Topic: Brent Scowcroft

Good Reads: China's next leader comes to Washington, as US enters a funk

Lots of talk of America's decline but few suggested solutions as Chinese vice president Xi Jinping visits Washington this week.

Ronald Reagan at 100: How America's 40th president passed a key test of character

Ronald Reagan wasn't perfect. He even lied to the American public. But I saw first hand how his commitment to integrity restored his presidency and helped him become the transformational leader America needed to win the cold war.

Colin Powell gives Obama backing on START nuclear deal

Colin Powell and Obama warned of grave consequences if the Senate fails to ratify the New START pact, which would reduce how many strategic warheads the United States and Russia could hold and set up a system so each could inspect and verify the other's arsenal.

Cold war era fades further as Russia, NATO agree to 'reset' relations

Russia accepted NATO’s decision at a two-day summit in Lisbon, Portugal to develop a missile defense system to protect Europe’s territory and population from ballistic missile attack.

After 'shellacking,' can foreign policy be a bright spot for Obama?

The foreign policy front, including the issues of trade and arms control, could present opportunities for Obama to boost his standing with the US electorate. But pitfalls and challenges also loom.

The nuclear waste problem: Where to put it?

Currently, the US has no permanent disposal site for nuclear waste. A new presidential commission is exploring ways to solve the problem of storing highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel.

Nuclear waste storage in limbo as Obama axes Yucca Mountain funds

Funding for the nuclear waste repository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain was eliminated in the president's budget proposal. Planning begins anew for long-term storage even as Obama urges a nuclear-power expansion.

Obama's foreign policy: what era is it anyway?

From the "global war on terror" to the "long war" to the "overseas contingency operation," no one can decide what to call the current approach to US foreign policy.

When the Berlin Wall came down

Twenty years later, the rest of the world is a different place because of that event.

Will NATO missile defense idea have 'mutual benefit' for US, Russia?

Proposal for partnership follows Obama's decision to nix a missile shield based in Europe.

Republicans need fresh ideas, not a savior

The GOP could rebuild by grooming conceptual thinkers in foreign policy.

A Russian answer to Iran's threat

Moscow can bring Tehran to heel, if the US price is right. Is Obama ready to give up missile defense to make that happen?

Biden's supreme challenge: no gaffes