List of North America articles
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Elbridge Colby (right), the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, attends a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 21. AUKUS Gets Raucous
A U.S. review of the landmark submarine deal is causing consternation across several ponds.
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) attend the EU-China Business Leaders Symposium at the the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Why Isn’t China Wooing Europe?
Beijing thinks it holds all the cards as Trump attacks allies.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the BRICS summit in Kazan. Trump Dredges Up the Russian Oil Fight
Familiar partners face familiar grievances—with more threats and unpredictability.
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Shadows of columns and people are seen in front of a large historic painting of George Washington standing before Congress. The columns obscure much of the foreground, revealing only small fragments of the painting. The Great Dismantling
It’s time to reckon with the end of the old international order—and shape a vision for a new one.
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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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Netanyahu is seen from behind as he sits in a chair with a tall and rectangular back. He has one fist raised to gesture with. Trump is visible out of focus across the table with a serious expression. Both men wear dark suits. Netanyahu’s Hold on Power Is Slipping. Will Trump Help?
The Israeli government could fall soon, triggering new elections.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Trump Has Leverage With Syria’s Neighbors—Here’s How He Should Use It
U.S. pressure on Israel and Turkey could help stabilize Syria.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (R) speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on April 30. The Nvidia Chip Deal Trades Away the United States’ AI Advantage
Right when the Trump administration should be ramping up export controls, its trade strategy is undermining them.
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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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U.S. President Donald Trump kisses Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after addressing a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025 in Washington. Why Trump Keeps Betraying His Base
The Blob is back—and other explanations for the Trump administration’s foreign-policy flip-flops.
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Protestors carry signs as they demonstrate against proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare outside City Hall in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2011. Why Don’t Americans Rise up Against Unpopular Policy Anymore?
The last time a political party paid a price for legislation was in 1989.
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Rare-earth minerals are loaded for export to Japan at a port in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province, on Sept. 5, 2010. Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Critical Minerals?
Inside Washington’s bet to loosen Beijing’s chokehold on these resources.
