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Trump’s summit with Putin risks tarnishing a legacy of Republican moral leadership.

From alienating allies to starting trade wars, Trump has made plenty of foreign-policy errors. But his biggest blunder is the one Obama handed him.

It’s reassuring to think authoritarian governments depart with their leaders. It’s also wrong.

Donald Trump’s trans-Atlantic policy is a contradiction in terms.

The one thing that's clear about Erdogan's re-election bid is that everything is unclear.

The world is less dangerous than it was a year ago — but the long-term trends, if you're not American, have gotten cloudier.

After the Singapore summit, it isn't just wrong to say the North Korean leader is irrational — it's dangerous.

The big question for the world is whether the United States will now follow its old Iraq playbook, too.

America isn't going to achieve any of its stated objectives by meeting with North Korea in Singapore. And that's okay.

The Nipah virus is awful. Hysteria makes it worse.

Western promoters of democracy aren’t seen as a threat to individual rulers but as a reminder of colonial history.

President Donald Trump is learning that, just because the United States is powerful, that doesn’t mean it can push other countries around.

It's good for the United States to talk with its enemies, even if no deal is in the offing.

One year after his election, it's clear Emmanuel Macron isn't just a president — he's a liberal man of providence.

From Europe to Iran to North Korea, the world doesn't make sense anymore — unless you put all your illusions aside.

America's Arab allies have always wanted to buy direct access to U.S. foreign policy, and they finally found a seller.

Amid the latest Ebola outbreak, the Trump administration is handing leadership to Angela Merkel — and she's not out to protect American interests.

As the Trump administration struggles to keep track of the usual hotspots, major trouble is brewing in forgotten corners of the world.

A brief global history of a tactic that's back in style: toppling other countries' governments.

The partnership with America had a long and fruitful life — but Europe is ready to start over.