I got into journalism not to be a journalist but to try to change American foreign policy. I'm a corny person. I was a dreamer predating my journalistic life, so I got into journalism as a means to try to change the world.

I think the point that we all agree upon is that we have to engage with Russia.

'Acting as if...' I decided, ridiculously in retrospect, that my experience covering women's volleyball for my college newspaper was sufficient for me to at least try to become a war correspondent.

Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt.

Every working mother struggles with the BlackBerry, knowing the boss can call.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

You could be in the United Nations office all night every night and still feel like you were not making a sufficient dent in the world's problems. I think the key is prioritization. But every job presents the tyranny of the inbox, of allowing the urgent to crowd out the important. So we have to have our lodestars.