List of United States articles
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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (C) gestures during his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in Tehran on Aug. 5. U.S. Policymakers Are Misreading Iran
Ebrahim Raisi needs a deal. Military threats from Washington would derail any remaining hopes of achieving one.
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People attend a naturalization ceremony. The U.S. Is Still Beating China in Human Capital—For Now
Washington could lose its unique talent advantages unless it pushes reform.
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A stranded man without a train ticket sits in front of a police barricade outside the railway station in New Delhi on May 12, 2020. Biden’s Foreign Policy for the Middle Class Has a Blind Spot
Enriching middle-class Americans at the expense of their counterparts in the developing world will come back to haunt the United States.
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Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during a Senate hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Is the ‘Water’s Edge’ Vanishing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee?
Dozens of U.S. ambassador posts abroad sit empty as partisan gridlock in Congress drags on.
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Gen. Colin Powell, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Showed Black Excellence Is Not Enough
As a young man, I admired him deeply. Today, I wrestle with my own desire for justice.
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Two police officers in vests and helmets hold weapons in front of a residential building. Jihadi Networks Are More Resilient Than We Think
The world may be distracted by other threats, but jihadis aren’t going away anytime soon.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps builds a new road. To Save Democracy, America Needs a Mandatory Public Service Program
An ambitious program for young Americans could help heal the country’s divides.
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Foreign leaders are seen after signing the Abraham Accords. Why the Abraham Accords Won’t Bring Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Regional cooperation didn’t lead to peace at the 1991 Madrid Conference—and it won’t today.
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Sudan's top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on October 26, 2021. It’s Not Too Late to Defeat the Coup in Sudan
The United States and its allies need to do more than talk about democracy; they must act to defend it.
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Humanitarian aid supplies from the U.S. Agency for International Development USAID Slow to Make Diversity Promises Come True
Staff fear ambitious goals won’t trickle down to the rank and file
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National Economic Council director Gary Cohn helps hand out signing pens. Don’t Blame America’s Wealthy. Blame the Game.
A Trump administration tax law was supposed to spur investment in disadvantaged communities. It didn’t work that way.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with a nurse. Nurses Aren’t Like iPhones
Why Western countries can’t rely on imported labor in key professions.
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U.S. House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney Big Oil Gets Grilled by Congress Over Climate Disinformation
Major oil executives insisted that they haven’t misled the public about the link between fossil fuels and climate change.
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Biden delivers remarks during the annual U.S.-Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit via a video link. Is Biden’s European Honeymoon Over?
Can the U.S. president get relations with Europe back on track?
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Then-Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) speaks with other participants at the Iran nuclear talks on Apr. 27, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. The Threat of War Is the Only Way to Achieve Peace With Iran
Tehran no longer takes Washington seriously. To revive the nuclear deal, the threat of military escalation needs to be on the table.
