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March 28, 2011
In an address to the nation, President Obama made his case for intervening in Libya from both a strategic and moral perspective. But while he answered some of the questions hanging over the mission, he didn't explain enough to silence his critics.
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August 9, 2010
After a weekend spent goofing off with some basketball greats, Monday will find the president consorting with the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints.
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by Foreign Policy onJune 28, 2010
Two journalists from The Root's partner site ForeignPolicy.com risk their lives to travel into the war-torn city of Mogadishu. After years of warfare over ideology, money and power, will Kandahar, Afghanistan, begin to resemble the Somali capital?
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by Terence Samuel onJune 24, 2010
Surprise! Sometimes a firing offense gets you fired.
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June 23, 2010
McChrystal and his inner circle made public business out of house business, and, as anyone raised in a black household is aware, that is a cardinal sin.
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June 21, 2010
Faisal Shahzad calls himself a Muslim soldier and warns U.S. to leave Muslim countries alone.
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June 18, 2010
Ratings for President Obama and the country decline this year in Pew Global Attitudes survey.
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May 27, 2010
Ethnic strife in the north has forced some Ghanaians into Togo.
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December 10, 2009
Overall, Obama's speech successfully blended historical context, powerful imagery, and a hard-headed defense of force in a chaotic world. But don't let the Nobel Committee fool you: For a speech about peace, it was as much about war as the president's December 1 announcement on Afghanistan.
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September 3, 2009
Eight years on, the war in Afghanistan has become a loser. Instead of upping the ante by dispatching even more troops into this quagmire, Obama should pull them out immediately.
