Foreign Policy

By giving in on aid, Washington just lost its leverage in Cairo.

Republicans smothered the Iran-Contra affair. The same might happen with Trump and Russia.

The clash between Washington and Beijing is hurting the fight against fake goods.

Looming Iran oil sanctions pose challenges for U.S. energy policy.

Trump’s attorney is among the activists trying to strip Palestinians of their status.

Zanu-PF has proven time and again that it will resort to violence to stay in power. The MDC Alliance must pursue a coalition deal with President Mnangagwa, or more lives will be lost.

The robot revolution hasn't started yet.

Michelle Bachelet has just been tapped as the U.N.’s high commissioner for human rights—but her predecessor’s experience should make her wary.

The country's pioneering surveillance and response system is entirely Chinese-built and funded.

With elections approaching in October, Russia has ramped up its support for Bosnia's Serb separatists.

The trade war is a sign of a global system gone badly wrong.

Beijing's plans are much bigger than the trade war.

The United States should respond to Beijing's aggression by upholding freedom of navigation.

The government’s crackdown proves that the ruling party will hold on to power by any means necessary.

Saudi Arabia has started a crisis with Canada because it doesn't want to admit its own failings.

The U.S. administration is reluctant to help with Syrian recovery.

Realists need to get a lot more realistic about the global legal system.

The United Nations and foreign powers claim they are dedicated to building up the Somali National Army. Instead, they have become complicit in its dysfunction.

The U.K. is preparing for empty shelves in case of a no-deal Brexit, but others may be just as vulnerable.

Catholic clerics have been on the frontlines protesting Daniel Ortega's bloody crackdown—but one of them also helped fuel his rise.