U.S. Foreign Policy

The intensification of the liberal-neoconservative alliance under Trump is not good news for Democrats.

On the podcast: Wendy Sherman recounts the grueling path to the Iran nuclear deal.

The president’s views don’t seem to line up with those of his team.

Trump’s U.N. ambassador is the only cabinet official to have emerged from the administration stronger than ever.

The question of a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland is complicated. The White House shouldn’t treat it as a vanity project.

Washington should explore retaliatory measures that impose real costs on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Washington should hand over U.S. military and political roles to other countries, including China.

The United States has a profound interest in helping Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman avoid his own worst impulses.

Military service is a unifying force in a time of deep division.

U.S. foreign policy is ripe for disruption—but only if the left and right get their act together.

The diversity problem predates this administration, but some State Department officials fear it’s getting worse.

If Trump’s advisors are all off giving irrelevant speeches on old preoccupations, who is minding the president?

He was a hero in Vietnam, but he was too quick to advocate for future wars.

In an interview, Tunisian foreign minister says Western-led action in Libya in 2011 was reckless.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia’s former president, on what to make of U.S. foreign policy toward Russia.

Ethnic nationalism is about more than just economic anxieties.

Trade is a complex global system. The White House has misidentified the problem—and created much bigger ones.

Monday’s election is an opportunity for Washington to come down on the side of accountability and constitutional rule.

Here’s what other countries can do to stop him.

Riling up the public against Moscow is good for Democrats in the short term—and bad for America.