John Kerry

The Accidental Diplomat

Susan Ferrechio · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama has balked on Syria with international trips and jaunts to play golf. (AP File)

Obama is losing from behind in the fog of Syria’s war

Noemie Emery · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

A Free Syrian army fighter stands on a damaged military tank in Zabadani, near Damascus on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Syrian Revolution against Bashar Assad)

Opposition to war in Syria isn’t about Obama

David Freddoso · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, walk with the U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi into a meeting at the United Nations offices in Geneva to discuss the ongoing problems in Syria on Friday. (AP/Larry Downing)

John Kerry: Syria talks ‘constructive’

Susan Crabtree · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves as he arrives in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Sept. 12, to test the seriousness of a Russian proposal to secure Syria's chemical weapons. (AP/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

John Kerry: Syria talks ‘not a game’

Meghashyam Mali · September 12, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Thursday said he was "insulted" by Russian President Vladimir Putin's op-ed in the New York Times, and said he had "real doubts" about Russia's efforts to broker a diplomatic resolution to the Syria standoff.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Vladimir Putin op-ed rattles lawmakers

Susan Crabtree · September 12, 2013 4:00 am

State Department Continues to Ignore Benghazi, 9/11 Anniversaries

Jeryl Bier · September 11, 2013 6:22 pm

White House press secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday declined to lay out a timetable for the administration's pursuit of a Russian-brokered diplomatic solution to securing Syria's chemical weapons. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House: No timeline for Syria talks

Susan Crabtree · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

Though discussion of chemical weapons has gotten most of the attention, biological weapons in Syria remain a concern.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Local Committee of Arbeen)

Beltway Confidential

White House doesn’t know if Russia will let Assad keep biological weapons

Joel Gehrke · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Syria push imperils Obama’s fall agenda

Brian Hughes · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Obama’s wing-it diplomacy undermines US credibility

Michael Barone · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

Secretary of State John Kerry removes his glasses and sighs prior to beginning testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the proposed authorization to use military force in Syria. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

John Kerry: Syria deal requires binding UN resolution

Brian Hughes · September 10, 2013 4:00 am