Diplomacy & Crisis News

The Trump administration has gone way past revising the transatlantic alliance.

Technological change has produced a surprising stalemate.

A reminder—including for Syria’s new rulers—that tyranny ultimately fails.

Power projection once made empires—now it can undo them.

Europe and NATO are facing an existential crisis as the Trump administration aims a wrecking ball at trans-Atlantic relations.

The prospect of an agreement looks increasingly uncertain.

The secretary of state’s absence reflects deteriorating U.S.-South Africa relations as well as the Trump administration’s disdain for global institutions.

The secretary of state’s absence reflects deteriorating U.S.-South Africa relations as well as the Trump administration’s disdain for global institutions.

Beijing could provide an economic lifeline as EU countries increase defense spending and weather tariffs.

Trump thinks he can follow in Nixon’s footsteps.

The fall and rise of Friedrich Merz.

Kurdish autonomy is a problem that today’s Syria can’t afford.

The SAF is not a defender of democracy, and the activists joining its ranks are doing so out of necessity rather than ideology.

Subsea cables channel data and power, but they face escalating risks.

The mogul’s influence is unprecedented, but Trump remains in charge.

The hawk’s case against decoupling.

But only a grand coalition can foster stability and fend off the far right.

The two leaders’ war of words has triggered a breakdown in U.S.-Ukraine relations.

The U.S. president is parroting Kremlin propaganda, signaling a major breakdown in U.S.-Ukraine relations.

Alibaba is trying to reshape itself to match Xi Jinping’s ambitions.