Foreign Policy

Under Sisi’s iron fist, only one candidate is allowed to run.

The Czech Republic's populist president is running for re-election — and his ailing health is an open secret.

The United States could restore its global influence by adhering to its commitments.

Forget cryptocurrencies. The real threat to American sanctions power is rapid technological innovation in finance.

Contrary to what Niall Ferguson suggests, if the liberal international system gets reduced to economics, it will no longer exist.

If Congress can't do the job right, it shouldn't bother.

America’s partners are at each other’s throats, and Washington doesn’t have a plan to pull them apart.

The 2018 National Defense Strategy has its priorities straight. But budgetary challenges could get in the way.

Social democrats have committed to a partnership with Angela Merkel that exposes their greatest vulnerability.

Trump’s plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace is fanciful, dangerous, and not going anywhere.

If Washington walks away from the nuclear accord, it will undermine Europe’s security and business interests. Brussels should flex its muscles now with diplomatic and legal threats.

The only problem is, it's not realistic about funding.

A tragic death could spark a lasting peace in the Balkans’ most restive region.

India and Israel won’t let ideology get in the way of booming bilateral trade.

The United States is more unpopular than ever before, and that’s no accident.

Trump has finally picked members for a key intelligence advisory board, and billionaire Stephen Feinberg is slated to head it.

If the United States wants to stand behind the next #IranProtests, it should liberalize rules that impede access to cutting-edge tools against repression.

There’s no clear upside — and plenty of potential downsides — to punching Pyongyang in the nose.

How would the outcome of the Vietnam War differ if we had listened to Edward Lansdale? The world may never know.  

France is back, thanks to a president committed to disrupting politics at home and abroad.