List of Foreign & Public Diplomacy articles
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at Moncloa Palace in Madrid on April 26. Brazil Is Ukraine’s Best Bet for Peace
The nonaligned country has strong diplomatic traditions—and its president is a pro at building global coalitions.
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Mohammad Arsala Kharoti, the Taliban's deputy minister for refugees, speaks to the media as UNHCR protection chief Gillian Triggs watches at the airport in Kabul on April 30. The Taliban Aim to Divide and Conquer
The U.N. meets this week to decide whether to play by Taliban rules or pull out. Both are bad.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gestures toward his off-camera wife as he introduces her to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. They are flanked by flags from the United States and Japan. Republican Hopefuls Flock to Asia to Burnish Anti-China Creds
China hawks spread their wings ahead of the 2024 election season.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media at a news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on April 25. Journalists raise hands in the foreground. Putin’s Pied Piper Plays the U.N.
Sergey Lavrov’s swing through the United Nations this week was the culmination of his tour of the global south—but is he winning any converts?
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A man in sunglasses walks past a group of buildings. The Long Arm of China’s Overseas Influence Operations
Illegal police stations are just the tip of the iceberg.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol depart following a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House. The U.S. Needs to Talk to North Korea Any Way It Can
Pushing Seoul into engagement with Pyongyang is hard but vital.
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Activists protest near the Presidential Office in Seoul on April 21, ahead of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s planned visit to Washington. A Nuclear South Korea Is a Dangerous Miscalculation
At their upcoming summit, Biden needs to let Yoon know there would be consequences for breaking Seoul’s nonproliferation promises.
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Lula and Xi walk side by side in front of a military honor guard. Why Lula’s Visit to Beijing Matters More Than Macron’s
The world’s economic dynamism is shifting to the global south.
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Newspapers in Tehran feature stories about the China-brokered deal to restore ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia on March 11. Adam Tooze: A New Middle East?
How the reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia could reorder the region.
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Bharatiya Janata Party supporters await the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai, India. Modi’s Marketing Muscle
The prime minister has turned India’s G-20 leadership into a nonstop advertisement for its growing clout.
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Then- U.S. President Ronald Reagan speaks with Secretary of State George Shultz in the White House's Oval Office How George Shultz Helped End the Cold War
The official biography of Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state reveals startling lessons for U.S. engagement today.
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A fighter holds a gun, standing in rubble. A Dose of Cautious Optimism on Yemen
Peace negotiations are picking up pace to end the deadly conflict.
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Taiwanese forces participate in drills to show combat readiness at a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. Poll: What Is the Likelihood of War Over Taiwan?
Despite recent escalations, IR scholars think the chance of conflict hasn’t increased in the last year.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 6. Europe Is Disastrously Split on China
Emmanuel Macron served Xi Jinping a strategic triumph on a silver platter.
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French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Macron’s China Trip Is a Fool’s Errand
Feeling the heat at home, the French president heads to China to ink some lucrative deals and pay lip service to Xi’s pledges of peace.
