About Elephants in the Room
Elephants in the Room is a blog about U.S. foreign policy in the age of Trump, written by experienced GOP policymakers, scholars, and others not currently working in the new administration. It is curated by co-editors Peter D. Feaver and William Inboden.
The Case for Humanitarian Aid to North Korea
It won’t bring the regime in from the cold, but it will save lives.
The New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal Can Work for Everyone
Republicans and Democrats have every reason to compromise and ratify the agreement.
Trump Should Not Forget Venezuela
Even with the eyes of the world elsewhere, here’s how Trump can keep up pressure on Maduro.
In Japan and South Korea, Trump Boxed Himself In
The United States is not making progress in its trade war with China or in nuclear talks with North Korea.
Washington Is Turning Its Back on Sudan
The United States should not abandon the Sudanese in their greatest hour of need.
The Lessons of 1944 Are in Jeopardy
Seventy-five years after D-Day, the United States should remember that on-the-ground leadership still works.
Europe Is Ripe for a Return to Establishment Politics
Anti-migration parties may become victims of their own success.
Trump Deserves More Credit for His Foreign Policies
Obscured by chaos and dysfunction, the White House is pursuing approaches that are better than they seem.
Galleries
A Week in World Photos
Diplomacy in Saudi Arabia and North Korea, tragedy at the U.S.-Mexico border, and a heat wave in Europe.
In the Magazine
In the Magazine
Why Young Koreans Love to Splurge
Sometimes blowing your paycheck can be a rational choice.
China’s Overrated Technocrats
Beijing is famous for putting engineers and scientists in charge. But that doesn’t make for better leaders.
Who Will Win the Self-Driving Future?
China and the United States have drastically different visions for autonomous transportation.
Pandora’s Vox
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks anticipated robots and artificial intelligence—and they didn’t trust them.
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