America under Barack Obama has begun the big geopolitical pivot from its fateful over-engagement with the Islamic world of the Middle East and Central Asia to greater engagement with Asia and the Pacific. But this week showed that the transition is going to be anything but smooth.

President Obama has crafted a well thought out recalibration of America's national security strategy, designed to meet the threats of the 21st century within today's fiscal realities.

Eight years ago, my son graduated from West Point. George W. Bush was the commencement speaker; his speech confirmed the policy underpinnings of that future war. Last Saturday, Obama delivered a very different message to the graduating class.

Beyond domestic policies and beyond complex U.S.-Israel issues, detractors of this president keep asking: does he really "get" American Jews and their concerns?

That's not really an exaggeration! On an appearance on MSNBC just now, Liz Cheney appeared to say that Obama's speech in Cairo today showed that he wa...

During his first 45 days in office, President Obama has made several sharp departures from the foreign policies of the Bush administration that were s...

High-ranking officials with Barack Obama's transition team met for roughly two-and-a-half hours with a wide range of Jewish groups that encompassed ne...

When it comes down to it, Obama's success in foreign policy won't be measured by his experience, but by the world's perception of his ideals and integrity.