List of U.S. Government articles
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The Russian Navy and fighter jets take part in a military exercise on the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea. The U.S. and NATO Seek to Blunt Putin’s Black Sea Ambitions
The war in Ukraine exposes a vulnerable seam in NATO strategy.
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A Libyan boy waves a U.S. flag during a mass rally in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, in 2011. Why Isn’t the U.S. in Libya?
Outside powers take a growing interest in this oil-rich African state where the U.S. Embassy has been closed since 2014.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Will U.S. Support for Ukraine Outlast Biden?
China hawks in Washington rattle nerves in Europe.
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Newly confirmed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a welcome ceremony at the State Department in Washington,DC on January 27, 2021. Biden’s State Department Needs a Reset
The administration’s diplomacy has underperformed—except at time-wasting talk about democracy.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina attend a ceremony marking the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 26. What Taiwan Can Learn from Honduras’s Switch to China
Taipei’s last diplomatic stand may well be in the Americas.
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A protester walks down a street at night holding an Israeli flag. Israel Is Somewhere It’s Never Been Before
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to weaken Israel’s democracy—and the public’s stunning resistance—has unsettled the country.
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Mark Milley is shown from the side in uniform, sitting before a microphone. DoD’s Making a List—and Checking It Twice
The Pentagon’s warfighting commands have sent billions in wish lists to Congress. Some lawmakers want to give them a lump of coal.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. House Republicans Subpoena Blinken for Key Afghan Dissent Cable
The congressional grilling of the Biden administration over the Afghanistan fiasco is just getting started.
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Kurdish military officers take part in a graduation ceremony in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on Jan. 15. Iraqi Kurdistan’s House of Cards Is Collapsing
The region once seemed a bright spot in the disorder unleashed by U.S. regime change. Today, things look bleak.
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Rep. Mike Gallagher presides over the first hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in Washington on Feb. 28. The Real Risk of the China Select Committee
Why alienate the very people whose expertise and connections might help Congress understand the Chinese government?
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U.S. Marines walk past a toppled statue of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. The Lessons Not Learned From Iraq
Twenty years on, the war still shapes policy—mostly for the worse.
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A conveyor belt carries chunks of cobalt in the Dominican Republic of the Congo. America’s Military Depends on Minerals That China Controls
Rethinking supply chains is vital for U.S. security.
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The Pentagon is seen in Arlington, Virginia, on March 8. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Biden’s Defense Budget
Republican lawmakers say it’s dead on arrival.
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A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. In Russia, Embassy Staff Left Behind Face Targeting, Harassment
When crises hit, local staff at U.S. embassies are often left in the lurch.
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Newspapers in Tehran feature on their front page news about the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023. Saudi-Iranian Détente Is a Wake-Up Call for America
The peace plan is a big deal—and it’s no accident that China brokered it.
