Foreign Policy

The United States continues to dominate the global market for small arms.

A conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg on why he thinks “the most Jewish president we’ve ever had” is having such a tough time in the Middle East.

Rand Paul managed to temporarily derail an NSA surveillance program. But it will live to spy another day, and Paul's maneuvering could cost him as he embarks on a 2016 presidential run.

In one of the hottest cities in India, residents blame overcrowding, rapid urbanization, and pollution for record-breaking temperatures.

Many in China have been complaining about their education system for years.

The NSA has lost its authority to collect data on U.S. citizens. For now.

The attempted hack was similar to the Stuxnet virus that infected Iranian centrifuges.

The best stories from around the world.

In the literal definition of a strange bedfellows alliance, a top Tea Party group and the American Civil Liberties Union are pressing lawmakers to allow the controversial provisions of the Patriot Act that authorize the National Security Agency's broad surveillance activities to expire.

Beijing continues to push the envelope, and Washington seems stymied. What's a better way forward?

My friend, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, spent his career trying to overcome the mutual distrust between the United States and Iran. It’s time for Tehran to free him from his jail cell in Evin Prison, and begin the hard work of engaging with the West.

When Bangladesh’s politicians exploit extremist Islam, liberal bloggers pay with their lives.

TV news, think-tank pundits, and politicians all want you to see threats around every corner. Don't fall for it.

Akinwumi Adesina won Thursday's election for the presidency of the African Development Bank. Now he's ready to improve infrastructure, create jobs, and encourage green growth on the continent.

A U.S. bribery probe can't bring down the most powerful man in international sports.

Did you know that private contractors in Afghanistan outnumber U.S. troops three to one?

The Embassy of Pakistan's press attaché responds to Michael Kugelman's piece on the BCCI scandal.

U.N.: A military defeat of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq could scatter extremists around the globe.

The jihadists are on the march in Iraq -- and that's not going to change unless Baghdad gets serious about building a Sunni force to win this war.

Spanish voters are ready to boot the corrupt establishment parties from office. It’s about time.