List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an NCAA championship teams celebration on the South Lawn of the White House on July 22, 2024 in Washington. Kamala Harris Is Not a Realist. I’m Voting for Her Anyway.
The only realist choice in this year’s election is to reject Trump.
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A collage photo illustration showing the eyes of Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, and John F. Kennedy along with the CIA logo. Why CIA Conspiracy Theories Won’t Go Away
As long as the agency carries out needlessly covert operations, the public will suspect the worst.
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Four people use shovels during a groundbreaking. Two cranes behind them display a U.S. flag agasinst a blue, cloud-filled sky. ‘Made in America’ Is on the Ballot in Wisconsin
Two visions of trade and economic policy have played out in a key county in the swing state.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates sits on a couch with a hand to his head against patterned wallpaper. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Not-So-Radical Departure
The author’s decision to write about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shouldn’t come as a surprise to his longtime readers.
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An aerial view of a long line of migrants walking through the jungle. How Migration Became a U.S. Foreign-Policy Priority
The Biden administration quietly helped develop a regional strategy to tackle the issue. Can it survive the U.S. election?
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People stand on top of the remains of an Iranian missile in the Negev desert in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel. What Is Iran Trying to Prove?
Leaders in Tehran believe that Washington will restrain Israel in order to prevent a regional conflagration.
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Vice presidential candidates Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz participate in a debate in New York City. Top Foreign-Policy Takeaways From the Vice Presidential Debate
The two contenders clashed over Iran’s threat to Israel, tariffs on China, border security, and the health of U.S. democracy.
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Dozens of people run away from the camera across a sandy clearing strewn with rubble from partly destroyed midrise buildings looming in the background. Overhead, silver parachutes carrying small aid packages drop from the sky. U.S. Double Standards Are Failing Palestine
One-sided U.S. policy leaves Palestinians and aid workers vulnerable while Israel acts with impunity.
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Protesters gesture at police during anti-government protests in Nairobi on July 16. Kenya’s Anti-Corruption Protests Are a Wake-Up Call for Washington
Checking Russia’s and China’s influence requires promoting good governance abroad.
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A black and white shows President Jimmy Carter in a suit and tie holding a birthday sheet cake. Behind him a man claps and sings as others gather around in a room with arched doorways. Happy Birthday to America’s Most Underrated President
An appreciation of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy on his 100th birthday.
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An illustration shows a hand representing the executive branch in a tug of war with Congress, represented by the U.S. Capitol building on a cliff with the balance of power tipped toward the president. How Congress Can Reclaim Its Role in U.S. Foreign Policy
In the constitutional tug-of-war, why has the legislative branch let go of the rope?
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams participates in the annual Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown on Feb. 25. America’s Adversaries Are Targeting Its Cities and States
A spy scandal in New York is a window into a far bigger problem.
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses parliament during a session to approve his new cabinet appointments in Tehran on August 21, 2024. Iran’s New Outreach to the West Is Risky
Masoud Pezeshkian says he wants to rekindle the nuclear deal. The ball is now in the West’s court.
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A Cameroonian policeman and a gendarme aim their weapons while securing the perimeter of a polling station in southwestern Cameroon on Oct 7, 2018. Rule-of-Law Promotion Should Amount to More Than a Rounding Error
If the United States wants to deter political violence abroad, an ounce of prevention will be worth a pound of cure.
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A soldier uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain as he walks past the front wheels of a B-52H strategic bomber parked at a South Korean Air Force base at Cheongju International Airport on Oct. 19, 2023. South Korea Goes Nuclear. Then What?
Five questions to ask before welcoming Seoul to the nuclear weapons club.
