Foreign Policy

Don't expect Benjamin Netanyahu to put Israeli soldiers in harm's way in Lebanon on Mohammed bin Salman's say-so.

Americans’ favorite meat just got riskier to eat.

China is starting to dictate terms in one of the world’s strategic waterways, and the United States is largely missing in action.

Coffee as the conduit for memories of a military career

The Communist Revolution was far more geopolitically influential than its contemporary critics — and even its celebrants — acknowledge.

As other countries rise, global stability depends on the United States holding onto its moralism.

Former SecDefs reject Trump tax bill, Army secretary finally moves in

There's growing concern on the Hill that the secretary of state is mangling American diplomacy.

Robert Mugabe is under house arrest, and the generals are in charge. But the top brass still insist there hasn’t been a coup.

While some arguments for the decline of the state are insightful and important, none of them have stuck.

A month after its independence referendum, Iraqi Kurdistan is seeing its economic future threatened.

The Islamic State has ramped up its Russian-language recruitment.

And Western countries need a plan to defuse the threat they pose.

Critics fear Trump administration will politicize diplomatic corps with unprecedented pick.

In Vienna, the center-right and populist right are vying for power. All of Europe is watching.

An officer wards off boredom with bad food, booze, and Russia Today during a layover in Al Udeid.

“Having served as an infantryman for four and a half years, I learned more about tactics and how to employ Marines more effectively in the 10 days spent at the experiment in the desert than I did in the entirety of my service."

Air Force paying to build contractor fighter force; South Korea says no nukes.

The Spanish region’s leaders believe punishment can be a path to redemption – as long as they’re not the ones who suffer.

We need to demand accountability from social media companies — and from U.S. diplomats.