National Security Agency

America’s greatest success story in Africa has degenerated into its biggest failure.

Some policies may be worth keeping, but Trump’s handling of allies and withdrawals from conflict zones are not among them.

Five former officials from the Trump and George W. Bush administrations share their foreign-policy advice for the new team.

With Avril Haines and Lloyd Austin confirmed, key officials are starting to offer hints of what’s in store.

Republicans should start off on the right foot as we transition into the opposition.

Instead of talking about “binders full of women,” the new president has appointed several key female leaders in the national security agencies—but the U.S. government is still a long way from gender parity.

Biden’s nomination of a retired general to head the Pentagon reinforces a dangerous trend. His confirmation must come with concrete safeguards.

The appointment of Kurt Campbell as Biden’s right hand on Asia will supercharge the incoming administration’s policy to counter China.

Rebuilding Republican credibility in national security will require an honest look at Trumpism—and a return to our party’s foreign-policy principles.

Why Biden could lose the left, the peril of persuasion in the Big Tech age, and old rivals join forces in Kashmir.

Jake Sullivan spent several years working on a less ambitious approach to U.S. global interests that could disappoint both internationalists and progressives.

Nancy McEldowney is one of several former senior foreign service officers expected to join the senior ranks of the new U.S. administration.

The U.S. president-elect laid out most of his national security team even as more Republicans abandoned Trump and his legal battles over the election results.

This is a lame-duck presidency unlike any other and the potential for surprises—and conflict—are high.

Refusing to concede and start the transition creates mostly hindrances, not disasters. But on key issues, obstructing Biden puts America in danger.

Officials are warily watching for adversaries like Russia, Iran, and North Korea to exploit the moment.

The Trump administration’s decision to scale back briefings on election security needs to be reversed. Here’s how to do it.

Trump’s friends have opted for their usual grievance politics.

A Trump empowered with a second term would be a threat to the United States, especially in Asia.

Washington’s honest broker built a National Security Council that placed a lot of power in the hands of a trusted few—despite the chance that those hands might belong to someone like Trump.