List of U.S. Government articles
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WATERLOO, IOWA - DECEMBER 19: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he wraps up a campaign event on December 19, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Iowa Republicans will be the first to select their party's nomination for the 2024 presidential race, when they go to caucus on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Does Trump Have a Foreign-Policy Vision?
A new book lays claim to interpreting the former president’s global legacy—and has a plan for what a second term could accomplish.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, touching his temple with his right hand, delivers remarks at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Congressional Push for Oil Sanctions Puts Biden in a Bind
New measures to punish Iran, Venezuela, and Russia could raise crude prices and hurt Biden in an election year.
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Two members of the Iranian navy stand at attention as a truck carries a massive anti-U.S. billboard during a military parade in Tehran, Iran. Have Israel and the United States Done Enough to Deter Iran?
U.S. allies intercepted hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles, and then Israeli forces counterattacked in a limited strike—but the threat of regional war remains.
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A white-haired man in a suit and tie puts his hand to his mouth and squints. He is flanked by multiple alternating flags of Israel and the United States. The Moral Hazard of Biden’s Support for Israel
The U.S. president can’t stop Israel from retaliating against Iran, but he can choose whether to help Israel manage the consequences.
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A shield design with stars and stripes displays the words "For European Recovery, supplied by the United States of America." Washington Should Squeeze Europe Like It’s 1945
U.S. support for NATO and Ukraine needs to be part of a new trans-Atlantic bargain.
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A protester holding a Palestinian flag stands up at the back of an audience of people seated in a U.S. congressional committee hearing room. Other protesters sitting around him raise up hands painted red to signify blood. In the foreground and slightly out-of-focus, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wears a serious expression as he sits in front of a microphone. Iran’s Attack Complicates Efforts to Condition U.S. Military Aid to Israel
Calls to curb U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza over the humanitarian crisis risk being upended by Israel’s pressing security needs.
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Iranian protesters stand in a crowd around a man who is feeding two large U.S. flags into a fire that already contains an Israeli flag. Protesters in teh background hod flags and chant beneath a night sky. America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East
Israel is in growing danger—but the responsibility lies more in Washington than in Tehran.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses after drawing a red line on a graphic of a bomb while discussing Iran during an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Netanyahu Wants War With Iran. Biden Can Prevent It.
Past U.S. presidents rejected Israel’s push to strike Tehran, but Biden is falling into his trap.
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Nigeriens gather to protest against the U.S. military presence, in Niamey, Niger, on April 13. After Failure in Niger, U.S. Africa Policy Needs a Reset
Instead of trying to put out security fires, U.S. policy should focus on governance and growth.
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A photo collage illustration of Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan within red and white stripes. Republicans Are More United on Foreign Policy Than It Seems
Squabbles over Ukraine aid obscure broader consensus among the party’s two major wings.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appears after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Feb. 20. U.S. Policy on Venezuela Is Converging
Both Democrats and Republicans recognize the need for a more realist approach to Maduro’s government.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk side-by-side on a red carpet as they pass by members of a Japanese honor guard wearing matching white dress uniforms and standing at attention with their rifles at their sides. It’s Too Soon for Biden and Kishida to Take a Victory Lap
Three uncomfortable questions still hang over the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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Two soldiers in combat gear carefully peer around the corner of a wall while a robotic dog stands at their knees. They look across a desert landscape toward a robotic vehicle in the distance. America’s Next Soldiers Will Be Machines
In future wars, U.S. generals want to send robots to face the enemy’s first bullets.
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan-made warships in Yilan. It’s Debatable’s Greatest Hits
In their 100th column, Matt and Emma revisit clashes over Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran—and how to deter an alien invasion.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi take part in an arrival ceremony outside the White House on June 22, 2023. U.S.-India Ties Remain Fundamentally Fragile
If New Delhi and Washington leave frictions to fester, they could ultimately derail future cooperation.
