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The U.S. secretary of state appears to have one foot out the door—and that’s exactly what U.S. diplomats have been waiting for.

Be grateful for Greta Thunberg, Emmanuel Macron—and the fact that things aren’t as bad as they could be.

The benefits of their personal relationship are clear for the Turkish president. But the U.S. president has his reasons, too.

It’s not the disease that’s worrisome—it’s the Chinese government’s response to it.

The U.S. foreign-policy establishment is responsible for countless woes—but the impeachment proceedings prove parts of it are better than others.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince will take money from investors in the national oil company—but he’ll be giving up far more than he thinks.

Central bankers are recognizing they have the power and responsibility to fight climate change. The Bundesbank would rather not.

Not all allies are made equal. But who’s worth the commitment, and who’s not?

The Turkish president’s war will likely fail because he doesn’t know what he wants.

The ruthless Syrian dictator is guilty of countless war crimes—and regrettably represents his country’s least bad remaining option.

There’s only one positive aspect to the disaster in Syria: It’s forcing an overdue conversation about U.S. grand strategy.

The Kurds have no choice but to always trust the United States—and to suffer the inevitable consequences.

His administration’s decisions will be erratic, ill-considered, and ineffective. In other words, business as usual.

A major new report about the Syrian war raises the question of whether Washington ever cared about it in the first place.

The U.S. president needs the public’s trust to conduct foreign policy. Donald Trump has forfeited it.

Getting a new nuclear deal with Iran won’t be easy—but the U.S. president’s utter lack of principle could help guide the way.

But nobody is interested in doing anything about it.

If the United States is done fighting for Saudi Arabia’s oil, it's done fighting for the entire region.

After 18 years of war, thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of billions of dollars squandered, the United States accomplished precisely nothing.

The competition between the United States and China will decide the continent’s fate—and one of them has a head start.