List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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Donald Trump holds gold scissors as he prepares to cut a red tape tied between two stacks of papers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. Trump’s Missed Opportunities Are Piling Up
The Trump administration had an unprecedented chance to change the United States for the better.
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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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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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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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Crew members gather on a dock before the USS Santa Fe as the flags of the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom wave. If AUKUS Is Toast, What Should Australia Do Next?
Amid Elbridge Colby’s review of the submarine deal, three books consider the future of the alliance itself.
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An illustration shows the legs and shoes of a person with either foot astride the opening of the Panama Canal. The legs are covered in the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag. A container ship is seen entering the canal. A Man, a Plan, and a Long History of Overplayed Hands
Trump did not invent hardball U.S. diplomacy with Panama. Then, as now, it is doomed to backfire.
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Trump and Putin Trump’s Ukraine Shift Sends the Right Signal to Putin
But there won’t be peace without additional pressure on the Kremlin.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv on December 19, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine’s Democracy Has Stalled
With the United States ceasing to care, Ukraine’s domestic reforms are falling flat.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a media briefing during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, on July 11. Why Rubio’s Asia Visit Was a Total Bust
ASEAN leaders will have noticed Washington’s increasing preoccupation with the Middle East and Western Hemisphere.
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An illustration shows Donald Trump's face on a historical drawing of Andrew Jackson astride a horse. A hand tips a hat. Trump's face smirks and looks to the side. If Trump Is Neither Hawk nor Dove, What Is He?
The president’s recent moves don’t fit the usual binary of U.S. foreign policy—but there is a historical precedent.
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Demonstrators raise their phones showing images of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against cartoons depicting Khamenei published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, outside the French embassy in Iran's capital Tehran on January 11, 2023. Iran Policy Has Gone Postmodern
The Trump administration’s analysis of the war with Iran is an exercise in pure narrative.
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Trump sits at a long table and motions with both palms raised as he speaks. Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi are seated beside him; all wear business formal attire. Trump Appears to Move off Regime Change Approach to Cuba
New policy memo stops short of maximum pressure in a blow to hard-liners.
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Leaders pose in front of a big sign that reads: "BRICS." In Rio, BRICS Tries to Play it Safe
The summit’s focus on economic development and climate still managed to provoke threats from Trump.
