List of United States articles
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Russian soldiers sit on the launcher of a Tochka-M (Point-M) short-range missile at the military training ground outside of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on Oct. 5, 2005. The INF Treaty Is Dead, and Russia Is the Biggest Loser
In a future arms race between Beijing, Moscow, and Washington, the Kremlin will never be able to keep up.
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A container ship unloads its cargo from Asia at the Long Beach port in California on Aug. 1. China Shoots Back in Trump’s Trade War Escalation
A transcript of Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying’s remarks to reporters.
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Members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard flash a victory sign during naval exercises in the Gulf on April 22, 2010. Iran Owns the Persian Gulf Now
The Trump administration’s nonresponse to Iranian aggression has sent an unmistakable message.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press event at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017. The Global Economy Lives in Wonderland Now
Central banks have gone fully through the looking glass, and it’s time that everyone else followed.
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Foreign Policy illustration/Bill Pugliano/Getty Images 2 Charts That Show How China Is Pulling Out of the United States
Beijing’s annual investments have plummeted from a 2016 peak to an eight-year low in 2018.
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Visitors walk past China's second nuclear missile on display as they visit the Military Museum in Beijing, 23 July 2007. Dear China, We Have to Talk About Your Nukes
The United States and Russia can’t maintain the global system of nuclear deterrence on their own anymore.
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan, commemorating the 750th anniversary of Berlin, reviews honor guard of Royal Regiment of Scotland (wearing kilts) on June 12, 1987 after his landing at Berlin Tempelhof Airport. Yesterday’s Cold War Shows How to Beat China Today
The Trump administration has been ignoring the playbook that produced the downfall of the Soviet Union.
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28. The 2 Steps to Fix Relations With Russia
Washington needs to establish deterrence with Moscow. But in the long term, it needs to focus on building trust.
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A gas flare from an oil well is seen near Williston, North Dakota, on Sept. 6, 2016. The United States’ Gas Flare-Up
Why an environmental and economic problem that was on the decline is back with a vengeance.
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses a preelection rally in Athens on July 4. Greece Is Getting Good at Geopolitics
How souring ties between Ankara and Washington benefit Athens.
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Guatemalan migrants use a makeshift raft to cross the Suchiate river from Tecun Uman in Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas State, Mexico, on July 22. Trump’s Attack on Asylum-Seekers Was Made in Australia
The Australian government has spent the past two decades making it harder to claim asylum and detaining legitimate refugees far from its borders. Now Trump is trying to import Canberra’s draconian approach.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House on July 22. Why India Is Mad at Trump
Understanding the president’s Kashmir bombshell—and why it matters.
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Travelers stand near the international departures area at the airport in Beijing on Feb. 6, 2016. China’s Dissidents Can’t Leave
Exit ban numbers are hitting new highs as politics tightens.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein listen to testimony during a committee hearing on the Foreign Agents Registration Act on July 26, 2017. The Foreign Agents Registration Act Is Broken
Stepping up enforcement of FARA before reforming the act is a recipe for disaster.
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A member of the U.S. military visits Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 24. Section 60 is the final resting place for U.S. soldiers killed in the United States' most recent wars, especially Iraq and Afghanistan. Restraint Isn’t Isolationism—and It Won’t Endanger America
Critics of offshore balancing claim a more restrained U.S. foreign policy will breed insecurity. They’re wrong, and their arguments are easily debunked.
