Foreign Policy

A satirical political party has tapped into the discontent among unemployed youth.

Experts warn that continued strikes could jeopardize peace talks.

Abiy’s all-but-certain victory threatens to destabilize the African nation.

The U.S. designation of two Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organizations scrambles already tense bilateral relations.

Mid-range drones that can hit targets almost 100 miles behind Russian lines have changed the game.

Tehran may feel empowered to wait out U.S. demands for concessions in face of war-weary American public.

A joint campaign to defend the island would struggle to operate effectively.

Why Washington let its Middle Eastern partners wreak havoc in Africa

De-escalation, rather than lasting peace, is still important.

A Shangri-La charm offensive collided with regional values.

Two fatal disasters highlight enduring problems in the mining industry.

Moscow warned of a massive attack on Kyiv. And it delivered.

Sens. Kaine and Paul say that the military’s targeting criteria don’t include the presence of drugs or arms.

Tokyo spent decades preparing for disruption—then found its options narrowing.

A recent attack in Jerusalem highlights a worrying trend intensified by wartime nationalism.

Resource-rich countries haven’t always benefited from extraction. Can this time be different?

An era of great-power competition has started—but not all would-be competitors qualify.

Tehran had said it would suspend negotiations over Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

The Israeli leader needs a win ahead of a key election.

Islamabad is happy to give the U.S. president the image he craves.

Across the world, signals crucial for safe air and sea travel are being disrupted.

Democracy promotion is out, and the race to engage the country’s junta is on.

A small but influential office will soon announce grants to support Trump administration causes in Europe.

The baked-in damage to oil and gas production will take months to undo.

Berlin has already made a huge commitment to its military—but is facing new obstacles at home and abroad.

What a very 1990s scandal says about corruption during the second Trump administration.

Both countries have refuted the allegations and accused the agency of bias.

U.S. concessions could include the unfreezing of assets and unsanctioning of oil.

Bilateral relations have reached a breaking point at a crucial moment for the USMCA.

Mellower European populists have killed some Republicans’ dreams of a far-right alliance.

As a new book shows, the dollar isn’t really the United States’ currency, but a 500-year-old relic.

Two new books seek to capture the changing reality of Turkey and the world.

Test yourself on the week of May 23: The U.S. strikes Iran, European countries summon Russian diplomats, and the WHO calls for a cease-fire in Congo.

The country hopes to fund its reconstruction by serving as the Middle East’s new transit and logistics hub.

Trump’s legal evasion regarding Iran reveals the rotten state of constitutional war powers.

With USMCA on ice, Mexico City is looking across the Atlantic for new partners.

A more modest agenda is also more credible.

It’s an open question if negotiators can break the repetitive cycle engulfing the war.

Tehran’s leadership has also not publicly signed off on the agreement yet.

From Diet Coke to condoms, the world’s supply chains have faced surprising downstream disruptions.

The country is uniquely vulnerable to regional shocks.

Turkey is moving from repressing the opposition to reshaping it.

As conditions on the island worsen, people are leaving—just not for the United States.

Over three decades, Netanyahu’s pivot to divisive electioneering has paid off.

Nixon’s theory on the power of unpredictability didn’t account for an actual madman adversary.

Germany’s chancellor keeps complaining about the source of the continent’s power.

The Iran war was obviously a mistake. Why not say so?

Despite recent successful strikes, experts doubt the campaign’s long-term success.

At the same time, the White House is optimistic that a deal to end the war is in reach.

He also said NATO allies should “take their part” in the Iran war.