Shadow Government is a blog about U.S. foreign policy in the age of Trump, written by experienced policymakers, scholars, and practitioners from the loyal Democrat opposition. It is co-edited by Derek Chollet, Colin Kahl, and Julie Smith.
The U.S. president’s deal with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska should teach policymakers a sharp lesson.
By failing to prioritize the security of U.S. officials in Venezuela, the White House bungled what could have been a rare foreign-policy success.
Here’s how the new Congress should buy time for Israeli-Palestinian peace under the next president.
But the White House’s spin tactics are not doing it any favors.
No one but autocrats wants to buy what he has to sell.
No one should dismiss lightly an agreement that has helped keep the United States and its allies safe for a generation.
Protest in Mexico, a blockade in Venezuela, and Lunar New Year snow in China.
Human beings are rarely rational—so it’s time we all stopped pretending they are.
The Little Ice Age could offer a glimpse of our tumultuous future.
This year will show what the president really wants. Here’s what to watch for.
The world’s authoritarians are on the march—and the West helped pave the way.