Foreign Policy

The United States is threatening to close its outpost in Baghdad. It should have done so yesterday.

From fish to Northern Ireland, major disagreements remain as Brexit negotiations enter their final week.

For 30 years, right-wing parties and nativist leaders have whittled away refugees’ rights. In the wake of a global pandemic, seeking asylum will be nearly impossible unless the international community revises and modernizes its approach to people fleeing war.

In the military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling communist party, Pyongyang showed its claws and sought to bolster domestic support for the regime.

A history lesson on pandemics and their aftereffects, Putin becomes Pashinyan’s playmaker, and Selina Meyer humbles Donald Trump.

The world’s poorest will bear the worst consequences of the climate crisis. Redirecting international resources to address entrenched inequalities provides a way out.

The move to reopen a public beachfront, backed by Turkey, comes amid escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Beijing’s foreign investments are often money-losing and driven by recipients’ own agendas.

Pence and Harris talked about international politics at the debate, but their performances will leave voters asking if they would be ready to act as commander in chief.

But equality is still a long way off.

Religious violence is growing despite the pandemic.

Years of diplomatic efforts have failed, but the two sides will need to talk to prevent a regionwide war.

Pandemics are not always transformative events. While some worrying preexisting trends could accelerate, it’s incorrect to assume that the coronavirus will end globalization, kill liberal democracy, or enhance China’s soft power.

As the number of U.S. forces on the ground dwindles and Russian and Iranian propaganda efforts increase, Col. Myles Caggins prepared the soldiers who remain for information warfare.

Trump’s physician expressed optimism about the president’s health after he tested positive for the coronavirus. But his hospitalization brings to light new questions on what happens if a worst-case scenario hits while Americans are casting their votes.

Trump is a pariah for top security experts, Biden won’t end U.S. trade wars, and Saudi Arabia’s bid to rejoin the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Just when the U.S. public needs clarity about Trump’s health, tradition and the president’s proclivities make that unlikely.

The president has treatment options for his coronavirus infection. None are very good.

Stolen funds undermine public spending on health care, education, and infrastructure, a U.N. report finds.

The list of former national security staff and senior officials who endorsed the president this week is one of the most unimpressive ever assembled by a candidate.