Chinese military technology is coming along so fast that within ten years it will allow Beijing to place a nuke in all 50 U.S. states.

Lawyers are pushing back against university sexual assault proceedings that deny legal protection to the accused. These policies need correcting, but the real underlying problem remains.

President Obama is frustrated by gridlock and partisanship, and is seeking to use executive authority to rescue something of a legacy from his second term. His unilateralism will in no way make things better, however—quite the opposite.

This evening, Walter Russell Mead will be speaking at a free public event hosted by Bard’s Globalization and International Affair program in New York. Please join us!

The U.S. seems to be doing a capable job in keeping track of the numbers of and details about American jihadists in the Middle East.

CIA Director John Brennan has proposed to do away with operational divisions that date back to the Cold War, and reorganize the agency along post-9/11 lines. It’s a great idea.

For the first time, a top Obama adviser has said that arming Ukraine is an option. But any major new policies on Ukraine should be part of a well-considered and comprehensive strategy.

The European Union’s carbon market recently expanded the number of exemptions offered to heavy emitters, watering down an already weak green policy tool.

Putin’s Russia wants Ukraine to provide free gas to the occupied cities and regions he has conquered. Ukraine may be gearing up to say “enough is enough”.

Though China signaled a shift to soft power during APEC meeting, it’s important to remember that it’s the strategy that changed, not the country.