List of United States articles
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black history month recommended books 7 Books on Black History and Foreign Policy Everyone Should Read
From the exploitation of Africans by the European colonial project to the American empire’s “long war on terror,” here are a few entry points.
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U.S. Air Force transport plane shown through shattered glass at Baghdad airport How America Learned to Love (Ineffective) Sanctions
Over the past century, the United States came to rely ever more on economic coercion—with questionable results.
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tech-diversity-hiring-remote-work-illustration-foreign-policy-new How to Fix Big Tech’s Diversity Problem
Tech companies around the world could easily recruit more women and minorities if only they knew where to look.
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U.S. President George W. Bush gives a thumbs-up sign after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard an aircraft carrier off the California coast on May 1, 2003. The "Mission Accomplished" moment months into the war became a source of derision as the conflict wore on until the formal end to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq in December 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP America Has an Unhealthy Obsession With Credibility
There’s no reason U.S. grand strategy should be so concerned with its own reputation.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the 90th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21. Biden Is Too Slow on Nominations
His failure to tap ambassadors to key posts “sends the wrong message.”
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Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's envoy to the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna. The Iran Nuclear Talks’ Breakout Player
Love him or hate him, Russia’s man in Vienna has become the Iran deal’s unofficial spokesman.
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This is the Davis Montham Air Force Base, It is an Aerospace Maintenance Regeneration Center, It is also known as the Bone Yards where they store old B52's, It symbolizes the Cold War and the National debt. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) America’s War for Global Order Is a Marathon
Washington’s latest crises with Russia and China are part of a new—and long-term—competition.
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Flared natural gas is burned off at a corporation's operations in Texas. Why U.S. Natural Gas Is No Longer Too Dirty for France
Natural gas is key to the energy transition—but only if companies clean up their act.
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Duque and Li in Beijing As China Eyes Colombia, the United States Is AWOL
The country is a test case for Beijing’s encroachment in Latin America.
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The U.S. Navy and South Korean Navy hold joint drills in the western Pacific Ocean on May 3, 2017. The Pacific Shouldn’t Be a ‘Strategic Surprise’
Why aren’t Beijing’s ambitions in the region obvious to Washington?
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A U.S. flag flies in front of the U.S. Capitol A U.S. Foreign Policy Fit for the 21st Century
A new resolution aims to forge a foreign policy that works for everyday people.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the virtual Summit for Democracy in Washington on Dec. 9, 2021. Strengthening Democracy Is a Better Counterterrorism Strategy
The spread of transnational violent groups is primarily a governance problem. Time to start treating it like one.
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Researchers work on a nuclear testing project in 1974. The United States’ Nuclear Security Infrastructure Is Dangerously Old
Modernizing vital technologies will help ensure a reliable deterrent.
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Labor activists demand higher minimum wage Why Gains for U.S. Workers Are Good for the World
The rising power of labor will have ripple effects far from U.S. shores.
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A member of security forces loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels stands guard. Biden’s Yemen About-Face
The White House prepares a reversal on a key foreign-policy pledge.
