U.S. Foreign Policy
List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
Two people dressed in military gear in the cockpit of an airplane, flying above cloud cover. ‘A House of Dynamite’ Isn’t Explosive Enough
Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller is terrifying—but falls short of true provocation.
Henry Kissinger holds papers under one arm as he looks out of a tall window with drapes on either side. It’s (Still) Henry Kissinger’s World
A new documentary argues Nixon’s secretary of state learned the wrong lessons from his experiences with Nazi Germany.
Five people stand together while dressed in business attire. The Embarrassing Demotion of Europe
How the continent became a second-class citizen on the global stage.
Cranes extend into a yellow sky high above stacks of container ships at a port on the Panama Canal. Trump’s Panama Port Predicament
The deal to sever China’s ties to the Panama Canal could boost its influence elsewhere in the region.
U.S. Marines unload from a V-22 Osprey aircraft at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. What’s the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela?
Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last
Only the end of Israel’s special relationship with the United States would signal a true end of war.
María Corina Machado flexes her bicep while speaking into a microphone wearing a white t-shirt with a long sleeve emblazoned with Venezuela's flag colors. Will Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Stick With Trump?
María Corina Machado has embraced the U.S. president’s military buildup in the Caribbean.
Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024. How to Understand MAGA and America’s New Right
Commentator Emily Jashinsky on COVID and a yearning for culture, religion, and roots.
Women doctors assist a pregnant patient at a hospital in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
Trump leans down with as a man in a robe and head covering puts an ornate gold medal around his neck. Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Obsession Isn’t Over
His vanity is reshaping geopolitics and opens a way to game U.S. policy.
A child is silhouetted as he walks across a pile of rubble while carrying a flag. How Washington’s Israel-Palestine Peace Process Theology Failed Again and Again
Trump’s plan is just the latest example.
Helicopters fly above tanks on an airfield. How Trump Could Get Bagram Back
Internal fissures mean that the Taliban’s rejection of the issue is far from settled.
Donald Trump and Javier Milei, both wearing suits, talk to each other in a crowded room. The U.S. Should Not Bail Out Argentina
Why is the Trump administration intent on rescuing a failed foreign leader?
President Donald Trump stops by the National Governors Association meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House February 27, 2017 Washington, DC. 
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leans on his left elbow while listening via an audio device on his left ear. He is wearing a striped tie and is seated at a green desk among other dignitaries. Lula and Trump’s Backstage Breakthrough
The apparent thaw between the two leaders is a reminder of why the U.N. still matters.
