List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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A U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle is seen behind a U.S. flag during during a training session by U.S. soldiers in Nowa Deba, Poland. NATO’s Got a New Backbone
It’s time for the United States to prioritize members of the alliance that understand the Russian threat and are taking it seriously.
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Escobar and Vucic sit in chairs side by side facing each other flanked by the flags of their respective countries. How Biden Lost the Balkans
The United States has deepened its commitments to Serbia’s near-autocratic president and reoriented its regional posture to center Belgrade’s foreign-policy priorities.
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Chris Smith of Mill Hall, Pennsylvania yawns while sitting in the grand stands before his uncle, U.S. Army Spc. Joe Mosser, returned home from Iraq along the 24th Corps Support Group, July 6, 2003 in Ft. Stewart, Georgia. U.S. Foreign Policy Is About to Get Boring
The presidential election is around the corner—and that means “Scranton Joe” is about to take the international stage.
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A Congolese boy looks up toward a sign advertising a commercial center selling Chinese products in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Nov. 3, 2006. Are China and Russia Bad for Africa? That’s the Wrong Question.
Westerners should ask instead what kind of partnerships their own countries offer to the continent.
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Chinese President Jiang Zemin greets U.S. President George W. Bush prior to a meeting of APEC leaders in 2001. What the Bush-Obama China Memos Reveal
Newly declassified documents contain important lessons for U.S. China policy.
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Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen delivers remarks at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on April 20, 2023 in Washington. America Has Dictated Its Economic Peace Terms to China
By refusing negotiation over China’s rise, the United States might be making conflict inevitable.
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (center), the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces and de facto leader of Sudan, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (left), his deputy, attend a ceremony in Khartoum, Sudan, on Dec. 5, 2022. In Sudan, U.S. Policies Paved the Way for War
A misguided effort to integrate the RSF into the Sudanese Armed Forces led to a tragic but predictable conflict.
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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a ceremony to commission two ships from the United States into the Taiwan Navy. Why Does Taiwan Matter to the U.S.?
The Pentagon’s top policymaker, Colin Kahl, details why the island is consequential to U.S. national security strategy.
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Colin Kahl, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. Colin Kahl: ‘We’re All In’ on Supporting Ukraine
The Pentagon’s top policymaker on Kyiv’s forthcoming spring offensive, the impact of recent leaks, and the long-term challenge of China.
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Flags of the US and China are placed ahead of a meeting between US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and China's Agriculture Minister Han Changfu at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing on June 30, 2017. Ukraine and Russia Need a Great-Power Peace Plan
How Washington and Beijing could stop the war in Europe.
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Taiwanese forces participate in drills to show combat readiness at a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. Poll: What Is the Likelihood of War Over Taiwan?
Despite recent escalations, IR scholars think the chance of conflict hasn’t increased in the last year.
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Demonstrators protest in support of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny in front of the chancellery in Berlin. It’s Time for the United States to Join the ICC
Strengthening the international justice system isn’t just the moral choice—it’s also the strategic one.
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Indian National Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge (center) and members of parliament of various opposition parties take part in a protest march against the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case in New Delhi on March 24. Why Does the U.S. Care More About Taiwan’s Democracy Than India’s?
The West’s urge to counter China shouldn’t mean ignoring democratic erosion among its own coalition members.
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A Libyan boy waves a U.S. flag during a mass rally in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, in 2011. Why Isn’t the U.S. in Libya?
Outside powers take a growing interest in this oil-rich African state where the U.S. Embassy has been closed since 2014.
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Newly confirmed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a welcome ceremony at the State Department in Washington,DC on January 27, 2021. Biden’s State Department Needs a Reset
The administration’s diplomacy has underperformed—except at time-wasting talk about democracy.
