List of Leaders articles
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Biden-president-approval-global-poll-yougov-foreign-policy-HP The World Is Glad to See Biden Take Office
In major countries, the new U.S. president starts with favorable approval ratings from day one—with the notable exception of Russia.
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President-elect Joe Biden listens as Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken speaks at an event to introduce key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments at the Queen Theatre on November 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. A Face Lift Can’t Fix the State Department
The Biden administration plans a quick reform of American diplomacy—but fixing the rot requires going much bigger.
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People wearing protective face masks hold banners during a protest against draft laws used to threaten abortion-rights protesters in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 20. Trump’s Legacy Is a Global Alliance Against Women’s Rights
U.S. conservatives have forged dangerous ties on abortion with reactionaries abroad.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez watches President Donald Trump's State of the Union address It Takes More Than a Diverse Cabinet to Advance a Feminist Foreign Policy
The Biden administration must move beyond superficial inclusion and actively promote gender equality globally while seeking to reverse the harm done in the name of forever wars.
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Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th U.S. president at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20. Saul Loeb/REUTERS President Biden Pledges a Fresh Start for America
With Trump gone, Biden talks up the need for unity and renewal after four years of bitter division.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Marine One as they depart the White House in Washington on Jan. 20. Advice to National-Security Republicans as Biden Takes Office
Republicans should start off on the right foot as we transition into the opposition.
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Donald Trump and Boris Johnson arrive for a bilateral meeting during the G-7 summit on Aug. 25, 2019 in Biarritz, France. Why Boris Johnson Won’t Clash With Joe Biden
Britain’s prime minister has always been a political weathervane, and he knows the wind from across the Atlantic is now blowing in a different direction.
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden Can Reinvent American Power for a Post-Trump World
The U.S. president-elect promises a humble foreign policy. That can start by coming to terms with America’s diminished capacity to lead the world after Trump.
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Candy Boyd, owner of the Boyd Funeral home, speaks during an interview next to an empty casket and cabinets built for expanded storage capacity of embalmed bodies awaiting burial due to the surge of Covid-19 deaths on Jan. 14, 2021 in Los Angeles. The U.S. Coronavirus Response Might Be a Crime Against Humanity
The Trump administration callously dismissed the deaths of the most vulnerable, including minorities.
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on a stage in Delaware. What to Expect in Biden’s First 100 Days in Foreign Policy
From climate change to China to ending the forever wars, here are 10 of the biggest challenges facing the Biden foreign-policy team as it takes office.
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A protester is seen in demonstrations denouncing China's treatment of its ethnic Uighur population. Pompeo Declares China’s Crackdown on Uighurs ‘Genocide’
The Trump administration’s final parting shot at Beijing poses a diplomatic challenge for Biden on his first day in office.
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A view of the U.S. Capitol and police tape ahead of the inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in Washington on Jan. 19. A Democracy Summit Is More Urgent Than Ever
Jan. 6 gave the world’s democracies a glimpse of their own mortality, but it can also be a catalyst for revival.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan Congress Will Continue Probing Pompeo’s Military Housing Long After He Departs State
Internal emails reveal Pompeo may have benefited from tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for upkeep at his residence.
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Members of the U.S. National Guard walk the largely empty streets of Washington on Jan. 17. Ahead of Biden’s Inauguration, a Solemn Eeriness Descends on the Capital
A maze of checkpoints stretches across Washington’s commercial and residential districts, webbed in caution tape and patrolled by thousands of troops.
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President-elect Joe Biden announces key climate and energy appointments at the Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on Dec. 19. America Must Reclaim the Global Lead on Climate Change
Five places to start undoing the Trump administration’s damage and rebuilding U.S. leadership.
