Foreign Policy

North Koreans wanted the renowned scientist Siegfried Hecker to know they could hide their bomb material and the United States would never find it.

Many remain critical, others have repented, but all are shut out from the Trump State Department.

The United States has a moral responsibility and pragmatic imperative to keep rights violations on the table at the Singapore summit.

Japanese prime ministers usually resign at the first whiff of scandal — but this one is breaking the mold.

Diplomats who welcomed the new secretary of state are now feeling let down.

Western promoters of democracy aren’t seen as a threat to individual rulers but as a reminder of colonial history.

President Donald Trump is learning that, just because the United States is powerful, that doesn’t mean it can push other countries around.

The war against foreign-funded NGOs — from India to Israel — is harming democratic governance, not enhancing it.

Drug-resistant diseases are on the rise. Only a global effort to prevent overuse of antibiotics can halt the threat.

It's good for the United States to talk with its enemies, even if no deal is in the offing.

Some German lawmakers are calling for Ambassador Grenell’s expulsion.

If the U.N. withdraws peacekeepers from a long-contested oil-rich enclave, it's likely to spark further fighting in an already unstable region.

Albert Rivera is tearing down his country’s establishment from the middle. Just don't call him Spain's Emmanuel Macron.

Only nationalists in the military can restore a legitimate constitutional democracy.

One year after his election, it's clear Emmanuel Macron isn't just a president — he's a liberal man of providence.

New visa limitations for Chinese students only aid Beijing’s technocratic ambitions.

Some in Washington worry he will turn the agency into a mouthpiece for Trump, but others say the threat is overblown.

A Saudi-led coalition wanted to permanently ostracize its rival. One year later, Qatar has more influence in the West than ever.

Bipartisan legislation would require an unclassified report on Chinese political influence operations in the United States.

American and North Korean diplomats scramble to make arrangements for June 12 summit.