Foreign Policy

Washington ramps up development finance to offer countries an alternative to Beijing’s deep pockets.

Financial institutions and the governments that regulate them aren’t doing nearly enough to prevent money laundering.  

The military’s funding boost is aimed at deterring Beijing, but a budget fight could jeopardize the strategy.

Washington should explore retaliatory measures that impose real costs on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

As Bolsonaro takes the lead, the future looks dim for democracy in Brasília.

A new report alleges that China hacked a widely used piece of computer hardware equipment, the White House blames Beijing for the decline of the defense industrial base, Pompeo visits North Korea, what to see at AUSA, and more.

The history of successful women’s protests show that mass mobilization is key.

On the podcast: Javier Cercas’s new book on the man who impersonated a Holocaust survivor.

The Nobel committee is usually looking to make a statement. Is it trying to tell us something about #MeToo—maybe even Brett Kavanaugh?

The far-right Brazilian leader isn’t just another conservative populist. His propaganda campaign has taken a page straight from the Nazi playbook.

Warsaw may be turning away from the European Union, but that doesn’t mean that it is turning toward Moscow instead.

Washington should hand over U.S. military and political roles to other countries, including China.

Seoul sees the prospect of peace in sight.

On the podcast: Ambassador Prudence Bushnell survived the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. Now she tells her story.

The U.S. president and his advisor John Bolton want to take the gloves off in cyberspace—but experts worry offensive attacks could backfire.

Battlefield experience shouldn’t trump the outsider benefits of civilian leadership.

Future conflicts will mostly be waged by drug cartels, mafia groups, gangs, and terrorists. It is time to rethink our rules of engagement.

His economic reforms have already put the Indian economy on stronger footing, and his welfare schemes have given him the buy-in he needs.

The French president is looking toward the future—but his country feels left behind.

Two U.S. special operations airmen recall the ordeal.