U.S. Foreign Policy

The Kurds’ commander in chief explains why his forces are finally ready to partner with Assad and Putin.

Tensions and lawlessness could spiral into armed conflict.

The White House’s aggressive deployment of coercive economic tools has given rise to a growing geopolitical backlash.

When it comes to international cooperation, the White House is repeating the mistakes of the past.

National security professionals have a duty to use their influence to fight hyperbole.

Two new memoirs by Samantha Power and Susan Rice show how idealists became insiders—and what was lost along the way.

Impeachment overshadows UNGA, Afghanistan goes to the polls, and Egyptians take to the streets.

On Beijing’s doorstep, Ulaanbaatar continues to defy the geopolitical odds.

Blame U.S. blunders for the worsening crisis in the region.

It’s finally time to breathe new life into the country’s moribund economy.

Rather than distributing military burdens equitably, Washington’s rollbacks weaken both the United States and its allies.

Ordinary Afghans felt excluded from the talks and feared an empowered Taliban.

An abrupt end to a possible deal with the Taliban sticks the United States deeper in the quagmire.

Beijing’s hostility started long before the trade war.

The United States can build on its strategic toehold without buying the entire country.

Growing tensions between long-standing allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could lead to southern secession in Yemen and harm the White House’s pressure campaign on Iran.

Religious leaders can help convince the most ethnocentric and authoritarian U.S. voters to oppose Washington’s backing of abusive dictators.

American elites used to see war as a tragic necessity. Now they’re completely addicted to it.

As U.S. policymakers worry about their special relationship with Ankara, Turkey’s president knows it's already dead.

Many programs in counterterrorism, global health, and cybersecurity are also struggling.