geopolitics

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.

Recep Erdogan's slow-motion plan to abandon democracy — and buy the West's silence — is almost complete.

The hidden backstory to the latest diplomatic blowup between Turkey and Europe.

For those keeping score in our contest to pick President Trump’s first foreign policy crisis, these are the ones that haven’t happened yet.

How corporations, activists, and politicians turned the language of human rights into meaningless babble.

Literally, there’s a five-point plan that she has used to take down macho adversaries her entire career.

China’s railway from the Pacific to London showcases the country's turn toward Europe at a time of tension with the United States.

For 100 years, the United States has championed democracies around the world. Trump is about to undo this pillar of American security and decency.

From Filipino folk to Ukrainian pop to the Rolling Stones, it was a turbulent political year, with a soundtrack to match.

It’s time to start setting priorities for the coming year of war and conflict.

Despite the hand-wringing of the Trumpophobes, there’s a lot of rationality and realism behind the president-elect’s evolving strategy.