List of U.S. Federal Budgets & Deficits articles
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears before reporters with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. America’s Budget Dysfunction Has Geopolitical Costs
Congressional performance artists are holding U.S. foreign policy hostage.
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An Afghan laborer arranges food aid bags provided by an NGO for distribution at a gymnasium in Kabul. The Taliban Have ‘Infiltrated’ U.N. Deliveries of Aid
An as-yet-unpublished U.S. government report highlights the importance of aid diversion to Taliban finances.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by members of the U.S. Congress as he arrives to deliver a joint address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. How Ukraine Can Avoid Afghanistan’s Aid Sinkhole
Rumblings are growing on Capitol Hill about oversight of more than $100 billion in U.S. assistance to Kyiv.
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Reporters holding cell phones and microphones crowd around McCarthy inside the U.S. Capitol. The Debt Ceiling Deal Highlights America’s Warped Priorities
By failing to invest in its own people, the United States shows the world the shakiness of the foundations of its power.
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Mark Milley is shown from the side in uniform, sitting before a microphone. DoD’s Making a List—and Checking It Twice
The Pentagon’s warfighting commands have sent billions in wish lists to Congress. Some lawmakers want to give them a lump of coal.
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The Pentagon is seen in Arlington, Virginia, on March 8. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Biden’s Defense Budget
Republican lawmakers say it’s dead on arrival.
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Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita takes part in a virtual meeting with his U.S. and Israeli counterparts from his office in Rabat, Morocco, on Dec. 22, 2021. Morocco’s Diplomatic Morass
Despite Washington’s about-face on Western Sahara, the erstwhile darling of U.S. policy circles is more isolated than ever.
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An Indian Youth Congress activist takes part in a protest against rising fuel prices in Siliguri, India, on Feb. 26. Specter of Stagflation Hangs Over Emerging Markets
Rich countries’ pandemic policies are sucking growth and capital out of the developing world.
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1-Fuzzynomics-foreign-policy-3-2 Fuzzynomics and 12 Other Attempts to Name Our New Era
We asked leading economists and thinkers to define the post-pandemic age.
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offshore tax havens coronavirus money To Pay for the Pandemic, Dry Out the Tax Havens
Corporations and the wealthy have stashed away as much as $36 trillion in untaxed money. It's time to bring the hammer down.
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South Korean warplanes at at U.S. Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek Want to Fix the Deficit? Bring Home the Troops.
As U.S. federal spending surges amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s time to trim the real fat.
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abbas The Smart Way to End ‘Pay to Slay’
Washington wants to stop the Palestinian Authority from incentivizing violence. But if it's not careful, it could push the region further into chaos.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers a statement regarding Qatar at the State Department, June 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. Tillerson called on Mideast countries to ease the blockade on Qatar. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Tillerson to Shutter State Department War Crimes Office
Critics charge top U.S. diplomat with giving the green light to perpetrators of mass atrocities.
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: (L to R) Koro Bessho, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Cho Tae-yul, South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations, arrive a press briefing before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning North Korea, May 16, 2017 in New York City. Following another ballistic missile test launch from North Korea, the UN Security Council once again condemned the isolated nation. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Nikki Haley and Trump’s Doctrine of Diplomatic Chaos
The U.S. envoy to the U.N. concedes that American foreign policy is unpredictable, and that's OK.
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Demonstrators wave flags and banners in front of the White House in Washington on October 11, 2009 as tens of thousands of gay activists marched to demand civil rights, a day after President Barack Obama vowed to repeal a ban on gays serving openly in the US military. AFP PHOTO/Maria Belen PEREZ GABILONDO (Photo credit should read Maria Belen Perez Gabilondo/AFP/Getty Images) It’s OK That Trump Doesn’t Care About Human Rights
America still does.
