U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hold a signing ceremony at the conclusion of their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC11AEC859A0

Trump did not solve the North Korea problem in Singapore—in fact, the threat has only grown

Monday, August 13, 2018

Displaced Afghans load aid near the site of a landslide at the Argo district in Badakhshan province May 5, 2014. Grief-stricken and desititute Afghan villagers vented anger with their government as they scrambled for emergency aid, three days after deadly landslides engulfed their homes. Some 300 homes in Aab Bareek, a village in the Argo district of Badakhshan, a remote and mountainous northeastern province, were buried under up to 50 metres of earth and debris. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: DISASTER) - GM1EA56055K01

The case against a US retreat from international development

Friday, August 10, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RC1C0A78A3A0

Believe it or not, Trump is following a familiar script on Russia

Friday, August 10, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an expanded bilateral meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1497F0B200

The Helsinki Summit and great power competition

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner - RC12A2CFFE30

Trump wants a bigger, better deal with Iran. What does Tehran want?

Suzanne Maloney

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Demonstrators hold a flag during a rally commemorating May Day in Bogota, Colombia May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga - RC163BBBBF30

Experts discuss developments in Colombia and President-elect Iván Duque

Monday, August 6, 2018

U.S. servicemen rest after an opening ceremony of the NATO-led military exercises "Noble Partner 2018" at Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi, Georgia, August 1, 2018. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili - RC1425E4A550

Unpacked: What Trump gets right and wrong about defense burden sharing

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC181F828BC0

The watershed that wasn’t in Helsinki

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, July 29, 2018. Sebastian Scheiner /Pool via Reuters *** Local Caption *** - RC1F49FF0D00

The summer of Israel’s contentment

Monday, July 30, 2018

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures during a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1308EDF9C0

U.S.-Russia relations and a second Trump-Putin summit

Friday, July 27, 2018