List of United States articles
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A Confucius Institute float during the parade for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28, 2011 in the streets of Indianapolis, Indiana. Cultural Decoupling From China Is Not the Answer
Beijing’s censorship has pernicious effects on artists and educational institutions—but abandoning all cultural ties would do more harm than good.
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Trump's silhouette is seen from the back. He's walking toward a big illuminated U.S. flag. How the U.S. Created Its Own Reality
Historian Heather Cox Richardson charts the roots of 21st-century disinformation—and how American democracy began to falter.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears before reporters with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. America’s Budget Dysfunction Has Geopolitical Costs
Congressional performance artists are holding U.S. foreign policy hostage.
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Protesters in masks in front of the Bank of England in London on Aug. 3. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images Why Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Necessarily Tame Inflation
Adam Tooze answers listener questions about inflation.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting, his mouth open as he stands in front of a sign for a Central Asia plus U.S. group of nations. Biden is an 8-year-old man with white hair, wearing a navy blue suit. Biden Takes Aim at Putin’s Soft Underbelly in Central Asia
Moscow’s war in Ukraine has created an opening for Washington as a new great game heats up
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes the hand of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9. Rift With Canada Puts Spotlight on India’s Security Services
Trudeau’s accusations suggest New Delhi’s intelligence operatives could lead it down a dark path.
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The headquarters of the CIA is seen from above in Langley, Virginia, on Nov. 7, 2018. Chinese Spies Are Targeting Access, Not Race
Implying China mostly uses ethnically Chinese assets is both wrong and dangerous.
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Polish President Andrzej Duda looks on as French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz chat at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Biden Should Press Poland and the EU to Make Up
Warsaw’s strategic role in Europe is too important for Washington to ignore.
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A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor. No, the World Is Not Multipolar
The idea of emerging power centers is popular but wrong—and could lead to serious policy mistakes.
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A worker stands atop a solar panel during construction on the roof of a new development in Wuhan. Buildings can be seen in the background. Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Green Technology Again?
A recent book makes the case for collaboration in an increasingly competitive industry.
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People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11. Congress Wants to Hold Sri Lanka’s Feet to the Fire on Human Rights
The United Nations has given the international community the greenlight to punish Sri Lanka for torture. Congress has taken it.
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A blond child of about 3 or 4 years old stands on the bar of a metal fence, surrounded by other people perched on the fence as they watch a parade. The child is smiling and holds a small flag of Kosovo, which shows the silhouette of the country against a blue background. Kosovo and Taiwan Eye an Alliance of Outsiders
Both nations are championed by Washington but under threat from revanchism.
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A man balancing a wooden crate of fish on his head walks through the crowd at an outdoor fish market at night. The masts of boats are visible from the harbor behind the market. The Other Global Food Crisis
World leaders need to care about fish as much as they do about semiconductors.
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Customers try out smartphones at a Huawei flagship store in Shanghai on Sept. 3. China’s Tech Industry Shows It Still Means Business
Recent strides in chipmaking and artificial intelligence show Beijing’s post-export control world taking shape.
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Head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power stands in front of St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, on October 6, 2022. Samantha Power on America’s Development Diplomacy
The USAID administrator says U.S. contributions to the U.N. are at a “high watermark.”
