List of North America articles
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A Sri Lankan security officer stands guard at a roadside checkpoint in Minuwangoda on May 14. You Can’t Defeat Tomorrow’s Terrorists by Fighting Yesterday’s Enemy
Countries from Sri Lanka and Israel to the United States and Norway have failed to prevent attacks because their intelligence agencies were fixated on the last threat rather than the next one.
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An armed police officer is seen in front of Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 11. Jihadis Go to Jail, White Supremacists Go Free
Western governments are guilty of a double standard when it comes to policing digital hate culture. If they want to prevent the next attack, they need to recognize the threat of online white supremacists and act to stop them.
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A man walks up the steps in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2018. The United States’ Problems Aren’t What You Think They Are
America’s decline resembles nothing so much as the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Presidential candidates should take note.
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A Hezbollah supporter displays a picture of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini as he marks Ashura in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Oct. 1, 2017. The Hidden Sources of Iranian Strength
Iran’s ties with its proxies are far deeper than the Trump administration understands.
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An old billboard displaying a U.S. flag stands on the United States’ side of the U.S.-Mexico border in California on April 3. The Age of Nostalgia
Liberals shouldn’t leave emotion to the right-wing populists.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) speaks with Cuban President Fidel Castro (R) on 16 April, 1999, Venezuelan Democracy Was Strangled by Cuba
Decades of infiltration helped ruin a once-prosperous nation.
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North Korea appears to test its military weapon systems, firing two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea, on May 9 according to South Korean officials, in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The United States Needs a Gray-Zone Strategy Against North Korea
Pyongyang thrives on provocation. Washington has to learn to counter it.
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Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Training and Doctrine Command David Halverson observes an Arabic immersion class at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's facility in Seaside, California, on Feb. 20. U.S. Military Slashes Foreign-Language Training
The cut to immersion programs comes as the Pentagon redirects resources to Trump’s border wall and reduces America’s troop presence overseas.
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Iranians gather in Tehran during a demonstration to support the goverment's decision to pull out from the nuclear deal on May 10. Iranians Will Tolerate Hardship but Not Capitulation
Tehran’s recent nuclear policy announcements were driven by the inescapable constraints of domestic politics.
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MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7, attached to Carrier Strike Group 12 and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, are recalled to Naval Station Norfolk on September 15, 2018. (Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) U.S. Sends More Firepower to Counter Iran
National security experts warn the two countries may be headed toward a military confrontation.
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U.S. President Donald Trump stands in front of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a NATO family picture in Brussels on May 25, 2017. Trump Is Letting Orban Walk All Over the United States
It is time to protect U.S. interests by avoiding deals with Hungary.
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Demonstrators burn a makeshift U.S. flag during a rally in Tehran on May 10. The World This Weekend
U.S. relations with Iran continued to unravel as South Africa went to the polls.
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Iranian demonstrators carry a portrait of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Tehran on May 10. There Is Still Time for Diplomacy With Iran
The risk of war has risen. But a diplomatic solution remains likely.
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U.S. and Chinese flags at the Qingdao free trade port area in China's Shandong province on May 8. Here’s What a Progressive China Strategy Would Look Like
Trump’s trade war won’t put Washington on strong footing to compete with Beijing.
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China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier leaves port for sea trials from the northeast city of Dalian on May 13, 2018. China’s New Carrier Shows Beijing Is Done Playing Defense
A growing fleet means much bigger regional ambitions.
