There’s plenty of reason to be skeptical of the president-elect’s national-security choices—but here’s hoping he proves history wrong.
Jake Sullivan spent several years working on a less ambitious approach to U.S. global interests that could disappoint both internationalists and progressives.
The new administration will use foreign policy tools to promote climate goals, boost clean energy, and punish carbon-intensive production.
Chinese acquisitions of Western firms are only part of the problem. Secret venture capital is handing power to Beijing under the radar.
How sanctions against the Syrian regime are forcing the country into famine.
The RCEP truly is a China-style trade agreement: platitudinous and ineffective.
Dhaka has shown real vision in its fiscal planning, but a turn toward authoritarianism could reverse its successes.
Saudi Arabia’s recent social reforms are more about earning international attention than improving the lives of its citizens at home.
Believe it or not, this year’s pandemic-afflicted globe offers plenty of grounds for gratitude.
India, Japan, Australia, and the United States have a good model if they want to keep the peace without threatening China.
The next U.S. administration will feature the most cohesive group of foreign-policy hands in at least a generation.
Every four years, Washington’s ideas industry indulges in its favorite ritual: trying—and mostly failing—to influence the next U.S. president.
The United States’ stalled presidential transition may seem like a farce—but it’s still the biggest constitutional crisis since the Civil War.
Central banks have kept their economies afloat this year—but political dysfunction is pushing them past the breaking point.
Just like Trump, Biden is stuck in the last century if he believes globalization is about trade and rust-belt manufacturing jobs.