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The Biden administration plans a quick reform of American diplomacy—but fixing the rot requires going much bigger.
From climate change to China to ending the forever wars, here are 10 of the biggest challenges facing the Biden foreign-policy team as it takes office.
Only days into his presidency, he’s already changed the game on immigration.
In major countries, the new U.S. president starts with favorable approval ratings from day one.
The outgoing secretary of state prioritized his political ambitions over America’s interests.
The United States needs to follow South Korea’s post-impeachment example.
Beijing’s actions demand a rethinking of failed engagement.
Upcoming elections offer an opportunity to turn Iraq around—and contain Iran in the process.
Looking back on 50 years of U.S. foreign policy and the lessons they hold for Washington today.
The fuzzy goodwill between Biden and America’s Asian allies will soon be tested by China’s growing power.
The best way for Biden to build better partnerships abroad is to get America’s own house in order—that starts with human rights.
The dollar is dead. Long live the dollar.
Identity politics is painted as un-American—but historical patriots thought otherwise.
And how Biden can use economic theory to stave off more riots.
Parading a new submarine-launched missile made a big buzz in North Korea. The real buzz is what it could mean for Pyongyang’s nuclear deterrent.
The Biden administration must move beyond superficial inclusion.
Britain’s prime minister has always been a political weathervane, and he knows the wind from across the Atlantic is now blowing in a different direction.
An open position in China is an opportunity to show U.S. diversity.
In negotiations with Beijing over a new investment treaty, Brussels has asserted its autonomy from Washington. A human rights focus could repair the transatlantic rift.
Jan. 6 gave the world’s democracies a glimpse of their own mortality, but it can also be a catalyst for revival.
Five places to start undoing the Trump administration’s damage and rebuilding U.S. leadership.
A botched process will end up helping Beijing’s propaganda.
Roberta Jacobson, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, will join the NSC and help oversee an anticipated U-turn in U.S. policy on migration and asylum.
Angela Merkel’s most likely successor is promising continuity with her style of politics—but that may not be up to him.
Failed immigration reform gave rise to Trumpism. Success could finally cool the debate.
The U.S. military secured Joe Biden’s inauguration. But the new administration also needs to treat the armed forces as a potential threat.
Signs are adding up that the explosives in Beirut may have been intended for Damascus.
And what the United States and Europe can do about it.
Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.
International relations theorists once explored racism. What has the field lost by giving that up?
A race-based colonial mindset that views the continent as Europe’s playground and dismisses the concerns of Africans continues to fuel death and destruction.
Western dominance and white privilege permeate the field. It’s time to change that.
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Fists raised and voices lifted, people around the world took to the streets in 2020—to stand up against police brutality, demand democracy, and confront other injustices. A look at some of the photos that captured the year’s most defining movements.
The coronavirus pandemic—the defining event of 2020—left no corner of the world untouched as it closed down countries, upset economies, and took the lives of nearly 2 million people. A look at some of the powerful images from this historic year.