List of United States articles
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Beijing on March 16. (Lintao Zhang/Pool/Getty Images) China Is Eyeballing a Major Strategic Investment in Saudi Arabia’s Oil
Washington may have invented the petrodollar system, but Beijing is looking toward the future.
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American soldiers conduct a training exercise with the Senegalese military in 2016. (Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images) Why Is the United States in Niger, Anyway?
National security isn’t just about fighting the Islamic State — it’s about building strong partners in Africa.
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Saudi King Salman, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attend a meeting of the Saudi Arabia-Iraq Coordination Council in Riyadh on Oct. 22. (Alex Brandon/AFP/Getty Images) Tillerson Notches Rare Diplomatic Win With Saudis and Iraq
After decades of tension and years of U.S. prodding, Riyadh and Baghdad are mending fences.
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A couple walk pass a condom vending machine July 16, 2002, on a street in Beijing, China. (Getty Images) China Refuses to Admit It Has a Rape Problem. I Would Know.
The Communist Party wants to blame Hollywood and "loose women," instead of acknowledging its own epidemic levels of sexual assault.
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A man collects samples from the site of a suspected sarin gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, on April 4. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images) Russia Vetoes Extension of U.N. Inquiry Into Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
The sole investigation into responsibility for a deadly sarin attack is now in jeopardy.
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U.S. Army soldiers salute during an anniversary ceremony of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (John Moore/Getty Images) The Right Way to Honor the Troops
Contrary to the Trump administration’s suggestions, the best method for honoring soldiers is simply learning what they do.
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Members of a Myanmar military honor guard raise their bayonet-mounted rifles in a salute during a dawn flag-raising ceremony at Yangon's central Mahabandoola Park on Jan. 4. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Pulls Military Assistance to Myanmar Over Rohingya Abuses
But experts say the measures will have limited effect and could even backfire.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Qatar on Oct. 23 — one leg of a trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, India, and Switzerland. Tillerson’s Views on India Defy Trump’s Incoherent Foreign Policy
Ahead of his trip to Delhi, the secretary of state articulated a clear vision for the U.S. relationship with India. Let’s hope it was not an anomaly.
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Oct. 7. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) How Far Must Trump ‘Unravel’ Before the 25th Amendment Kicks In?
The constitutional amendment on presidential disabilities could pose a real threat to Trump. But that shouldn't give his opponents solace.
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the beginning of a meeting at the White House on Jan. 31. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Trump Is Tarnishing the Military Brass
The president’s “generals” are serving the country at the expense of the reputation of its armed forces.
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly speaks during a White House briefing Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Some quiet thoughts on Kelly’s militarism
The gap widens between the military and American society.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 18. (Jason Connolly/AFP/Getty Images) Jeff Sessions Just Confessed His Negligence on Russia
The attorney general is aware of the threat Moscow poses to American elections — he just hasn’t done anything about it.
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An empty Capitol Hill hearing room on May 3. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) Searching the Communications of Americans Should Require a Warrant
Congress would be right to reform FISA.
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Iranians show ink-stained fingers after casting their ballots on May 19. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images) Iran’s Not a Totally Fake Democracy, Study Says
A new survey shows a country with a constrained but active body politic, contrary to plenty of D.C. conventional wisdom.
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Then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin kisses a baby outside St. Petersburg on May 29, 2010. (Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images) Western Sanctions Are Shrinking Russia’s Population
Vladimir Putin is fond of claiming that demographics are destiny – which may be why he’s so angry about his country’s financial straitjacket.
