U.S. Foreign Policy

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.

Accused of atrocities, Cameroon is only the latest to jump in, employing a firm that just brought on Donald Trump’s former acting attorney general.

Washington needs to establish deterrence with Moscow. But in the long term, it needs to focus on building trust.

A single administrative act could put the Trump administration on a path toward a new nuclear deal with Tehran.

Japan and South Korea continue a historic dispute while Turkey exits the F-35 program amid tensions with the United States.

A political program that does not envision statehood for the Palestinians could reverse the Gulf Arab states’ tentative warming toward Israel.

Maximum pressure could still deliver strategic outcomes.

It’s time for Washington to renegotiate its ties with Cameroon's absentee leader.

A new think tank funded by George Soros and Charles Koch wants to end American interventionism, but shows no understanding of what motivates it.

The United States is not making progress in its trade war with China or in nuclear talks with North Korea.

Amid tensions between Washington and Tehran, the U.S. Department of Defense needs a Senate-confirmed leader.

The U.S. foreign-policy establishment shouldn’t balk at pledges to roll back national security commitments.

The current White House has legitimate concerns but counterproductive solutions.

Democratic presidential candidates—and a new group of wonks—are committed to fixing rampant gender inequalities in the national security workplace.

We know what the candidates want to talk about. Here's what journalists should be asking.

Trump backs down from Iran strikes, the Pentagon gets a new chief, and Istanbul returns to the polls.

If John Bolton isn’t careful, he could go the way of William Clark, whose hawkish policies sowed White House discord.

Contrary to popular belief, drones aren’t further destabilizing global conflicts—they’re creating a way for leaders to de-escalate crises.