List of North America articles
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits in the Oval Office during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, on Sept. 21, 2023. Ukraine Needs a New Storyline
The Kursk offensive suggests a new strategy for victory—but it will require the West to change some policies.
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An illustration shows a No. 1 foam finger with a bandage around its fingertip. Why America Should Drop Its Obsession With Being No. 1
A letter from Singapore to the next U.S. president.
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star work to remove ice from the ship’s deck while underway in the Chukchi Sea. The Arctic Great Game Won’t Be Won in U.S. Shipyards
The High North is an arena of great-power competition, but Russia is the one with something to lose.
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A stormy scene with the U.S. Capitol and the DC skyline. It’s Congress, Stupid
The world may currently be focused on the presidential race, but how power is distributed on Capitol Hill is just as important.
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Eurocorps soldiers carry a European Union flag during a flag-raising ceremony in front of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, on July 15. Why the EU Should Never Be a Military Actor
A common strategy among 27 members is a fantasy—and would make Europe less likely to stand up to Russia.
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Rows of cars are lined up next to a large blue and green ship. Why Is the West’s EV Industry So Far Behind China’s?
Reads on the geopolitics of electric cars.
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A cartoon shows Stalin as the central figure with Roosevelt at left and Churchill smoking at right as they lean over a map of Europe. Roosevelt, Yalta, and the Origins of the Cold War
How a terminally ill U.S. president negotiated the deal that cemented Soviet control over half of Europe.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (C), Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (3rd L), Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) attend the 18th East Asia Summit during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 7, 2023. Does Harris Have a Foreign Policy?
The Democratic National Convention did not shed much light on what a Harris administration’s global outlook would be.
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Trump supporters clash with police as they try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Could Civil War Erupt in America?
The United States is now showing preconditions for political violence, scholars say. Here’s how it can prevent disaster.
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AMLO stands at a podium, with the Mexican flag behind him. Can AMLO Overhaul Mexico’s Democracy in His Final Month?
The outgoing president is going to try—but not without serious pushback from the public and diplomatic allies.
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 25, 2024. America Is More Desperate for a Cease-Fire Than Israel and Hamas
How the U.S. election calendar is affecting the Middle East peace talks.
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A white Hummer limousine is parked by a palm tree. If SUVs Were a Country
Western governments are not confronting the threat they pose.
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Supporters of Guatemala’s president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo, demonstrate outside the National Palace of Culture awaiting the beginning of Arévalo’s delayed inauguration ceremony in Guatemala City. Inside the White House Effort to Prevent a Coup in Guatemala
Kamala Harris’s team helped deliver an overlooked foreign-policy win.
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The CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian research icebreaker, is seen navigating near an ice floe along Devon Island, in the Canadian High Arctic, on Sept. 27, 2015. Can NATO Ice Out China and Russia in the Arctic?
A new pact aims to narrow the gap between NATO partners and their competitors in icebreaker production.
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Jake Sullivan, a man in his 40s wearing a black suit, stands and speaks at a podium while giving a press briefing at the White House. He has one hand raised to point at a crowd of seated journalists, whose raised hands are seen in the foreground, out of focus. Congress Demands Sullivan Testify on Afghanistan Withdrawal
The Republican-led investigation is pushing for a public hearing with the top Biden aide.
