Foreign Policy

U.S. leaders must take responsibility for past nuclear atrocities.

Washington missed the boat to shape the global maritime order. Beijing is stepping in.

Such a facility could enable Beijing to monitor emails, phone calls, satellite transmissions, and shipping traffic along the southeastern United States.

The dam blast rekindled a concept with Vietnam War roots but no place in international law—yet.

Unlike last fall, Ukraine has to crack hardened Russian lines before doing any open-field running.

Test yourself on the week of June 3: Saudi Arabia announces oil cuts, Mexico holds an important state election, and a Ukrainian dam breaks.

North Korean weapons inevitably impact U.S. credibility.

A new protest movement in the Balkan country is squeezing Aleksandar Vucic domestically—all while tensions in Kosovo flare and put Serbia in the international spotlight.

The race for a seat on the U.N. Security Council turned into a proxy fight between Russia and the world.

AMLO’s party is riding high—but hasn’t yet picked a nominee for next year’s election.

The former secretary of state is a genius—just not at what you might think.

It’s not just Putin who has re-embraced nuclear threats. The U.S. and China are also cracking open the door.

The British prime minister wants to convince Washington to let his country lead on global AI policy.

With cities wreathed in smoke, conspiracy theories grow.

A new report warns China has some big advantages over the U.S.

Erdogan has two priorities: to chart a more assertive presence for Turkey and to leverage Ankara’s position inside Western institutions to make that happen.

A quiet bureaucratic maneuver by Netanyahu’s government has begun transferring control over the occupied territory from military to civilian leadership—violating international law.

Paris is ramping up military spending. But critics worry it’s going to the wrong places.

Amid a financing push for modern infrastructure, existing problems may go overlooked.

From Quebec to Ukraine, nowhere on Earth is untouched by climate change’s catastrophic reach.