Tag: U.S. Foreign Policy

It’s time to put an end to debates about whether U.S. President Donald Trump is some sort of foreign-policy realist or “restrainer.” Admittedly, his mercurial approach to policymaking and his ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva feels comfortable at the United Nations. He has plenty of experience speaking before the body, having governed Latin America’s largest nation from 2003 ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. Every week, we cover the latest developments in the U.S.-China relationship, among other topics. But this week, we take a step back and discuss a ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom, the European Union’s plans to impose tariffs on Israel, and an interest ...

You are forgiven if you barely remember this happening. The first week of May 2020 was a little nuts. In the United States, deaths from COVID-19 were breaking new records, ...

A majority of justices on a five-member panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday found former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven associates guilty of plotting a coup, sentencing Bolsonaro to ...

Let’s admit it: It’s hard not to watch a video of a plane crash or a building demolition, and one feels the same disturbing fascination watching the Trump administration’s handling ...

It has been more than 40 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, which means that it has been more than 40 months of economic sanctions being imposed on Russia. The very ...

On Aug. 14, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called on the Trump administration to recognize Somaliland as an independent state. Cruz’s appeal was pitched as a way to reward democracy and ...

The first week of March featured a moment of dark political comedy worthy of Veep creator Armando Iannucci. In a scene that felt scripted for satire, the United States became ...