Foreign Policy

Anti-nuclear weapons activists have a new best friend: the Catholic Church.

Defense deals and tech ties underpin Modi’s visit to Washington.

The AI Act instills greater privacy standards, stricter transparency laws, and steeper fines for failing to cooperate.

The cargo shows how the global south is balancing relations with Moscow and the West.

The defenses that made the country unique are falling one by one—leaving political discontent and spiritual voids exposed to al Qaeda.

In great-power competition there is no such thing as minding one’s own business.

It’s in Washington’s interest to make the best possible use of Moscow’s barbaric folly.

The weapons may bolster the very rebel groups West African governments are trying to defeat.

A muddled U.S. strategy is making it harder for Kyiv to win.

The country’s ongoing war isn’t a reason not to bring it into the West’s security alliance.

U.S. leaders must take responsibility for past nuclear atrocities.

Washington missed the boat to shape the global maritime order. Beijing is stepping in.

Such a facility could enable Beijing to monitor emails, phone calls, satellite transmissions, and shipping traffic along the southeastern United States.

The dam blast rekindled a concept with Vietnam War roots but no place in international law—yet.

Unlike last fall, Ukraine has to crack hardened Russian lines before doing any open-field running.

Test yourself on the week of June 3: Saudi Arabia announces oil cuts, Mexico holds an important state election, and a Ukrainian dam breaks.

North Korean weapons inevitably impact U.S. credibility.

A new protest movement in the Balkan country is squeezing Aleksandar Vucic domestically—all while tensions in Kosovo flare and put Serbia in the international spotlight.

The race for a seat on the U.N. Security Council turned into a proxy fight between Russia and the world.

AMLO’s party is riding high—but hasn’t yet picked a nominee for next year’s election.