Foreign Policy

Disruptions of mail aren’t just a problem for the election—they’re a danger to millions of American lives.

The continent has largely eradicated wild polio, the crowning achievement of a massive, globally coordinated public health effort.

The United States hasn’t had to worry about Japan in nearly a decade. Now it might have to start.

A struggle to bring down South Korea’s soaring housing market could doom a presidency.

The longest-ever-serving Japanese prime minister steered the country through rocky years.

Poor governance, disinformation, censorship, and punishing U.S. sanctions have turned a crisis into a disaster.

New Delhi claims that Kashmir used its semi-autonomous status to discriminate against sexual and gender minorities, but its own moves are doing more harm than good.

After the discovery of a large natural gas field, Ankara may have Moscow on the ropes.

Trump’s friends have opted for their usual grievance politics.

Weekend elections in the small Balkan country could have far-reaching geopolitical consequences; Japan’s prime minister steps down for health reasons, triggering a leadership race within the ruling party.

Both parties have featured speeches from key diplomats at their conventions, with Mike Pompeo making a controversial cameo at the RNC—but they aren’t proposing much that’s new.

A new upsurge of racial unrest during the RNC could define Trump’s 2020 campaign.

New Delhi has failed to learn from its mistakes.

The nation was already on the economic brink before COVID-19 hit.

The potential next Democratic administration is preparing to upend decades of dogma on globalization.

The U.S. secretary of state’s commission cherry picks the issues that suit its agenda while undermining international law and threatening LGBT and women’s rights.

China’s rise has pushed Silicon Valley away from the values it once claimed to hold.

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa.

Lawmakers and former U.S. military officials criticized the Trump administration for failing to forcefully condemn the Kremlin after several U.S. troops were injured in Syria.

Exaggeration, distortion, spin—that much was expected. More frightening were the things they didn’t say.