Foreign Policy

The former secretary of state is a genius—just not at what you might think.

It’s not just Putin who has re-embraced nuclear threats. The U.S. and China are also cracking open the door.

The British prime minister wants to convince Washington to let his country lead on global AI policy.

With cities wreathed in smoke, conspiracy theories grow.

A new report warns China has some big advantages over the U.S.

Erdogan has two priorities: to chart a more assertive presence for Turkey and to leverage Ankara’s position inside Western institutions to make that happen.

A quiet bureaucratic maneuver by Netanyahu’s government has begun transferring control over the occupied territory from military to civilian leadership—violating international law.

Paris is ramping up military spending. But critics worry it’s going to the wrong places.

Amid a financing push for modern infrastructure, existing problems may go overlooked.

From Quebec to Ukraine, nowhere on Earth is untouched by climate change’s catastrophic reach.

“We shouldn’t expect coherence on China policy when the United States is inherently incoherent on it.”

NATO is revamping defense plans that will be a whole lot harder to execute with Sweden on the outside.

A Cold War crouch is inimical to a free, open, and flourishing society.

Those born after the bloc’s founding charter was signed are overwhelmingly committed to its success.

Media saturation, manipulation of the economy, and culture wars helped the longtime leader hold on to his base.

But the two countries’ defense chiefs won’t be holding a meeting on the summit’s sidelines.

The world’s two largest economies are walking a tightrope between bad blood and good business.

Washington should start letting other countries take the lead.

Test yourself on the week of May 27: Another round of airstrikes batters Syria, a Senegalese opposition leader is arrested, and China makes another appeal for peace.

Signaling neediness to an adversary has never been effective.