List of U.S. Government articles
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Cranes extend into a yellow sky high above stacks of container ships at a port on the Panama Canal. Trump’s Panama Port Predicament
The deal to sever China’s ties to the Panama Canal could boost its influence elsewhere in the region.
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U.S. Marines unload from a V-22 Osprey aircraft at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. What’s the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela?
Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas.
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Donald Trump points with his right hand. The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last
Only the end of Israel’s special relationship with the United States would signal a true end of war.
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María Corina Machado flexes her bicep while speaking into a microphone wearing a white t-shirt with a long sleeve emblazoned with Venezuela's flag colors. Will Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Stick With Trump?
María Corina Machado has embraced the U.S. president’s military buildup in the Caribbean.
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Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024. How to Understand MAGA and America’s New Right
Commentator Emily Jashinsky on COVID and a yearning for culture, religion, and roots.
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Women doctors assist a pregnant patient at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
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Pete Hegseth and Israel Katz are seen standing side by side with an Israeli flag in front of them. The U.S. Deploys 200 Troops to Israel Amid Gaza Cease-Fire
The force will help coordinate humanitarian aid and security but won’t enter Gaza.
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Trump leans down with as a man in a robe and head covering puts an ornate gold medal around his neck. Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Obsession Isn’t Over
His vanity is reshaping geopolitics and opens a way to game U.S. policy.
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Texas National Guard members walk inside the perimeter of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Oct. 8. Trump’s ‘War From Within’
The U.S. president is sending the military into more and more American cities.
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People take photos of rocket artillery units during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3. Don’t Let Chinese Fears of a U.S. Decapitation Strike Lead to Nuclear War
Well-founded or not, Beijing’s fear of a U.S. decapitation strike could prove dangerous. Washington should help mitigate it.
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A child is silhouetted as he walks across a pile of rubble while carrying a flag. How Washington’s Israel-Palestine Peace Process Theology Failed Again and Again
Trump’s plan is just the latest example.
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A Tomahawk missile launches from a boat Why the White House Is Considering Tomahawks for Ukraine
The move makes sense for U.S. strategy, but it may cause heartburn for isolationist and Pacific-focused Pentagon leaders.
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The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed to visitors during the federal government shutdown in Washington. Why America’s ‘Unusual’ Democracy Leads to Shutdowns
Other countries don’t have government shutdowns like the U.S.
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A member of Capitol security walks through an empty rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, the first day of the most recent U.S. government shutdown. How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Impact Washington’s Foreign Policy
Thousands of national security employees will continue working through the shutdown, but there are broader implications.
