List of U.S. Government articles
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani (on screen-R) and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (on screen-L) in the capital Tehran on January 3, 2024. ‘We Do Not Have an Iran Plan’
A former supreme allied commander of NATO on how the White House is managing conflicts on two continents with “finite” resources.
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U.S. President Joe Biden is greeted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the start of the G-20 summit on Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 15, 2022. The Good and the Bad for Biden in Southeast Asia
Three years on, the administration’s policy has bright spots—but still lacks a clear strategy for the region.
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China-military-readiness-war-us-taiwan-Doug-Chayka-illustration How Primed for War Is China?
Risk signals for a conflict are flashing red.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel carry a banner featuring a portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden in a Guantánamo prisoner uniform next to Iranian flags during a military rally in Tehran. Can the United States Deter—or Compel—Iran?
It’s unclear whether Washington’s threats will change Tehran’s calculus.
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An activist prepares a balloon painted to look like planet Earth and decorated with orange hair and eyebrows in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump during a climate protest prior to a meeting of European Union leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. How a Second Trump Term Will Redefine Foreign Aid
A Heritage Foundation report offers a roadmap of sweeping changes.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks down the steps out of his plane, Air Force One, beneath a dark sky. Biden wears a suit and holds the railing with one hand as he steps. 3 Options for How Biden Could Respond to Iran
Hawks want strikes on Tehran, but others advise a more limited approach.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro waves a Venezuelan flag during a rally. The White House’s Big Gamble on Venezuela
In lifting tough sanctions on Maduro, Biden will test whether sanctions can work as a diplomatic tool.
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A U.S. military convoy takes part in a joint patrol with Turkish troops near the Syrian town of Tell Abyad along the border with Turkey, on Sept. 8, 2019. America Is Planning to Withdraw From Syria—and Create a Disaster
The Islamic State has regained its momentum, and the Biden administration might inadvertently give it another boost.
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Biden scratches his eye in front of a U.S. flag. America’s Strategy of Ambiguity Is Ending Now
The United States has expanded its security commitments around the world—and the bill is coming due.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at the Rochester Opera House on January 21, 2024 in Rochester, New Hampshire. Another Trump Presidency Won’t Much Change U.S. Foreign Policy
The world’s fears are mostly exaggerated.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference ahead of a trip to China at the State Department in Washington. U.S.-China Meetings Aim to Defuse Tensions Ahead of Taiwan Election
Blinken met with a top Chinese official slated to be the next foreign minister.
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A protester sits cross-legged on the ground, wearing a keffiyeh, and flashes the victory sign. A fire rages behind the security gate of the U.S. embassy behind him. A person is seen behind him in the distance leaning over. U.S. Middle East Policy Has Failed
The region is on fire, and Washington is to blame.
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An Israeli army soldier sits by a machine gun in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel. Inside Biden’s Push to Head Off an Israel-Hezbollah War
Lebanon’s government seems eager for diplomacy, but the Iran-backed militant group may get the final say.
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The book cover of Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy. What It’s Actually Like Being a Woman in the CIA
Ex-spy Valerie Plame on the “secret history” of women in the agency.
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U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Marine One in New York City. Biden Thought 2023 Was Bad
The U.S. president’s challenges this year won’t stop at the waterfront.
