List of North America articles
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Antonio Guterres is sitting down in front of a UN flag and gestures toward Donald Trump, who is sitting down in front of a United States flag. UNGA Beyond the Conflicts
The U.N. forges ahead on climate and AI despite U.S. ambivalence and mixed messaging.
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Two American flags wave in front of an oil refinery on a cloudy day, while smoke billows from the many smokestacks on the roof of the facility. Trump Takes His Fossil Fuel Crusade Global
The U.S. leader is pressuring the world to abandon climate action. Will it work?
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leans on his left elbow while listening via an audio device on his left ear. He is wearing a striped tie and is seated at a green desk among other dignitaries. Lula and Trump’s Backstage Breakthrough
The apparent thaw between the two leaders is a reminder of why the U.N. still matters.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk up an escalator as they arrive to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Trump Told the U.N. the Hard Truth: It Failed
The global body has failed in its mission to stop conflict. Let’s see if the U.S. can do better in Ukraine.
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Canadian soldiers secure the rotor blades of a CH-147F Chinook helicopter during Operation Nanook, the Canadian Armed Forces' annual Arctic training and sovereignty operation, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Canada Is NATO’s Soft Underbelly
The alliance has reacted swiftly to Russian incursions in Eastern Europe. It’s less prepared to do so in the Arctic.
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Senator Chuck Schumer stands at a lecturn gesturing to a sign with Donald Trump speaking on it. How Shutting Down the U.S. Government Became the New Normal
Thirty years ago, a dangerous precedent was established that permanently altered the rules of political combat.
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Trump signs a document at his desk. He wears a navy suit and a blue tie. The H-1B Visa Fiasco Is Accelerating America’s Decline
Trump’s new $100,000 fee for high-skilled workers is another nail in the coffin for U.S. prosperity.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House in Washington on Aug. 18. Europe’s Hippopotamus Strategy for Handling Trump
EU policymakers should channel their inner naturalists as they adapt to Trumponomics.
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Donald Trump at UNGA with one finger pointing toward the audience. Trump’s United Nations Grievance Airing
The U.S. president used his lengthy speech at UNGA to rail against immigration, climate activism, escalators, and more.
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U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a trilateral signing with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Nobel Peace Prize for Department of War President?
Trump cites peace deals, but most are false wins.
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A high angle view shows Donald Trump reading from an open notebook with large type at a lectern with a mic. Trump to U.N.: ‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’
Read Trump’s full address at the U.N. General Assembly.
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King Charles III and U.S. President Donald Trump ride in a royal carriage through the Windsor Castle estate in Windsor, England, on Sept. 17. Is Trump Taking Treaties Back to the Middle Ages?
The White House has usurped the power to make foreign treaties and keeps their texts secret.
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a United Nations General Assembly meeting organized by France and Saudi Arabia in support of a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, seen in New York City on Sept. 22. UNGA Puts Palestine in the Spotlight
Day 1 of the gathering’s high-level week was dominated by discussion of a two-state solution.
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The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, speaks at a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting to discuss Russian incursions into NATO airspace, in New York. UNGA Kicks Off Against Backdrop of Budget Crisis
As 150 leaders gather in New York, the serious diplomacy will happen on the sidelines.
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Trump signs a document at a desk, next to a child also writing on a desk. Trump Is Learning Geopolitics 101 in Real Time
A guide to pushing the U.S. president more quickly up his learning curve.
