Foreign Policy

As Beijing flexes its muscle from Hong Kong to Ladakh, the U.S. government must decide how to respond.

In Britain’s hierarchical culture, the crime for the upper classes isn’t telling lies—it’s getting caught.

The EU is still muddling through its post-pandemic recovery—and 18th-century history suggests that disaster could await.

Stories on the European role in Iraq, Islamophobic pogroms in India, and possible Iranian threats to U.S. interests in Latin America.

Donor countries and international organizations are propping up a corrupt government rather than criticizing it—leaving millions of Mozambicans mired in poverty.

Either Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders will face Donald Trump in November. Here's how their views of U.S. power could reshape the world.

Internet controls have proved even more restrictive as Chinese life moves online under quarantine.

A senior lawmaker fears drastically reduced U.S. diplomatic and aid footprint could pave the way for Islamic State comeback.

Sharing the burden of keeping down the Islamic State makes sense. But U.S. and NATO leaders should be coldly realistic about what European allies can do—and avoid their mistakes in Afghanistan.

The war in Idlib is a growing humanitarian crisis, a potential disaster for Ankara—and a problem that doesn’t bear on Washington.

When Iran takes revenge for the killing of Qassem Suleimani, history suggests it could happen in Latin America.

Moscow rejects OPEC’s effort to avert a coronavirus-driven price collapse, shutting down an agreement to cut crude output.

Beijing seeks to deflect criticism that its carelessness caused a global crisis.

Netanyahu's planned land grab in the West Bank will undermine bipartisan support for U.S.-Israel defense ties—endangering the special relationship and Israelis’ security.

The Taliban are happily talking with Trump and standing down against U.S. troops, but they say they are "still at war" with Afghan national security forces. 

The court ruling paves the way for prosecutors to investigate the Taliban, Afghan military, and U.S. forces.

Ideas about natural and unnatural behavior causing disaster are simple, easy—and wrong.

Even as they publicly support the pact, many privately think it is built on a house of cards and will be pulled down by the country’s bloody past.

Reshaping institutions and funding can help save lives.

The celebrity couple abandons their royal duties and moves to Vancouver Island. For Canadians, that rekindles an old debate: Why is a British monarch still their head of state?