List of U.S. Government articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President Joe Biden prior to the US-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva on June 16, 2021. Appeasement Is Underrated
Rejecting diplomacy by citing Neville Chamberlain’s deal with the Nazis is a willfully ignorant use of history.
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Protesters react as a man holds up a sign demanding that U.S. soldiers leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey. The sign reads: "U.S. Army: You leave, you move, you vanish. No bonus, no negotiation." The U.S. Military Is Getting Kicked Out of Niger
Although it’s the military’s largest presence in the Sahel, the loss is more symbolic than substantive.
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A man stands in the center of a busy ammunition factory packaging workfloor, surrounded by equipment and neatly stacked shells as he grabs a 155 mm howitzer shell from a set stacked vertically. The shells are high enough to come up to the man's waist. He wears a T-shirt, gloves, baseball cap, and protective goggles. The U.S. Munitions Deficit Is a Political Problem
Just three U.S. states receive one-third of all defense contract awards.
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Activists wave Ukrainian flags ahead of a pivotal vote to approve new national security funding, including Ukraine aid, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. U.S. Allies Relieved After Senate Passes Long-Delayed Aid Bill
But the fact it took so long to pass has some worried about future support.
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Ukrainian service members fire at Russian positions on March 27, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine Is Still Outgunned by Russia
Even with the approval of new U.S. aid, most of the artillery Ukraine needs won’t get to the front until next year.
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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.
