List of Leaders articles
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks out of Number 10 Downing Street to greet the Sultan of Oman in London on August 6, 2024. The Ruthless Government of Keir Starmer
Across the board, Britain’s new leader is harder-edged than his Tory predecessors ever were.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 11. Democrats’ Gaza Policy Is Repelling Arab American Voters
The Uncommitted Movement is putting pressure on Kamala Harris in key swing states, including Michigan.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves after paying his respects at the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar Memorial in Warsaw, Poland. Modi’s Kyiv Trip Signals a Subtle Shift
As the Indian prime minister meets Ukraine’s president on Friday, it marks a departure in New Delhi’s foreign policy.
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Security guards are seen in shadowed silhouette as they walk through a hallway at the convention center where the Democratic National Convention is being held. A large screen behind them shows the words "DNC 2024" in front of a bright blue background. DNC Offers Few Clues on Harris’s Foreign Policy
A botched rollout of the party platform shows how foreign policy is a sideshow in U.S. elections.
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A destroyed Russian tank sits on the edge of a cornfield, partially blackened and squashed, beneath a partly cloudy sky. In the background, the fields stretch on until they hit a low tree line, and telephone wires stretch between the rows of corn. Ukraine’s Offensive Bolsters Russia’s Separatists
A disparate collection of minorities hopes to bring down Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to watch the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2022. In Russia, Ukraine’s Invasion Pops Putin’s Bubbles
After years of propaganda about the existential threat from Ukraine, Russians respond with a collective shrug.
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Barack Obama stands at a lectern with blurred faces and signs behind him. What Harris Can Take From Obama’s Very First Convention Speech
Twenty years later, the case for progressive patriotism rings true.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, pictured on the left, and former President Donald Trump, pictured on the right. How Trump and Harris Differ on Economic Policy
Economist Adam Posen says the two campaigns diverge sharply on migration and the dollar, but have both proposed industrial policies that are “not fit for purpose.”
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A Ukrainian military vehicle drives past a destroyed border checkpoint amid Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia, in the Sumy region, Ukraine, on Aug. 14. The Geopolitical Opportunity of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive
The incursion shows Washington the way to a smarter pivot to Asia.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waits to speak at a campaign rally in Wayne, Mich., on Aug. 8. IR Experts Back Kamala Harris
A new poll reveals significant support for the presumptive Democratic nominee—and trust that she could handle an international crisis.
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A Ukrainian military vehicle drives past the remains of another in the Sumy region, Ukraine, amid the Ukrainian incursion into neighboring Kursk, Russia, on Aug. 13. Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive Is a Turning Point in the War
The biggest impact is the destruction of Vladimir Putin’s narrative for victory.
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov looks on during a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin in Moscow. Inside Putin’s Kremlin
John Sullivan, Washington’s former ambassador to Moscow, on how power works in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrive for a family picture during the European Council Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on June 27, 2024. Europe’s New Dividing Line Is Security
The continent has moved on from big internal fights over money and migration.
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Russian tank in Kursk Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia Could Bring a Quicker End to the War
One aim of the surprise breakthrough may be for Kyiv to gain leverage in negotiations.
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Then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a hearing on Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, D.C. What Harris Learned Investigating Russian Interference
On the Senate Intelligence Committee, Harris had a front-row seat to Moscow’s meddling.
