List of Leaders articles
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A truck is loaded with a shipping container in the Port of Montreal. Stacks of containers sit in the background. Trump’s Long-Promised Tariffs Upend Global Trade
It’s a new reality for a country, and a planet, whose post-World War II prosperity was ushered in by a decades-long effort to dismantle trade barriers.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appear at a welcoming ceremony in Tehran on Jan. 23, 2016. Tehran’s Wake‑Up Call for Beijing
The sudden U.S. attack on Iran could complicate China’s Taiwan calculus.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with a group of foreign executives in Beijing on March 28. China Has Picked Its New Model Entrepreneurs
A recent meeting shows the message that Xi wants to send to private industry.
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A collage illustration shows hands shaking with semicircle charts colored dots and swinging cargo containers. The Trump Trade Tracker
The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.
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Ukrainian soldiers fire self-propelled artillery toward Russian positions in the eastern Donetsk region on Aug. 8, 2024. How Trump’s Pivot on Ukraine Might Impact the War
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on the possibilities for peace.
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Donald Trump holds gold scissors as he prepares to cut a red tape tied between two stacks of papers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. Trump’s Missed Opportunities Are Piling Up
The Trump administration had an unprecedented chance to change the United States for the better.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 7. Trump Is Pushing India to Submit to China
Without clear U.S. support, the cost of resisting Beijing is too high.
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An illustration shows Xi Jinping sitting at a table covered with a red cloth. He cuts a plate and dumpling in half with giant scissors. Other fractured plates and chopsticks litter the table around him. Xi Jinping’s War on Dinner Is Hurting China’s Economy
An anti-corruption campaign is chilling consumption.
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Crowds watch outside of Stonewall National Monument as people take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March in New York City. The U.S. Is Abandoning the Global Fight for Equality
Washington is increasingly playing a central role in the backlash against LGBTQ people.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 4. On Defending Human Rights, America Returns to First Principles
But for the new policy on democracy and human rights to work, Donald Trump needs to stop undermining them.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the south lawn of the White House in Washington on July 15. What Trump Doesn’t Get About AI Innovation
Tech giants are clamoring for more, not less, regulation because they know guardrails will facilitate innovation.
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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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A person wearing a red MAGA hat holds a bullhorn. Flags of Iran and Israel are seen in the crowd. No, MAGA Is Not Isolationist
Donald Trump has the support of his base for a muscular foreign policy.
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Workers assemble cars at the newly renovated Ford assembly plant in Chicago. The United States Can’t Have a Manufacturing Renaissance Without Innovation
Trump’s cuts and erratic policies are undermining the foundation of American competitiveness.
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Biden walks between massive white columns outside of the White House. He wears a dark suit and a blue tie, and his head is tilted down toward the ground. Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable.
Impunity for abetting war crimes weakens U.S. democracy.
