Foreign Policy

Washington’s reliance on sanctions and maximum pressure will make it harder to strike a new deal constraining Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

A string of assassinations has spawned conspiracy theories and intercommunal suspicion, threatening the country’s stability.

The burning of the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos has exposed the EU’s short-sighted, inhumane, and ineffective approach to asylum.

Skyrocketing housing prices threaten South Korea, the plight of LGBTQ people in Kashmir, and rapidly deteriorating economic conditions in Argentina. 

‘Under Beijing’s Shadow’ lays out in compelling detail how China is working to dominate the region.

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.