List of Politics articles
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te stands among military members dressed in uniform as they all pose for a photo. Taiwan Announced Billions More for Defense. Here’s How It Can Deliver.
A new annual strategy document would streamline spending and signal seriousness to allies.
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A person wearing a red cap that reads "Make Iran Great Again." Faulty Assumptions About Iran Have Driven a Failed U.S. Policy
Believing that the clerical regime could be pragmatic was a mistake.
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Frames of Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed in a photo shop in Beijing. Fear the Sphere
Competing spheres of influence will not provide the stability their supporters expect.
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An armed person in a helmet and combat gear holds a gun as they stand in front of a large Iranian flag with a depiction of a bloodied hand pulling on the white part of the cloth. How Russia Is Supporting Iran’s Repression
Moscow is providing the military equipment and internet technology that Tehran is deploying against protesters.
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A woman visits a makeshift memorial honoring Renee Nicole Good outside a home on Portland Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Claims of Vehicular Terrorism in Minnesota Don’t Hold Up
The U.S. government is adopting dangerous language to justify unlawful killing.
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Flowers and a placard showing a drawing of a tombstone with "RIP USAID 1961-2005" on it are seen on the ground in front of the USAID agency seal. U.S. Congress to Provide Billions More in Foreign Aid Than Sought by Trump
The spending bill is a mix of rebuttal and acceptance of Trump’s efforts to overhaul the foreign affairs bureaucracy.
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Serbian riot police face anti-government protesters in Belgrade on Aug. 14, 2025. Is Serbia Heading Toward a Serbo-Maidan?
Mass demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic’s government could turn brutal in the year ahead.
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Digitally altered images of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are prepared to be printed on shirts in Lima, Peru, on Jan. 6. Maduro’s Trial Follows the Twisted Logic of the War on Terrorism
The U.S. government wants the power of war without the rights of prisoners.
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A group of men wearing business formal attire sit at a small round table with a white tablecloth. One man facing away from the camera gestures with an open hand as the others lean in to listen; Sultan Haitham wears black clothes and a black turban as well as a serious expression, his posture very straight as he sits and looks at the camera. The Manager-Monarch Who Saved Oman
Oman’s new(ish) sultan doesn’t do spectacle. He does spreadsheets. And it’s working.
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An illustration shows a fountain pen cap with a gun coming out of the end of it instead of a pen. America’s War Chest in Waiting
Washington's new tool of statecraft is a $200 billion checkbook.
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Donald Trump cuts an imposing figure against a dark nighttime background as he walks across a lawn with a parked helicopter and uniformed military officer standing in front of it. Trump wears a long black coat over a navy suit and red tie, along with a grey ballcap hat reading "USA." Trump Is Teaching the World to Fear America
Goodwill built over decades is now being squandered.
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Protesters with tractors block the A63 motorway near Bayonne, France, during a demonstration called by the Coordination Rurale farmers' union. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Jan. 3: Trump abducts Venezuela’s Maduro, protests continue in Iran, and the U.S. threatens Greenland.
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Military personnel on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar on on December 28, 2025. A Rigged Election Is No Reason to Reengage Myanmar
Washington’s outreach to Myanmar’s junta is shortsighted.
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Dozens of people mill about on a street lined with low-rise buildings and strewn with debris at night. Debris includes tipped-over shopping carts, rolls of toilet paper, and bottles and cans; someone has started a fire in the middle of one pile. Iran’s Currency Crisis Could Be the Regime’s Downfall
Economic disaster has put vast crowds in Tehran’s streets.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz arrives for a Security Council meeting concerning the situation in Venezuela, in New York. 2026 Is Already Challenging the U.N.
The Trump administration’s mix of aggression and withdrawal is testing the international body.
