List of United States articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after landing at the White House in Washington on Jan. 4. What Americans Really Think About Trump’s Venezuela Gambit
New polling offers a revealing look into shifting U.S. public opinion.
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A man holds a painting depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest against U.S. intervention in Venezuela, in Buenos Aires. Trump Might Have His Hubris Checked in Venezuela
The president has launched a violent process of change that he can’t fully control.
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A protester holds up a sign depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s signature hair atop the outline of Greenland during a demonstration near the U.S. Consulate building outside Nuuk, Greenland. Annexing Greenland Would Be a Strategic Catastrophe
Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, both wearing dark suits, walk in front of a line of Chinese soldiers dressed in uniform, sporting rifles. The Real Reason China and Russia Won’t Try a Maduro-Style Raid
U.S. rivals aren’t deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.
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A modified red MAGA hat with "Venezuela" in masking tape over "America." Trump’s Bad Neighbor Policy
Treating regional countries as vassal states will push them into China’s arms.
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U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz is seen surrounded by other diplomats and people at a U.N. Security Council meeting. Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Prompts an Identity Crisis at the U.N.
The international community appears powerless to address the attack.
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A person wearing a large Trump mask holds a gun in one hand and an oil container in the other. The Political Incoherence of Trump’s Venezuela Gambit
The greatest beneficiaries of his actions may be America’s biggest rivals.
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A close-up view shows a woman wearing sunglasses and a ballcap. A TV screen is reflected in one lens of the sunglasses, showing Donald Trump speaking into a microphone. The Venezuela Raid Is Great TV—but Won’t Win America’s Next War
Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.
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From right: U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 3. Venezuela Might Be Where Trump’s Luck Runs Out
The president keeps threading the needle between the extremely hawkish and dovish factions of his base.
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A crowd of protesters with a framed portrait of Maduro seen at center. 5 Unanswered Questions About Trump’s Venezuela Plan
Maduro’s exit doesn’t mean the end of his regime.
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An illustration shows one empty flagpole alongside the flags of multiple countries. The U.S. flag is seen at far right, untethered, flying out of frame. The World-Minus-One Moment
Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.
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An illustration shows the brown burned outline of the United States amid a forest of bright green trees. Can China Replace an Absent America in the Climate Fight?
Beijing never bought the argument that reducing emissions would cause economic harm.
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An illustration shows a row of nuclear missiles with the first one starting to fall like dominoes. The Pillars of the Global Nuclear Order Are Cracking
U.S. allies and partners are taking steps toward a post-American nuclear order.
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An illustration shows a techy cyber rending of the white house dissolving into a puddle. Cyberdefense Enters a Dangerous New Phase
Allies fear that Washington is retreating from leadership at the worst possible time.
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In this black-and-white photo, a group of men lean over a twisted metal object protruding from the ground in a desert landscape. Most of the men wear military uniforms or suits and ties. How the Bombing of Hiroshima Was Covered Up
A new documentary details the complicity of the fourth estate with the U.S. government.
