U.S. Foreign Policy

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Senator Bernie Sanders pose at the start of their fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry - HP1EFBL060A07

Would a Democratic president mean the end of the US special relationship with Saudi Arabia?

Monday, November 25, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a meeting in Jerusalem, Friday, October 18, 2019. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** - RC15280D3A20

Recognizing Israeli settlements is about sovereignty, and that’s a game-changer

Monday, November 25, 2019

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump looks out at Lake Michigan during a visit to the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1AETVVIYCAA

Republicans risk normalizing foreign interference in U.S. politics

Friday, November 22, 2019

American paratrooper cleans his gun at Army base camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Credit: Library of Congress

Highlights: Experts discuss the first-ever US military intervention in the Middle East

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) delivers a campaign economic speech at Saint Anselm Colleges Institue of Politics in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC2TTD9M43SN

Why Elizabeth Warren’s foreign policy worries America’s allies

Thursday, November 21, 2019

The burnt wreckage of a bus is seen a day after cartel gunmen clashed with federal forces, resulting in the release of Ovidio Guzman from detention, the son of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in Culiacan, in Sinaloa state, Mexico October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer - RC1F249503D0

There are no short cuts in resolving Mexico’s spiraling violence

Arturo Sarukhan

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

A woman walks in front of new murals of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC1267CD4B60

To talk or not to talk to Trump: A question that divides Iran

Djavad Salehi Isfahani

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

A convoy of U.S. vehicles is seen after withdrawing from northern Syria, on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Ari Jalal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC115088E3F0

How to salvage Syria and protect US troops

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, November 18, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at the end of a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC2LAD9PASW2

Turkey’s Erdoğan scores a pyrrhic victory in Washington

Ömer Taşpınar

Monday, November 18, 2019

An aerial view shows Independence Square during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February 19, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich warned his opponents on Wednesday that he could deploy force against them after what he called their attempt to "seize power" by means of "arson and murder". REUTERS/Olga Yakimovich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CITYSCAPE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EA2J1J9F01

President Trump’s instincts on Ukraine have been bad, but he’s right about one thing

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, November 15, 2019