Foreign Policy

Like a wealth of oil, lots of visitors can become a development trap. Here’s how to avoid it.

Voters are manifesting their profound unhappiness with the status quo. Jair Bolsonaro is the result.

A new diplomatic history argues that the United States, Egypt, and Israel prevented a Palestinian state from emerging. But leaders such as Yasser Arafat bear much of the blame.

Government watchdog says the Pentagon has not taken the threat seriously enough.

Trump’s U.N. ambassador is the only cabinet official to have emerged from the administration stronger than ever.

International Rescue Committee chief sees the devastation firsthand and calls on the United States to end support for the Saudi-led coalition.

Dodik campaigned on independence for Republika Srpska. Will Putin help him get his way?

The latest earthquake and tsunami could be a major setback for the country’s democracy.

President Trump’s United Nations ambassador dismisses speculation that she intends to challenge him in 2020.

The Saudi journalist is presumed dead, but we may never know what happened to him.

Experts agree leaving the European Union will damage the British economy, but past performance should make them wary of offering outlandish assertions about an unknowable future.

The crown prince will stop at nothing to silence his growing number of critics, regardless of where they live.

A legal battle between Russia and Ukraine is an unprecedented instance of war by other means—and an example that others will soon follow.

The question of a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland is complicated. The White House shouldn’t treat it as a vanity project.

North Koreans are watching the U.S. midterm elections closely, wondering how the results might affect negotiations with Trump.

Washington ramps up development finance to offer countries an alternative to Beijing’s deep pockets.

Financial institutions and the governments that regulate them aren’t doing nearly enough to prevent money laundering.  

The military’s funding boost is aimed at deterring Beijing, but a budget fight could jeopardize the strategy.

Washington should explore retaliatory measures that impose real costs on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

As Bolsonaro takes the lead, the future looks dim for democracy in Brasília.