Foreign Policy

Lilianne Ploumen’s bold, brave act could be the start of a concerted backlash against Washington.

What the stampede of naysayers seems to miss is that Tillerson inherited an unusually difficult hand upon taking office.

Shipping companies had dropped their guard after period of calm

The Trump administration puts the human rights body on notice in a letter obtained by FP.

If they did, it has more to do with EU-Turkish relations than with refugees.

Beijing's leverage over Pyongyang is limited because the Hermit Kingdom has never let its guard down.

The country's got all the right stuff to be a soft-power giant. But Beijing won't get out of its own way.

Foreign diplomats warn slashing U.S. military and foreign assistance could endanger allies under Russia’s shadow.

The authors of The Other One Percent say current trends are worrying, and it’s education for everyone that will make America great again.

A top U.S. military commander called the attack 'an unspeakable crime.'

For those keeping score in our contest to pick President Trump’s first foreign policy crisis, these are the ones that haven’t happened yet.

Weapon of Choice maps military innovation from the battlefield to the bureaucrat, from soldier to scientist.

There’s nothing like a parody of a Yankee president to put an end to years of political in-fighting.

China Reacts to U.S.; North Korean Tensions; Iranian Losses in Syria; EUCOM Fights off Drones; And Lots More

As momentum grows to investigate President Donald Trump’s connections to Moscow, questions remain whether a Republican Congress can hold a president of their own party account.

The top U.S. general in Iraq and Syria says the situation in northern Syria remains chaotic.

A country notoriously resistant to immigration is exploring the newest frontiers of elder-care.

Probably not. But here are some cats worth knowing from around the world anyway.

He’s still the same old, uninformed, easily manipulated, egomaniac — surrounded by second-raters, lickspittles, and extremists.

ISIS tries to curry favor with China's repressed Muslim minority groups.