Americas

On our podcast: Journalist Jason Rezaian recalls life in Iran under sanctions.

Republicans smothered the Iran-Contra affair. The same might happen with Trump and Russia.

The clash between Washington and Beijing is hurting the fight against fake goods.

Looming Iran oil sanctions pose challenges for U.S. energy policy.

The trade war is a sign of a global system gone badly wrong.

Beijing's plans are much bigger than the trade war.

Saudi Arabia has started a crisis with Canada because it doesn't want to admit its own failings.

Tehran will never give up all of its ballistic missiles, but a compromise is possible.

Catholic clerics have been on the frontlines protesting Daniel Ortega's bloody crackdown—but one of them also helped fuel his rise.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia’s former president, on what to make of U.S. foreign policy toward Russia.

Foreigners are eyeing senior citizens’ stock portfolios, and the United States needs to start protecting itself.

Open debate about the ethics of tech is a strength, not a weakness, of the U.S. system.