geopolitics

Iran may call it a day after its token strike at U.S. forces in Iraq—but will its proxy forces?

The Kremlin is expected to leap at a chance to further undermine U.S. credibility in the Middle East.

Iran divides and disrupts in the Middle East, but it has a different playbook in Pakistan.

Several important events occurred this year, but few did anything to significantly alter global trends.

Washington could find itself fighting its way back into the region for the first time since World War II.

Another delay won’t help achieve lasting peace. What the world’s youngest country needs is an exit strategy for its old-guard leaders.

Beijing won’t tolerate dissent at home. But when foreigners criticize its geopolitical tactics, it listens.

Washington and Berlin face off again over Nord Stream 2 as European ships are targeted.

After two decades of war in the desert, Canadian troops must relearn how to operate in the frozen north.

Team Trump is trying to pull Hungary back from its cozy relationship with Moscow and Beijing. But it comes at a cost, critics say.

Encouraging a coup in Caracas will give Russia and China a foothold in the United States’ backyard.

The world’s best national security minds know to study every aspect of foreign policy. That’s not enough.

The country’s civil war is over — and an entirely new one has started, with the United States at the center of it.

It's still not too late to save America's trading future.

There are almost no checks and balances on the administration’s conduct of international affairs. And most Americans are fine with that.

An insider’s view on how we got here — and what Trump can do about it.

Environmental violations thrust Nord Stream 2 and its European partners into an awkward position.

The Trump administration’s Asia policy is the worst of all possible worlds.

The first step to solving the North Korean problem is removing U.S. troops from the middle of it.

Donald Trump’s Syria strike may have upstaged Xi Jinping’s summit, but Beijing is only too happy to see the United States trap itself again in the Middle East.