List of North America articles
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Palestinian children peek out of holes in their tent at a makeshift displacement camp set up amid building rubble in Gaza City on May 12. How the Oct. 7 Attack on Israel Sank the Palestinian Cause
The war in Gaza galvanized sympathy for Palestinians but little more.
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arctic-sub-GettyImages-85578020 American Shipbuilding Needs Allies
If it wants icebreakers, the United States must embrace the role of junior industrial partner.
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Torn strips of paper frame a historic image of the three World War II leaders. The Post-World War II System Was Always Fragile
Franklin Roosevelt warned that even in peacetime, America’s obligations to the world would continue.
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An illustration shows a horseshoe-shaped magnet with a U.S. flag motif attracting a giant crowd of tiny people toward it. Is American Soft Power Finished?
Joseph Nye’s death marks the end of an era of U.S. foreign policy.
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A statue of a toy soldier holding a gun stands over a fallen toy soldier. Behind the statue is a vintage map of Canada and a bit of the United States. The Long History of U.S.-Canada War Plans
An unthinkable conflict has been gamed out surprisingly often.
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Lines of houses extend to mountains on the horizon. What Abundance Lacks
A bestselling progressive book gets its policy all wrong.
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A line of people including one person holding a large U.S. flag and smaller rainbow flag on a pole, some draped with rainbow flags, cross a crosswalk with the U.S. Capitol in the distance. How Progressives Are Unwittingly Aiding the Rise of Autocracy
Dictators get an unlikely boost from the left’s identity politics.
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Joseph Ny gestures with one hand as he speaks. Joseph Nye Was the Champion of a World That No Longer Exists
The distinguished scholar, who coined “soft power,” shaped five decades of U.S. foreign policy.
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0-trump-xi-china-trade-war-tariff-x Both Xi and Trump Want the Other to Call Them First
A conflict over face is tangling up the trade war’s resolution.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 7, 2022. DOGE Has Its Sights on the Defense Department
One of the worst cost-saving ideas is to close yet more military bases.
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Benjamin Netanyahu sits on a gold-upholstered armchair in the Oval Office of the White House, wearing a dark suit and red tie. A fireplace mantle is visible behind him, crowded with gold vases and other sculptures. Why Netanyahu Might Be on a Collision Course With Trump
The prime minister is learning there’s no carveout for Israel in “America First.”
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A propaganda poster depicts Chairman Mao inside the open top of a jeep reaching out toward an adoring crowd who wave red flags and hold little red books. Is America Facing a ‘Cultural Revolution’?
What to make of the comparisons between Trump and Chairman Mao.
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A man in camouflage and a beret raises his fist as he speaks into a microphone. Can the U.S.-Houthi Cease-Fire Hold?
Trump’s announcement that he would end airstrikes on the militant group in Yemen came as a surprise, but the truce seems shaky at best.
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Indian Air Force personnel stand in front of a Rafale fighter jet during a military aviation exhibition at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru. A Tale of Four Fighter Jets
The aircraft India and Pakistan use to strike each other tell a story of key geopolitical shifts.
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Plaza Accord Why a Pact to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Sense
A proposal to reprise a Reagan-era currency agreement has serious flaws.
