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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (left) at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (right).
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (left) at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (right).

What Does Trump’s Return Mean for the Balkans?

While many in the region fear a tilt toward Serb nationalists, the new administration’s transactionalism could surprise everyone.

A Boeing jet plane is parked on a tarmac, partly obscured through the blurred links of a chainlink fence in the foreground. The plane is primarily navy blue on top and white on the bottom, with a red stripe separating the two sections, and the name TRUMP is printed in large capital letters on the hull. An American flag is painted on the tail wing.
A Boeing jet plane is parked on a tarmac, partly obscured through the blurred links of a chainlink fence in the foreground. The plane is primarily navy blue on top and white on the bottom, with a red stripe separating the two sections, and the name TRUMP is printed in large capital letters on the hull. An American flag is painted on the tail wing.

Sanctioning the ICC Could Put Most Travel Off-Limits for Trump

If the U.S. president is charged with impeding an investigation, it could make nearly all international visits a headache and a risk.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2020.

It’s Time for a U.S.-India Trade Deal

This time around, Modi and Trump should seize the opportunity to strike a substantial bilateral agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump (center) is sitting down while he holds up an executive order. To his left is Vice President J.D. Vance.
U.S. President Donald Trump (center) is sitting down while he holds up an executive order. To his left is Vice President J.D. Vance.

How to Read Trump’s Day-One Trade Actions

He didn’t drop the bombshell, he just primed the fuse.

Marco Rubio looks serious as staffers around him clap, some smiling.
Marco Rubio looks serious as staffers around him clap, some smiling.

The Misery of Trump’s Second State Department

If Trump’s first term is any indication, Foggy Bottom won’t have it easy in the years ahead.

A train passes though countryside to Ungheni in Moldova on Jan. 29, 2016.
A train passes though countryside to Ungheni in Moldova on Jan. 29, 2016.

Russia’s Energy Squeeze on Moldova

The Kremlin hopes Ukraine cutting off Russian gas transits will flip a pro-Western government.

Protest against Nestlé
Protest against Nestlé

Why Are Western Companies Still Financing Putin’s War?

If the moral argument isn’t enough to convince firms to leave Russia, the economics are terrible, too.

Three soldiers wearing camouflage and holding guns sit in the back of a vehiclce on a highway with green grass and shrubs on either side.
Three soldiers wearing camouflage and holding guns sit in the back of a vehiclce on a highway with green grass and shrubs on either side.

‘Now It’s Our Turn’

As Myanmar’s military struggles to project strength along its borders, a sense of optimism prevails among the Karen National Liberation Army.

An aerial view of a nuclear power plant with a river in the distance.
An aerial view of a nuclear power plant with a river in the distance.

America’s Awkward Energy Insecurity Problem

With the (sort of) end of Russian uranium imports, a challenge looms: How to fuel the next generation of reactors?

Ronald Reagan smiles and lifts his clasped hands together. Nancy Reagan in a blue dress and hat with golden accessories looks to the right smiling. A U.S. flag and two other men are seen behind them.
Ronald Reagan smiles and lifts his clasped hands together. Nancy Reagan in a blue dress and hat with golden accessories looks to the right smiling. A U.S. flag and two other men are seen behind them.

A President’s Second Inaugural Address Is About More Than Vindication

Ronald Reagan’s 1985 speech entrenched a new approach to governing.

Biden is shown from the side while speaking at a podium.
Biden is shown from the side while speaking at a podium.

An Insider’s Look at Biden’s Foreign-Policy Legacy

Revisiting FP interviews with administration officials, from Jake Sullivan to Katherine Tai.

Rep. Elise Stefanik listens as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the House Republicans Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024.
Rep. Elise Stefanik listens as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the House Republicans Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024.

What to Expect at Elise Stefanik’s Confirmation Hearing

The U.N. ambassador-nominee might face questions about Trump’s threats to U.S. allies, relations with Russia on the Security Council, and more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sign a strategic partnership in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sign a strategic partnership in Moscow.

Russia, Iran Ink Broad Strategic Partnership

The countries’ closer ties come in response to tough Western sanctions.

A group of soldiers in uniforms and hats are seen from behind standing between the columns of a building. Below them is a teeming crowd filling a square a statue above them in the distance.
A group of soldiers in uniforms and hats are seen from behind standing between the columns of a building. Below them is a teeming crowd filling a square a statue above them in the distance.

Welcome to Weimar 2.0

Today’s global powers are running a strange simulation of the weak and wobbly republic that governed Germany before World War II.

A black-and-white photo shows soldiers carrying guns and wearing helmets, seen from behind as they head toward something burning on the horizon. Plumes of smoke billow into the sky.
A black-and-white photo shows soldiers carrying guns and wearing helmets, seen from behind as they head toward something burning on the horizon. Plumes of smoke billow into the sky.

The 20th Century’s Lessons for Our New Era of War

Once again, Eurasian autocracies seek to upend the balance of power.

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