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The Free Trade Area of the Americas has spent years on the back burner, but Biden could revive it when he takes office.

China’s threats against Australia cannot go unanswered by the United States.

Strategic economic reserves can allow Washington to bolster smaller countries like Australia.

The European Union’s foreign minister explains his vision for a new U.S.-Europe partnership for the next four years.

Once an asset, the clan has become an electoral liability.

The government is walking on a tightrope as the coronavirus crisis grinds on.

Western Sahara’s fate lies in the hands of the U.N. Security Council.

“America first” doesn’t work against a global opponent.

Eastern Europeans are returning home in droves. Here’s what that means for Eastern Europe’s economies—and the European Union.

Missiles remotely fired with the assistance of a U.S. base on German soil killed my family in Yemen, but neither German nor U.S. courts are willing to hold anyone accountable.

The EU vows to seize the opportunity posed by the new U.S. administration—but muddled strategy still stands in the way.

There’s a right man for the job of a careful review.

The United States—from a combination of arrogance and ignorance—is preparing to tie its own hands on China policy.

Branding Saudi Arabia a pariah state would be counterproductive to regional stability.

The country can no longer afford a State Department that is “pale, male, and Yale.”

The Biden team needs to step up and push new initiatives

It may be possible to find a framework for stable coexistence.

Economic devastation and tightened censorship have made for a bleak 2020.

The social media company’s search for consistent rules has been long, winding, and entirely self-defeating.

The pandemic has the continent increasingly discussing its common boundaries—and common identity.

The Biden administration must prepare to stand up for protesters.

Beijing’s COVID-19 response has been a success story, and the Communist Party wants to keep it that way.

The former leader’s blend of anti-corruption rhetoric and strongman rule still holds great appeal for a generation disappointed by contemporary politicians.

The suppression of protests against police brutality wouldn’t have been possible without arms and training from abroad.

The killing of a top nuclear scientist has unsettled Tehran, but it’s still talking about a new deal with the United States.