goals over regional ones.
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?
How Iraq Warped Obama’s Worldview
The president is certain he’s right. Is that what we want in a leader?
The Middle East Is Unraveling—and Obama Offers Words
An accounting of the president’s actions and inactions
The Disappointment of Barack Obama
He admits one major mistake: not making sufficient allowances for how unreasonable other people are.
Obama’s Biggest Gamble
Hint: It doesn’t involve Syria.
Obama Is Not a Realist
He’s an isolationist with drones and special-operations forces.
One President’s Stand Against the Washington Herd
Obama is seeking to redefine “strength” and “power.”
Ben Rhodes Explains Where Obama Stands on Cuba
The Deputy National-Security Advisor speaks about the United States’ new ties with Cuba and its impact on American foreign policy.
Obama's 'Red Line' That Wasn't
Inside the president’s last-minute decision not to bomb Syria in 2013
Obama on the World
How the president thinks about foreign policy, in his own words
Portrait of a Presidential Mind
Reflections on Jeffrey Goldberg’s interview with President Obama and our April issue