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The United States should be working to help negotiate peace rather than fanning the flames of another failed war. 

Washington’s extraordinary unilateralism is cracking the foundation of its global financial power.

Tokyo wants to swerve past Trumpian pitfalls—and get a deal done.

Recent releases on Richard Holbrooke, America’s hidden empire, and the untold story of Chernobyl.

How Washington can beat Beijing’s global influence campaign.

In recent days, Washington raced to decipher the Mueller report and Indonesian voters cast ballots at more than 800,000 polling stations.

Star politician Han Kuo-yu or Foxconn leader Terry Gou could lead the country — if they can convince people they don't work for China.

The special counsel’s report reveals a disorganized government with unclear lines of authority—and not just in Washington.

One of Washington's most accomplished diplomats has traced how U.S. foreign policy went astray over decades—and how it can get back on track.

The only thing that’s clear about the changing world order is that Americans can shape their role in it—and that they’re likely to mess it up.

Urban centers are taking international relations into their own hands.

The war is not yet over and its outcome is not yet certain.

National security depends on a vanishing sense of community.

Selling more goods is not enough. Trump’s trade agreement with Beijing must include real structural reforms.

Strains in U.S.-Turkish relations are leading Erdogan into Putin’s embrace. Smart diplomacy and defense assistance can bring America’s NATO ally back into the fold.

The Trump administration has labeled Iran’s most powerful military branch a terrorist organization—and put Americans around the world in danger.

Releasing a U.S. proposal that is bound to fail would legitimize Israeli annexation, give Saudi Arabia leverage, and strengthen Iran and its allies.

By idealizing the past, Americans have made themselves unsafe in the present.

The Libyan general was poised to rise to power. Now his unnecessary assault on the capital is alienating key international backers and potential local allies.

The endless conflicts in Afghanistan and the Middle East are ritual, not strategy.