List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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A closeup photo shows Netanyahu's slightly frowning face with an Israeli flag in the background. Will Biden Finally Invite Netanyahu to the White House?
Seven months after the formation of the Israeli government, the prime minister still hasn’t been asked to visit Washington.
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Two men sit at control boards inside the control room at a nuclear missile base outside Moscow. Prigozhin’s Failed Coup Was a Blessing in Disguise
In times of political instability, Washington prefers the nuclear devil it knows.
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Police officers patrol a neighborhood amid gang-related violence in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More Police Won’t Solve Haiti’s Crisis
Gang leaders in the country aren’t independent warlords. They are part of how the state functions.
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A worker wearing a blue body suit, face mask, and disposable gloves reaches out one hand to grasp a sheet of clear plastic packaging material from a table of clamps. Why China’s Tech Dominance Is Not Inevitable
Technologist Dan Wang on the impact of U.S. sanctions on Beijing.
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Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington. A Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal Isn’t Worth It
Why the United States will regret putting effort into its latest Middle East policy.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Beijing. Anti-China Rhetoric Distracts Washington—and Boosts Beijing
Panic and fear should not drive U.S. foreign policy.
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Erdogan and Kristersson shake hands in front of a row of flags of their two countries. Will Erdogan Finally Ratify Sweden’s NATO Accession? No One Knows.
It is now a waiting game—and that’s how it should be.
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U.S. and Indian flags adorn the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House in Washington on June 20. Washington’s Perennial India Fantasy
U.S. wishful thinking that New Delhi will counter Beijing has created an arms import behemoth.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and others at the State Department in Washington. The United States Is Creating a Kosovo Crisis
Here’s how to escape it—before it’s too late.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger cleans his glasses while preparing to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Solving the Mystery of Henry Kissinger’s Reputation
The former secretary of state is a genius—just not at what you might think.
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Sullivan is seen speaking at a lectern in front of a sign that says "Arms Control Association." Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?
It’s not just Putin who has re-embraced nuclear threats. The U.S. and China are also cracking open the door.
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A large screen in a hearing room shows side-by-side images of a Chinese frigate and a U.S. Navy combat ship under the words "China's New Frigate Design Looks Awfully Familiar" Why the U.S.-China ‘Cold War’ Framing Is So Dangerous
A Cold War crouch is inimical to a free, open, and flourishing society.
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Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 14, 2021. Is Saudi-Israeli Normalization Worth It?
It would be a dramatic accomplishment, but not nearly as transformational as many may think.
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Soviet soldiers prepare tanks for transfer to the Soviet Union at the Altes Lager garrison near Jüterbog, East Germany, circa 1989. Cold War II Is All About Geopolitics
A new book overplays the domestic roots of Sino-U.S. confrontation and underestimates its geopolitical logic.
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Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pose for group photos during the 15th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Summit, occurring on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 11. The Indo-Pacific Has Already Chosen Door No. 3
So-called fence-sitters are rejecting zero-sum geopolitical binaries in favor of multi-alignment.