If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
The next head of the Army will be the chief power broker in the nuclear nation. Read More
How Imran Khan polarized a nation. Read More
Central Asian countries have been stepping up their drone capabilities. Read More
Both Sunak and Starmer face ultras within their parties who are not keen on compromise Read More
For the first time since 1989, central and eastern states are spearheading the continent’s response to a major crisis. Read More
Speculation has increased over the past several years that Beijing is accelerating plans for an invasion of Taiwan. While there is little... Read More
It is an expression of a stubborn pride — an attachment to an America that many in the nation’s governing institutions would like to... Read More
The Star Wars saga has a history of borrowing liberally from foreign and English language films. George Lucas famously borrowed... Read More
Everyone, except perhaps Putin himself, understands that his regime is nearing its end. At the very least, discussions about the... Read More
Episode five of our new weekly podcast has a Middle East focus with insights into what is driving the ongoing protests in Iran, and the... Read More
Foreign Podicy, Podcast | November 18, 2022 | Read More
A conversation with the unstoppable Masih Alinejad. Read More
In our podcast this week, hosts Aigerim Toleukhanova and Joanna Lillis discuss how Russians fleeing conscription are upending life in Central... Read More
After decades of disuse, costly “national security” trade restrictions have proliferated, aided largely by a troublesome... Read More
Russia and Turkey’s complex relationship has significant implications for U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)... Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin is amassing a large force near the Ukrainian border and reportedly has a military plan to invade and... Read More
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to speak to some Poles. I won’t pretend that they speak for the entire country, but my impression is... Read More
The question is whether the governing AKP can shift voters' focus away from the economy to national security Read More
Last year, I received an unsolicited request on LinkedIn from a man I will call Dr. Lee. I had just left government service as... Read More
These drones include the Shahed-136 and its smaller cousin, the Shahed-131, which the Russians rebranded as the Geran-2 and Geran-1,... Read More
There is a long tradition of authoritarian states using soccer’s World Cup to distract attention — domestic and foreign alike... Read More
Despite the bad experience the US has had with regime change in Iraq and Afghanistan, the circumstances in Iran are different. The Iranian... Read More
Just days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared that Germany’s approach to defence and... Read More
By pushing the narrative about protests benefiting external enemies, the Iranian regime is hoping to appeal to nationalist sentiments,... Read More
As other liberal democracies lock down supplies, Australia’s lithium exports are an increasingly critical economic component of the... Read More
Days after the invasion of Ukraine, recently elected Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced major changes in German defense and energy policy,... Read More
Terms such as 'the West' and 'the East' are lazy, awkward and inaccurate geopolitical signifiers in the Post-Cold War era. Read More
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the German government has been signaling a shift away from a foreign policy that has long been regarded... Read More
A new US or UN intervention would be just as disastrous as previous ones. Read More
The protracted — and deepening — crisis between China and the US is based on a policy born in deception, misunderstanding and... Read More
Here’s a seldom commented-upon reality of this century and this moment: the United States remains the number-one arms-exporting nation... Read More
The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions Thursday targeting 13 companies it said were part of a network supporting Iranian... Read More
After two launch scrubs due to fuel leaks and a hurricane, NASA has taken a giant leap back to the moon after almost 50 years’ absence... Read More
Utopian policies die slow. However unfeasible they are, their proponents push them along until they grind to an inevitable halt. Read More
Last week, at the UN climate conference in Egypt, the Biden administration made what was supposed to be a big announcement:... Read More
If Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in November, the question he will face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies to promote democracy and human rights while... Read More
