Foreign Policy

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden align closely on foreign-policy views, but Susan Rice has by far the most direct experience in U.S. foreign-policy making.

Biden will need a progressive Europe policy for a post-Trump age.

Fearing terrorist attacks, the George W. Bush administration also reportedly looked into the option.

Mistrust in the government and a botched coronavirus response leave families unmoored.

By reportedly halting major agricultural purchases, Beijing makes it likely U.S.-China relations will dramatically worsen.

There's plenty of reason to doubt a misogynist murderer deserves to be prosecuted as a terrorist.

U.S. soft power was already dwindling under Trump. But the new wave of police violence and racial injustice may be drying up the reserves.

“Nearly all the Taliban leadership in Doha has the bug,” a senior Afghan official said.

Turkey's economy is a mess, but its president won't seek an IMF loan because the conditions would mean giving up his extensive patronage network.

Taiwan beat the virus with efficient government and advanced technology—the same ingredients that power the economy.

There’s a lot more to worry about in Pyongyang than just its ruler’s health.

As cities burn during continuing protests over police violence, the police have responded with even more violence.

Germany’s reopening is working because Angela Merkel treats citizens like adults; China’s is succeeding because people see results. In India, there’s no trust—and little evidence of progress.

The White House’s official narrative about the pandemic is contradicted by the facts—and creates new obstacles to stopping the virus.

Rioting in the aftermath of another police-inflicted death—this time in one of the most prosperous U.S. cities—reveals how little progress has been made.

The stock market is soaring, African leaders are rallying around George Floyd, and reducing the U.S. military presence abroad could boost the domestic economy.

Catastrophes like the pandemic or the president shape the past as much as the future.

Democrats and NGOs slammed the White House decision, saying the U.S. president was ceding influence to China and further undercutting the coronavirus response.

Business as usual is over in the city, whether companies like it or not.

A new report from Burkina Faso shows that rising violence is taking a toll for a generation of children.