List of Foreign & Public Diplomacy articles
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A passenger arriving from South Africa is tested for COVID-19 at Schiphol airport on Dec. 2 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The World Is Starting to Doubt Biden’s Promise That ‘America Is Back’
From omicron restrictions to the Iran deal and the democracy summit, Washington is making questionable calls that don’t inspire confidence in U.S. leadership.
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Dodik and Putin shake hands standing in front of their respective flags. What Russia Really Wants in the Balkans
The Kremlin is destabilizing Bosnia and Herzegovina in pursuit of broader strategic goals.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands. Kremlin Says Second Biden-Putin Meeting Is in the Works
Talk of a virtual summit comes as U.S. officials are increasingly alarmed by Russia’s military buildup near its border with Ukraine.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is seen prior to his meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on October 6, 2021. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Iran’s New Top Diplomats Are a Problem
Tehran needs to restore the nuclear deal—but the Raisi administration’s officials aren’t up for the job.
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Myanmar armed forces chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing waves during the inauguration of a new military coast guard in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 6. China Warms Up to Myanmar’s Generals
Months after the coup, Beijing seeks stability—and protections for its investments—above all.
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David Beasley, Abdalla Hamdok, and Abdelaziz al-Hilu attend a World Food Program visit. The World Food Program’s Freelance Diplomacy
David Beasley’s unsanctioned mediation efforts in Khartoum rankle U.S. and U.N. diplomats.
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People walk next to an abandoned tank belonging to Tigrayan forces south of the town of Mehoni, Ethiopia, on Dec. 11, 2020. Why Ethiopia Should Trust the West
As the war against Tigrayan rebels spreads, anti-Americanism is increasing—but mediation by Western powers is the country’s last best hope.
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Sudanese youths protest in the streets of the capital Khartoum on Nov. 4. In Ethiopia and Sudan, U.S. Policy Needs Less Talk and More Teeth
The Biden administration’s tough rhetoric is not enough to avoid a disastrous outcome in the Horn of Africa.
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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (C) gestures during his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in Tehran on Aug. 5. U.S. Policymakers Are Misreading Iran
Ebrahim Raisi needs a deal. Military threats from Washington would derail any remaining hopes of achieving one.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Aleksandr Lukashenko Belarus Boots U.S. Diplomatic Staff, Mimicking Putin
Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko seems to have learned that neutering U.S. diplomacy is cost-free.
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Ali Bagheri Kani and Theodora Gentzis stand side by side in front of their respective countries' flags. Iran’s Emerging New ‘Second Europe’ Strategy May Be Doomed
The Raisi administration’s apparent new approach has been tried before, unsuccessfully.
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Then-Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) speaks with other participants at the Iran nuclear talks on Apr. 27, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. The Threat of War Is the Only Way to Achieve Peace With Iran
Tehran no longer takes Washington seriously. To revive the nuclear deal, the threat of military escalation needs to be on the table.
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Libyans inspect the site of a car bomb attack. Libya’s Chaos Is a Warning to the World
Ten years after Qaddafi’s death, Libya is a harbinger of the enduring global disorder to come.
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Elizabeth Truss arrives for a cabinet meeting. Liz Truss, True Believer
From Brexit-skeptic to face of the “Global Britain” agenda, the new foreign secretary has always seen politics as philosophy in action.
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Biden and Stoltenberg talk after a summit at NATO headquarters. NATO Gives Suspected Russian Spies Das Boot
It’s the latest sign there are few, if any, off ramps for NATO-Russia tensions.
