The meeting of U.S. and Japanese leaders in Pearl Harbor will be a reminder of the remarkable journey that transformed the two countries from adversaries to allies.

Moving fast in his waning months, President Obama concluded he had not done enough to overturn U.S. policy toward Cuba and ensure that his new policies will survive. So he has issued a new "President…

Last week, National Security Adviser Susan Rice gave a long speech about administration human rights policy. Here is one passage: We often can cooperate with Russia on nonproliferation, arms contro…