Cold War

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

The late 41st U.S. president’s prudence was once derided as the wimp factor, but it has aged well.

If Washington wants to pressure Tehran, the White House should stop alienating allies, empowering hard-liners, and harming regular Iranians.

Restoring the reputation of America’s most underrated foreign-policy president.

Meet the American philosopher who showed that Western politics could only move forward by first taking a step backward.

When the U.S. and Russian presidents meet in Helsinki, the biggest risk won't be on everyone's radar.

Making sure that Pyongyang actually destroys its nuclear weapons may be impossible.

Everyone's favorite historical analogy makes for disastrous foreign policy today.

I was the first to write about Russia’s infamous high-tech military strategy. One small problem: it doesn't exist.

American diplomacy is losing its battle with the Trump administration — but it can still win the war.

Xi Jinping's dictatorship isn't what the end of history was supposed to look like.

Why President Trump shouldn’t necessarily heed the long-term vision of his own National Security Strategy.

Some striking similarities

Sorry, liberals — just saying "no" to war doesn’t stop it.

Even the most rational leaders are influenced by the power of collective memory.

The alleged use of a “sound weapon” against U.S. Embassy officials in Cuba harks back to a Cold War medical mystery.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland are bracing for the appearance of up to 100,000 Russian troops in Belarus and western Russia.

The Philippines' new "war on drugs" is claiming thousands of lives. But the culture of vigilante violence started with anti-communism.

Just in time for the holiday break, FP returns to reviewing new and upcoming titles on all aspects of international affairs.

Chaos is spreading – and that’s even before getting to America’s lack of competent leadership.