List of Foreign & Public Diplomacy articles
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Men work inside an uranium conversion facility in Iran. There’s More Than One Way to Build a Bomb
Iran doesn’t need to rebuild its damaged facilities to sprint for a nuclear weapon.
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) attend the EU-China Business Leaders Symposium at the the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Why Isn’t China Wooing Europe?
Beijing thinks it holds all the cards as Trump attacks allies.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the BRICS summit in Kazan. Trump Dredges Up the Russian Oil Fight
Familiar partners face familiar grievances—with more threats and unpredictability.
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Former U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, nominated to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington on July 15. Mike Waltz Gears up for a New Role at the U.N.
Diplomats in New York are debating the meaning of the former national security advisor’s pledge to “make the U.N. great again.”
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks about tariffs and the economy in Jakarta on April 8. ‘We Are Geopolitically Polygamous’
Former Indonesian diplomat Dino Patti Djalal on how his country views Trump and a new world order.
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Syrian security forces ride in a vehicle during a demonstration against Israeli intervention in Syria, in Damascus on July 16. The Israel-Syria Dilemma
Recent Israeli strikes in Syria undermine Trump’s push for normalization.
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A Croatian flag flies during a UEFA Euro 2024 group stage match in Hamburg, Germany, on June 19, 2024. Croatia’s Quiet War in Bosnia
Zagreb’s push for segregation puts the future of democratic Bosnia at risk.
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The wrecked bodies of cars are strewn about a bridge beneath a hazy blue sky, some on the cracked road, others leaning on the barrier fence. Sheets of metal cover large potholes on the road. Washington Can Keep Sudan’s Civil War From Getting Worse
A concerted diplomatic push is needed to allay a deepening humanitarian catastrophe.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi, Russia, on May 19. Has Trump Finally Turned on Putin?
The U.S. president is showing fresh signs of exasperation with his Russian counterpart, but will it stick?
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 7. Do Trump and Bibi Have a Longer-Term Middle East Strategy?
Tom Friedman on the region’s big shifts—and how the rest of the world sees it.
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Leaders pose in front of a big sign that reads: "BRICS." In Rio, BRICS Tries to Play it Safe
The summit’s focus on economic development and climate still managed to provoke threats from Trump.
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Two people wade through flooding caused by high ocean tides in low-lying parts of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Marshall Islands, on Feb. 20, 2011. USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
Trump’s dismantling of the aid agency has jeopardized U.S. commitments to the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
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An exterior view of the U.S. State Department building in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Washington on April 15. The State Department Overhaul Is Long Overdue
Severe mission creep has distracted U.S. diplomacy from its core purpose in an era of great-power competition.
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From left to right: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose for a group picture during a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on July 1. The Quad Isn’t Quitting
Washington, New Delhi, Tokyo, and Canberra make common cause on common ground.
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Dozens of protesters are seen from overhead as they wave their hands and flags. Many of the protesters carry umbrellas, and several shelter beneath long banners in the colors of the Thai flag. A woman in a yellow shirt at the center of the crowd has spotted the camera and waves at it. No Winners in Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute
The Thai prime minister’s coalition is hanging by a thread, while her Cambodian counterpart looks sidelined.
