Americas

Trump’s execution of drug smugglers by drone is barbaric even by 19th-century legal standards.

So far.

The inventor of the sanctions paradox stress tests it 25 years on.

Years of neglected oversight have led to unrestrained presidential authority.

The Russian economy may be wobbly, but it is still funding a deadly war with oil and gas sales.

The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.

Washington has long existed in a constitutional gray zone unlike those of other comparable democracies.

The killing of 11 people went beyond any strike in the war on terror.

Democrats should fight back against the president’s militarization of law enforcement before it’s too late.

Investors have drained the global south in pursuit of aggressive profit maximization.

Once dismissed from the field he helped found, Albert O. Hirschman feels newly relevant.

The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.

The origins of tennis still shape the sport—including how much players earn at the major tournaments.

The Cold War was tragic, comic, and epic—and it’s still playing out today.

From a North American nail salon to a Korean institute for haunted objects.

Labor strife, climate shocks, and Chiquita’s uneasy return mark a new chapter for Panama’s banana industry.

The president’s chaotic agenda is making business even harder for one of his key voter bases.

The U.S. military adds bombing alleged drug traffickers to its ever-growing list of duties.

Venezuela’s frayed ties with old allies have left it isolated in responding to U.S. force.

Despite President Donald Trump’s claims that Washington is no longer funding the war, the reality is more complex.

The Trump administration is reprioritizing security in the Western Hemisphere.

The sinking of a small boat the U.S. president said was carrying drugs violated traditional procedures.

The Indian leader’s visit to China caps a nearly year-long effort to ease bilateral tensions.

How New Delhi is navigating U.S. tariffs and a shifting geopolitical reality.

The Trump administration’s Latin America policy is more hawkish than many realize.

Trump's economic program has damaged many weaker economies and makes even less sense for the United States.

Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.

Political anxieties have piled up and put an end to an era of public optimism.

What happened in Geneva this month bodes ill for future global environmental agreements.

Critics warned the president was making a dangerous power grab with fascist echoes.

Analysts weigh in on the future of the continent’s security.

The independence of the agency that sets monetary policy is under threat.

A veteran practitioner’s 12 tips to land that first job.

Emma Ashford on how Washington should navigate a “post-unipolar” world.

As Washington turns its back on wind and solar, Beijing is racing ahead.

A meeting of rainforest countries offers a preview of COP30.

Is Trump hurting military readiness?

Soldiers are a poor tool for remaking societies.

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the 12-day war, Western sanctions, and a pathway to nuclear talks.

So why aren’t the president’s latest economic moves generating more alarm?

The U.S. government’s 10 percent stake in the chipmaker has broader implications. 

The duties are ostensibly aimed at Moscow, but they hit New Delhi hardest.

As a 50 percent total tariff kicks in, a former Indian diplomat says there’s still time for dialogue.

How George W. Bush’s response swept away compassionate conservatism.

Beijing’s influence efforts can be surprisingly small-scale.

Central banks are independent for a reason.

It’s time for Washington to shift from patron to partner.

The Trump administration is throwing away a chance to end HIV worldwide.

A new book argues that the world’s two biggest economies need a bit more of each other’s cultures.

Washington needs to move quickly if it hopes to compete in this critical industry.

Essays and insider accounts on the secret history of the agency.

Dollar dominance is here to stay, if the United States can keep it.

There is danger lurking just beneath the water, and many Americans are still searching for their Chief Brody.

There has rarely been a safer window for the transition of security on the continent away from America.

New Delhi is making a bad bet on Beijing as its relationship with Washington sours.

After two decades as a bastion of the left, the country is taking a right turn.

China and the U.S. are competing for influence in the troubled region.

The U.S. president says it’s six (or maybe seven), but reality is a bit murkier.

Taipei needs to spend more on defense and invest more in the U.S.

By conflating corporate trade with national policy, the White House is undermining the U.S.-India relationship.

Trump should use terrorist designations to target U.S. suppliers.

Trump’s 50 percent tariffs don’t need to burn the bridge.

Roughly three dozen world leaders gathered virtually to discuss a path to ending the Russia-Ukraine war. 

After a flurry of diplomacy, what was actually agreed to?

Despite Trump’s efforts, negotiation will only come when both parties believe their interests are better served by talking than fighting.

Even when he’s partly right, he’s wrong.

Less fireworks in the White House, but no definitive outcomes just yet.

Key takeaways from a spate of high-level meetings in Alaska and Washington.

Now that Trump appears to have sworn off additional economic sanctions to push Russia into a cease-fire, Europe may have to go it alone.

The White House needs to learn from the Kremlin’s success with nuclear blackmail.

Here are some of the two leaders’ most turbulent moments to date.

Successful diplomacy of any kind requires some kind of high-stakes compromise.

Read Trump and Putin’s remarks after their pivotal meeting in Alaska.

The foreign minister wasn’t subtle about his Soviet nostalgia.

The U.S. president’s entourage has some surprising inclusions and exclusions. 

Despite the high cost of Trump’s secondary tariffs, New Delhi has compelling reasons to keep Moscow close.

The country avoided a gang-backed government takeover last week, but security remains tenuous.

And what they’re likely to get.

The reforms were more about making headlines than strengthening U.S. diplomacy.

Netanyahu’s plan to seize Gaza is a catastrophe for all.

And what their experiences can tell us about how the Alaska summit might unfold.

From Trump’s tariffs to domestic political headaches, challenges converge for the Indian leader.

With tariffs on one side and shakedowns on the other, the U.S. president is upending years of China consensus.

Nvidia and AMD show how deals get done in Trump’s Washington.

Experts weigh in on what they’re watching for in Alaska.

Economist Dani Rodrik on what a new global trade order could look like.

Trump’s remittance tax will hurt migrants—and incentivize emigration.

A self-contradictory mix of U.S. policies may already be stimulating Chinese AI.

Yes, congressional redistricting has always been contentious, but this instance of gerrymandering risks overwhelming the system.

But the Pentagon is hoping it can change that.

How Trump’s trade policy will harm the U.S. economy.

Trump’s tariffs will cause problems but not widespread shortages.

What’s emerging is not yet a new consensus. But neither is it as incoherent as current rhetoric would have you believe.

History offers painful lessons for Trump’s expansionist desires.

The top court’s decision sets a clear precedent that persecuting LGBTQ people is a crime against humanity.

These changes are a first step toward reorienting the institution for today’s geopolitical challenges

The Organization of American States is experiencing a chilling effect under Trump.

How much has U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff actually fixed?

With Trump imposing an additional 25 percent tariff, New Delhi faces some difficult choices.

Recent announcements by France, Britain, and Canada are mostly performative.