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When WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released his latest document trove—more than 250,000 secret State Department cables—he intentionally harmed the U.S. government. The release of these documents damages our national interests and puts...

Congress returns this week as the House is preparing to extend the Continuing Resolution, now set to expire on December 18, for the rest of the fiscal year. House Democrats favor a long-term CR in order to prevent Republicans from potentially...

Let’s hear it for the men and women of the U.S. Foreign Service! They are, to judge from the WikiLeaks dump of a quarter-million of their private or secret cables, thoughtful, well-informed and dedicated servants of the American interest who write...

The science writer Matt Ridley’s latest book, “The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves” discusses the history of humanity, focusing on why our species has succeeded and how we should think about the future. Although I strongly...

Ahunzada is a 35-year-old mullah living in a refugee camp near Kabul with his family. He is from the southern province of Helmend, which is one of the most volatile regions in the country. Many people from Helmend have fled to refugee camps...

Efforts to reform and modernize U.S. foreign assistance continue to move ahead, with the latest details coming from a QDDR preview leaked last week and the release of more information about the USAID Forward initiative.  USAID Forward is a seven...

On Wednesday, just one day before Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew was confirmed as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sat down with his incoming replacement, Thomas Nides. Nides is...

These shows are part of an initiative by the US Department of State to bolster support of Afghan citizens for their government and law enforcement officials. The article notes that the show appeals to young men, arguably the most important...

The fate of the U.S. is going to be decided over the next year. O.K., I know that’s overly dramatic, but here’s why I say it. The deficit-reduction commission co-chaired by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson has put the long-term fiscal...

Another deficit reduction plan will be released today, this time from the Bipartisan Policy Center. In this morning’s Washington Post, the plan’s co-chairs, former Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) and former OMB Director Alice Rivlin, give...