How Trump Could Reset With Russia
Imagine the scene at Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade one year from now. As the strains of the “Preobrazhensky March” echo across Red Square, a detachment of U.S. Marines enter the ...
Tag: geopolitics
Don’t Expect a Trade Deal in Geneva
Markets, multinational companies, and scriptwriters alike must be thrilled that Trump administration officials and representatives of Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be meeting this weekend in Geneva to talk tariffs ...
Can the U.S.-Houthi Cease-Fire Hold?
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. It’s been a historic week. There’s a new pope—and for the first time in history, he’s American. But there’s also plenty going on ...
Merz Brings Germany Back to the Table
It has taken Germany a frustratingly long six months from the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government to a snap election to Tuesday’s swearing-in of Friedrich Merz as Scholz’s successor. ...
The Pentagon Is Ignoring Its Own Strategy
During his first official visit to Asia in March, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a strong message to Washington’s allies and partners. “What the Trump administration will do … ...
A Massive Shared Military Deal May Be Europe’s Future
Sweden, Norway, and Lithuania will team up to buy hundreds of soon-to-be-manufactured CV90 combat vehicles, Sweden’s prime minister announced late last month. Economies of scale matter in the military—but these ...
Europe’s Failed Mission to Space
On March 30, a German start-up launched a rocket designed to place small satellites into orbit from Europe. Taking off from Norway’s Andøya spaceport above the Arctic Circle, it was ...
Trump’s Volatility Is Pushing Asia Toward Beijing
This could be the most volatile geopolitical moment in the Indo-Pacific since World War II. Extreme uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s policies is prompting U.S. allies and partners alike to ...
Turkey’s Pivotal Moment With Azerbaijan
On March 21, Armenia’s land border with Turkey, closed since 1993 amid their decades-long diplomatic rupture, opened temporarily to allow through Armenian humanitarian aid trucks delivering goods to Syria through ...
Trump’s First 100 Days Reveal a ‘Strongman’s’ Unprecedented Weakness
“Nobody has ever seen anything like it,” U.S. President Donald Trump is fond of saying about his supercharged agenda of upending the U.S. government and intimidating his political enemies at ...
