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Josh Rogin is a former Bloomberg View columnist.

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Another Clinton Adviser Questioned By House Select Committee On Benghazi

Bloomberg Opinion

Clinton Plans to Use the Iran Playbook on North Korea

Getting nuclear talks started will require pressuring nations that do business with Pyongyang.

May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Clinton Plans to Use the Iran Playbook on North Korea

Getting nuclear talks started will require pressuring nations that do business with Pyongyang.

Another Clinton Adviser Questioned By House Select Committee On Benghazi

May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Republicans Pray Trump Will 'Evolve' on Foreign Policy

Party leaders can't endorse his far-fetched ideas. Maybe he'll have some new ones.

GOP Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Gives Foreign Policy Address In DC

May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

When a Washington 'Cave Dweller' Steps Into the Light

The flap over an Obama aide shows why the business of government usually stays behind the scenes.

United States Capitol Police Hold Memorial Service Honoring USCP Officers Killed In Line Of Duty

May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin and Eli Lake

U.S. Doubles Down on Egypt’s Dictator

Deciding Sisi is the least bad option, Washington keeps the aid flowing.

EGYPT-MEDIA-RIGHTS-POLITICS

April 13, 2016

April 13, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Obama Considers Bigger Role in Syria, But Endgame Unclear

Detractors wonder how the fight against Islamic State will end, not just how it can be escalated.

President Obama Delivers Statement On Recent Airstrikes Against ISIL In Syria

April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Obama’s Biggest Mistake Isn’t Libya. It’s Syria.

The president regrets not having a better plan for after invading Libya. He is not copping to the larger fiasco.

SYRIA-CONFLICT-DISPLACED

April 7, 2016

April 7, 2016

OpinionEli Lake and Josh Rogin

Panama Papers Could Help Syrian Opposition Go After Assad's Wealth

New leverage against a regime that has so far shielded many of its assets.

SYRIA-CONFLICT-ASSAD

April 6, 2016

April 6, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

U.S. Scrambles to Repair Damaged Saudi Ties

Disagreement over Syria and distrust over Iran threatens a crucial relationship.

President Obama Welcomes Leaders And Delegations From The Gulf Cooperation Council

March 31, 2016

March 31, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Poland's President Isn't Reassured by Obama’s NATO Plan

Sending more U.S. troops to Europe is good. By why put them so far from Russia?

POLAND-NATO-DEFENCE

March 31, 2016

March 31, 2016

OpinionEli Lake and Josh Rogin

Xi's Washington Visit Crashed by Unwelcome Guest

Beijing complains as the U.S. allows a human-rights advocate to visit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping State Visit At The White House

March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016

OpinionEli Lake and Josh Rogin

How Washington Got Turkey's Dictator So Wrong

Erdogan's crackdown on dissidents and academics is not a surprise, but it is a disappointment.

TURKEY-POLITICS

March 24, 2016

March 24, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

How Russia Is 'Weaponizing' Migration to Destabilize Europe

Anti-Muslim sentiment fuels far-right parties sympathetic to the Kremlin.

An English Defence League supporter chan

March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Belgium Warned of Attacks. It Wasn't Enough.

Threat from returning jihadists has grown since Islamic State settled in Syria.

BELGIUM-UNREST-BLAST

March 15, 2016

March 15, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

The Wrong Way to Take a Stand for Assad

One Democrat voted against a resolution on the Syrian dictator's war crimes. The number should have been zero.

March 15, 2016

March 15, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Trump’s Long Romance With Russia

The candidate's friendly foreign policy toward Putin would extend his company's decades-long charm offensive.

Miss Universe Pageant 2013 - Red Carpet Arrivals

March 11, 2016

March 11, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Hawks See Obama's NATO Pick as Soft on Russia

Some Republicans in Congress say Rose Gottemoeller is too focused on working with Russia, not containing it.

US Assistant Secretary Secretary of Stat

March 7, 2016

March 7, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Rubio Turns to National Security in Crucial Campaign Stretch

His odds of beating Trump and Cruz are slim, but foreign policy establishment still believes in Rubio.

GOP Presidential Candidates Attend CPAC Conference In Washington DC

March 4, 2016

March 4, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Clinton Takes Aim at Another Government Watchdog

Team Hillary accuses the State Department inspector general of partisan bias.

US-POLITICS-KERRY-DIPLOMATIC CENTER

February 29, 2016

February 29, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Congress to Condemn Syrian Genocide But Give Assad a Pass

Lawmakers want to be seen as protecting Christians, but they're divided on calling out one perpetrator.

February 25, 2016

February 25, 2016

OpinionJosh Rogin

Homeland Security Is Spilling a Lot of Secrets

A leaked report gives other agencies a reason to avoid sharing information.

US-CYBER-DHS