List of U.S. Government articles
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The U.S. Department of State building in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. The U.S. Foreign Service Isn’t Suited for the 21st Century
Created for another age, Washington’s foreign-policy institutions have atrophied. The next administration should rebuild and reshape them.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland on Sept. 29. Poll: How Biden and Trump Differ on Foreign Policy
A survey of academics underscores sharp divergences on key issues but expects bipartisan alignment next year on China, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to the NATO secretary general after arriving for a summit in Brussels on Nov. 20, 2019. House Democrats Pledge to Continue Investigations Into Pompeo—Regardless of Election Outcome
The contenders to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee all plan to redouble its investigations into the secretary of state’s tenure.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump Trump Moves Closer to Renewing Nuclear Treaty With Russia
But Russian negotiators still haven’t agreed to stepped-up verification of its nuclear warheads, a major sticking point.
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (C) listens to a representative at the Russian pavilion during a visit to the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 17, 2019. The UAE Is Turning Into the World Capital for Weapons Makers
Years of quiet development are finally paying off, and Abu Dhabi’s defense industry can largely stand on its own feet.
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Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 6. Team Biden Should Start With an Asia Pivot 2.0
U.S. policy to contain China will require a lot more continuity with Trump than Biden’s backers would like to admit.
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett Scholars Fear a More Nationalist Supreme Court Under Barrett
Trump’s most enduring legacy might be the long-term repudiation of international law.
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A Central American migrant and his child The Feds Moved Migrants in Unmarked Vans Overseas
Homeland Security rented vans to illegally hustle migrants to the border—in a foreign country.
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in at her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Oct. 12 in Washington. Democrats Can’t Reverse the Damage of the Trump Era Overnight
Republican activists have spent decades building a movement, winning state and local elections, and grooming a generation of conservative judges. If the left wants to win and keep power, it must learn from the right’s successes.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stands next to President Donald Trump as he speaks. Pompeo’s Next Mission, Like His First: Clinton’s Old Emails
Mike Pompeo’s rush to placate Trump and release old emails from Hillary Clinton worries many in the State Department who fear both its illegality and interference in the election.
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U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a full honors welcome ceremony for new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Trump Taps Loyalists for Top Pentagon Liaison Jobs
It risks Trump burrowing loyalists into career positions to undermine a Biden administration, multiple former officials say.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talk at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017. This November, America’s Safety Is on the Ballot
Americans are already less safe because of growing distrust in their intelligence. Dangers will multiply without a change in political leadership.
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The interior of an NHS 111 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pod How Not to Kill People With Spreadsheets
The U.K. government’s disastrous coronavirus error is another example of outsourcing gone wrong.
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks about climate change at the Delaware Museum of Natural History on Sept. 14. The Democrats Have Quietly Given Up Their Old Myths About Climate Change
And that might be a good thing for the environment.
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Indian protesters burn an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping and a Chinese flag during an anti-China demonstration in Kolkata on June 18. India Doesn’t Need the Quad to Counter China—and Neither Do Its Partners
The nascent pact with Australia, Japan, and the United States is pointless. It should be quietly disbanded.
