List of U.S. Government articles
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses with lawmakers after signing the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 12. Biden’s Historic Climate Bill Needs Smart Foreign Policy
The White House’s crowning domestic policy achievement can’t reach its full potential without engaging the world.
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Graduates from the Indian Army’s Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment take part in a parade in Srinagar on Dec. 8, 2018. It’s Time to Condition Aid to India
The country’s military violates human rights with impunity—and gets a pass in Washington.
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A flight of British citizens and other eligible personnel are evacuated from Kabul in 2021. Afghanistan Was a Predictable, Preventable Disaster
On the sad anniversary of the chaotic U.S. pullout, Afghanistan is once again primed for terror.
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U.S. Navy sailors bring ammunition supplies ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain in this print published in 1898. America’s Long Road to Global Power
Michael Mandelbaum has written a masterful interpretation of the twists and turns of U.S. foreign policy.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a speech on U.S.-Africa policy in Abuja, Nigeria, on Nov. 19, 2021. Team Biden to Unveil New U.S. Africa Strategy
The strategy seeks to grapple with China’s growing influence in Africa without painting African countries as geopolitical pawns.
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Then-U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi attends a news conference. Pelosi’s Visit Risks Turning Taiwan Into a Political Football, Aides Worry
The U.S. House speaker puts both Washington and Beijing in a bind.
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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Pelosi Visit Sets Up No-Win Situation on Taiwan
Damned if she goes, damned if she doesn’t.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs following a speech on U.S. Africa policy at the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja, Nigeria, on Nov. 19, 2021. U.S. Embassies in Africa Are Chronically Short-Staffed
Hollowed-out posts could leave the United States playing catch up to China and Russia.
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Mohammed bin Salman gestures in front of himself as he walks with Biden. Biden’s Brief Middle East Pivot Won’t Last
The U.S. president’s trip was an immediate and time-limited response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, domestic economic woes, and Iran.
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Turkish writer Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi, poses next to a portrait of Khashoggi after unveiling it on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 1, 2021, during a memorial ceremony marking the third anniversary of his assassination at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. It’s Time to Rethink the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
For too long, Washington has sacrificed its principles to appease the kingdom—and gotten almost nothing in return.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Air Force One at Munich Airport in Munich, Germany, on June 28, after attending the G7 Summit. Biden Has a Lot to Gain in Saudi Arabia
His trip won’t lower gas prices, but it can shore up Washington’s global standing.
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Then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter (right) talks with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia and one of his ministers at the White House in Washington in 1977. Biden Should Revive the Carter Doctrine for the Middle East
In a new era of superpower conflict, Washington needs to recommit to the region.
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A soldier of the Swedish Army's P18 Gotland Regiment takes part in a field exercise near Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland on May 17. With Finland and Sweden in NATO, the U.S. Can Finally Pivot to the Pacific
Washington has a golden opportunity to finally do less in Europe.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken helps President Joe Biden turn on his microphone before a G-20 meeting . Biden Needs Architects, Not Mechanics, to Fix U.S. Foreign Policy
As the U.S. midterms near, Washington is plagued by groupthink and a lack of vision that prevents creative solutions to the problems of a new era.
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The six men stand in a line holding hands with crossed arms, forming a chain of hand-holding. The United States Doesn’t Need to Recommit to the Middle East
The Biden administration is reportedly considering a formal defense agreement with the UAE. Here’s why it shouldn’t.
