President-elect Barack Obama, who takes office on 20 January 2009, will face a number of key foreign policy problems. Here are 10 current challenges - and how he might tackle them.
1. US ROLE IN THE WORLD
2. IRAQ
3. AFGHANISTAN
4. war ON TERROR
5. IRAN
6. MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS
7. RUSSIA
8. NORTH KOREA
9. CHINA
10. ‘NEW DIPLOMACY’: FINANCE, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...]

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We are too concerned with multiculturalism and political correctness to combat the threat of Islamism effectively.
After spending time recently with senior Pentagon officials and other Americans involved in counter-terror-ism, I was struck by the global scope of their concerns. Above all I was reminded how different their attitudes are from those of their British counterparts, [...]

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Fighting transnational terrorism often involves making unsavory choices between protecting civil rights and providing security. The following regimes have opted for the latter and are definitely not the kind of places you want to get caught if you’re plotting some terrorist mayhem.
France
Key tactics: Though many Americans view them as softies when it comes to the [...]

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As the leader of the free world, the United States has a responsibility to lead. This has been our reality as a nation since the 1940s. As such, we need a well-funded military. Today, however, our military forces are desperately in need of recapitalization and modernization. We have been on a “procurement holiday” since the [...]

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