The asymmetrical but rewarding relationship between two Middle East minority nations.

Americans believe that equality is the salve for all the nation’s wounds. The problem is that neither party has a complete picture of what equality means.

The American Interest asked regular contributors and members of the editorial board to offer their reactions to President Obama’s unusually candid remarks on foreign policy in Jeffrey Goldberg’s “The Obama Doctrine” (The Atlantic).

A great power cannot retain credibility if it first speaks like Churchill then acts like Chamberlain.

President Obama laid out an ambitious vision for the U.S. in the Middle East. Time will tell whether his successes or failures will most define his legacy.

President Obama’s words will make the world a more dangerous place.

President Obama’s cool logic was often a poor fit for a hot, messy world.

George W. Bush tried to do too much. Barack Obama has advocated doing too little.

If history is to continue to bend in the direction President Obama favors, it will need ongoing assistance from the United States.

Flaws aside, Obama is in touch with an American electorate that is very skeptical about the wisdom of heavy involvement in the Middle East.