Vol. 20, No. 25

March 9, 2015

Cover Story
Obama's Middle East Meltdown
By Thomas Donnelly, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Stephen F. Hayes, William Kristol, Michael Makovsky, Lee Smith
Also in This Issue
  • A Christie Comeback? — Michael Warren
  • Full Court Press — Fred Barnes
  • Retaking Mosul — Thomas Donnelly

This issue examined President Obama's foreign policy challenges in the Middle East through multiple critical perspectives, with contributions from prominent conservative analysts including Thomas Donnelly, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Lee Smith, and others analyzing themes of appeasement, Iran negotiations, and military strategy. The cover also featured Michael Warren's profile of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's potential political comeback and Fred Barnes's report on Republican state attorneys general emerging as formidable opponents to Obama administration policies. Additional coverage included analysis of healthcare policy, higher education reform, and progressive judicial activism surrounding Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.