Barack Obama

Two new memoirs by Samantha Power and Susan Rice show how idealists became insiders—and what was lost along the way.

Bashar al-Assad is on the verge of victory after massacring his population with Russian help. But the EU’s fear of yet another refugee influx could spur action to stop the carnage.

With a potential recession around the corner, it is worth remembering how regulators contained the last panic.

America’s post-Cold War presidents could have taken a road that didn’t end at Donald Trump.

Deadly diseases like Ebola and the avian flu are only one flight away. The U.S. government must start taking preparedness seriously.

Seventeen years after the 9/11 attacks, the terrorists have definitively won the battle for the American mind.

The cover-up of the 1MDB affair was taking the country toward autocracy — until the people won the day.

One year after his election, it's clear Emmanuel Macron isn't just a president — he's a liberal man of providence.

I worked on international negotiations under Obama — and now I’m watching from the sidelines as the Trump team gets it all wrong.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has an impressive strategy to counter Tehran and break free from two decades of failed U.S. policy.

The president's reckless move reversed decades of sensible bipartisan policy. Holding out the possibility of a Palestinian capital in the holy city can keep hope for a negotiated settlement alive.

The Trump Administration’s lack of engagement has made the terrorist threat worse.

Democratic foreign-policy veterans want answers from Trump’s pick for secretary of state.

Trump has resumed the bombing campaign in Pakistan, but this time it’s targeting the Taliban.

The traditional object of the West’s romantic foreign-policy visions is now the graveyard of its idealism.

From an international perspective, the 45th president doesn't seem like a bolt from the blue.

Opponents of the nuclear agreement have distorted the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East.

The New START treaty is the only part of the U.S.-Russia relationship that still works — and it might soon lapse.

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts.

Its survey of the world is mostly accurate, but the discussion of domestic policy falls flat.