
The Sullivan Model
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s “once-in-a-generation intellect,” is facing a once-in-a-generation challenge.

Biden Team’s Embrace of Europe Falls Short on Content
Outcomes, not optics, should be the measure of U.S. policy in Europe.

Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine
His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.

Biden’s ‘Foreign Policy for the Middle Class’ Is a Revolution
The new administration is trying to forge a new national consensus on grand strategy that doesn’t privilege the rich.

Getting the Quad Right Is Biden’s Most Important Job
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is the best hope for standing up to China.

Meet Biden’s Middle East Team
Brett McGurk, who served under Bush, Obama, and Trump, is bringing aboard a Middle East team to the National Security Council that includes several former staffers from the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State.

Who’s to Blame for Stalling U.S.-Iran Negotiations?
Biden was expected to revive the nuclear deal quickly—but as pro-Iran militias attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Washington strikes back in Syria, direct talks aren’t on the horizon.

Confidence, Humility, and the United States’ New Direction in the World
A transcript of Antony Blinken’s remarks on U.S. foreign policy.

America’s Forever Wars Have Come Back Home
It’s no coincidence that, after years of fighting abroad, the United States is beset with paranoia, loss of trust, and increasingly bitter divisions.

Biden Was Right: America Is Back
The country’s reputation won’t be fixed anytime soon, but the fact that it’s trying is a sign of exceptionalism—and a return to the United States’ finest tradition.

NATO Needs to Deal With China Head-On
The Western alliance is unprepared to counter the direct and growing challenge from Beijing.

America Is Back. But Can Allies Ever Trust It Again?
Fears of another Trump make it even more urgent that allies work with Biden now.

America Is Going the Same Way as the Soviets in Afghanistan
The Soviet withdrawal was a disaster. The U.S. version looks eerily similar.

Who Robert Malley Is—and Isn’t
The Biden administration’s Iran envoy has become an object of controversy—for good reasons and bad.

America’s Supply Chains Are Foreign Policy Now
Why the push to bring home manufacturing won’t work—and what Biden should do instead.

Biden’s Trade Plans Will Boost China’s Power in Asia
Supporting the middle class at home and reasserting leadership abroad may be mutually exclusive, especially in Asia.

America’s India Problem Is All About Russia
Forget U.S. sanctions over arms deals. Indian-Russian alignment is in Washington’s best interest.

Biden’s Foreign-Policy Values Aren’t ‘Normal’
The new president wants his strategy to seem reassuring. It’s anything but.

America Is Back. Europe, Are You There?
Europeans say they want cooperation with Washington. Their latest actions speak a different language.

‘America Is Back,’ Biden Says
The new president returns to traditional foreign policy—with a big dash of populism.