Foreign Policy

Chinese aviation, prepare for take-off.

The White House is poised to greenlight an Obama administration plan to seize the last bastion of the Islamic State in Syria.

The Trump administration is taking its eyes off the ball in Afghanistan. The real threat is still al Qaeda.

I know it can be hard to look past the destruction wrought by the Islamic State, but together we can build a peaceful, prosperous city.

Trump steps up the fight against terrorists in Africa and Middle East, leading to a wave of combat deaths.

The administration's assault on experts, bureaucrats, and functionaries who make this country work isn’t just foolish, it’s suicidal.

With reported plans to pull out of the trade pact, the administration seeks to ratchet up pressure on Canada and Mexico.

The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline reaches a new milestone.

There’s plenty of blunders to choose from, but only one clear winner.

The Senate investigation gains a former NSA lawyer. The FBI probe gets a veteran prosecutor.

The head of U.S. Pacific Command told a House panel Wednesday that he needs more submarines and missile defense to counter North Korea’s growing threat.

French intelligence faults the U.S.-Russia chemical pact and discloses Syria's effort to acquire ingredients for a nerve agent.

As the European Parliament debates Orban to his face.

North Korea's behavior might seem irrational to outsiders, but the Kim regime is just taking logical actions to survive.

Trump’s “America first” instincts are real, but radical change is hard to enact.

Newly declassified CIA files offer a glimpse of the playbook the Trump administration will reach for if it stumbles into a nuclear war.

The government minister who deals with education says the book "mentions unmentionables about women."

It’s the latest country where blue helmets have sexually abused those they’re supposed to protect.

In Sunday's constitutional referendum, the country's civil servants will make their last stand as an independent force.

Trump declared Somalia a war zone. Al-Shabab pushed back. Now we’ve got boots on the ground.