List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 28. Trump’s Choice on Iran
Will he be the president to finally break America’s addiction to Middle East interventions?
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An excavator works in Urumqi Cultural Park in Urumqi, China, on Dec. 24, 2024. International Hotel Giants Are Profiting Despite Genocide in Xinjiang
Rather than reducing their exposure to the region, companies are on a building spree.
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A woman in a black-and-white checkered shirt, sunglasses, and a black headscarf walks on a sidewalk past a bright red wall mural. A simple drawing of a flying blue drone takes up most of the wall, surrounded by silhouettes of bats flapping their wings, and a large white searchlight extends from the drone to the lower right corner of the wall. The False Binary at the Heart of Trump’s Iran Strategy
The United States already lives with a near-nuclear Iran—and has for some time.
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Three ships sail in the South China Sea: one that is gray and blue, one that is yellow and black, and one that is white with the words China Coast Guard on its side. Beijing’s Play for Sandy Cay
China’s salami-slicing in the South China Sea is eroding U.S. credibility.
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A worker rests on top of stacks of food aid in a storage tent in Burundi. ‘Trade, Not Aid’ Rings More Hollow Than Ever
As global trade fractures, it’s time to retire one of development’s most persistent—and misleading—slogans.
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends the U.N. Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2019. The Realist Case for Global Rules
You don’t need to be an idealist to be worried about Donald Trump’s approach to global order.
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Donald Trump wears a red hat and points his finger. Actually, Trump Has a Coherent Vision
What seems like chaos is in fact a unified plan to reshape the United States.
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Trump's silhouette is seen before a U.S. flag. America Still Has a ‘Values-Based’ Foreign Policy
It’s increasingly difficult to understand Trump’s foreign policy without an ideological lens.
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A man in a uniform carries an American flag along a beach. How America Blew Its Unipolar Moment
An international order founded not on institutions but on hegemonic benevolence proved impossible to sustain.
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A metal sculpture of a hand stretches up from a pedestal, palm facing the sky. An oil rig is balance on top of it. Midrise buildings are visible in the background, looming against a pale gray cloudy sky. Give Negotiations With Venezuela a Chance
There are signs Trump might abandon “maximum pressure.” That’s good news for U.S. interests—and Venezuelan democracy.
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Ramaphosa and Trump sit next each other and engage in debate. We Can No Longer Dismiss Trump’s Blatant Racism
The meeting with Ramaphosa marked a reversion to the open racism of U.S. presidents long past.
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President Donald Trump addresses the audience at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center while attending a Saudi-U.S. business investment forum, on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trump Gets the Middle East Right
The U.S. president has correctly abandoned decades of tradition in the region.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks alongside Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner (L) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe during a Declaration of Principles signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington on April 25. The ‘America First’ Case for U.S. Engagement in Africa
The Trump administration should embrace a smarter form of transactionalism.
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A man sits with his hands clasped and one elbow on an armchair in front of a world map. Where Have All the Geostrategists Gone?
The life and meaning of Zbigniew Brzezinski.
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A section of border wall fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border between San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, on April 24. What Happens if U.S. Drones Strike Mexico?
Trump is considering unilateral military action against drug cartels.
