List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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The president of Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay stand holding hands in front of a waterfall. The EU-Mercosur Deal Is a Hedge Against the Donroe Doctrine
As the United States pursues gunboat diplomacy, Europe and South America are choosing cooperation instead.
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An illustration of a large bald eagle perched atop small shipping containers with the flag of Venezuela draped over them, surrounded by oil barrels, soldiers, a fighter jet, a warship, and an oil rig. They are set against an icy landscape and a blue, cloudy sky. The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Foreign Policy
Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.
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A military vehicle flies a U.S. flag from a hill overlooking a tall border fence with brush in the foreground. The Dangerous Fallout of Trump’s Retreat to the Hemisphere
The revolution in U.S. foreign policy will lead to a much less stable world.
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Donald Trump holds an umbrella. Trump’s Fantastical Geopolitics
The White House’s aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.
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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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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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An illustration shows Donald Trump from the nose down with a red oil rig as a tie. The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Makes No Sense
Even a generous reading results in a heap of contradictions.
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley speaks to a group of reporters outside of the Senate chamber in the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
The early procedural success indicates that lawmakers may have reached their limits on Trump’s expansive interpretation of Article 2 powers.
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Artwork is displayed in a glass case depicting U.S. President Donald Trump wearing traditional Greenlandic snow goggles and clothing (a white puffy jacket) while digging up minerals with a kayak paddle. Trump’s Greenland Fixation Curdles Into a Crisis
Could the president really be so reckless that he would risk undoing America’s strongest alliance?
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U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, both wearing dark suits, walk together in the Gyeongju National Museum. The room has both red and gray carpet, wooden beams, and features a row of alternating South Korean and U.S. flags. South Korea’s Nuclear Latency May Be Washington’s Least Bad Option
With U.S. extended deterrence under strain, managing Seoul’s nuclear hedging may be safer than trying to stop it.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine speaks at a podium while U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, standing to his right, looks on. Democrats Scathing, Republicans Exultant Over Maduro Capture
The polarized response to the Venezuela military operation shows how deeply divided Congress is on Trump’s foreign policies.
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A painting shows soldiers on two sides firing rifles at each other with slain soldiers lying in heaps on either side and in the middle of the clash. The soldiers on the left wear uniforms with green jackets and fly a Mexican flag; on the right, American soldiers in blue jackets advance under their flag. James Polk’s Warning for Donald Trump
The Mexican-American War offers sobering reminders of the current U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
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A protester holds up a sign depicting U.S. President Donald Trump’s signature hair atop the outline of Greenland during a demonstration near the U.S. Consulate building outside Nuuk, Greenland. Annexing Greenland Would Be a Strategic Catastrophe
Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.
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From right: U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 3. Venezuela Might Be Where Trump’s Luck Runs Out
The president keeps threading the needle between the extremely hawkish and dovish factions of his base.
