James B. Cunningham: “The United States is uniquely both a European and Asian power.”

I applaud President Obama's decision to maintain the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan through 2016 and beyond.

The restoration of U.S. engagement in a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Indo-Pacific region is fundamental to success in that competition.

An agreement which fails in fact to open the way to peace for Afghanistan will be a defeat for U.S. leadership and values.

The strategic partnership and the successful NATO summit in Chicago and the Tokyo conference send a clear message to the Afghan people and to the region that Afghanistan will have the support of the international community and of the…