List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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Sebastien-Thibault-US-Grand-Strategy-Illustration-3-2 Revisiting U.S. Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Six months into Russia’s war, seven thinkers outline its impact on foreign policy.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing the agreement for Finland and Sweden to join NATO at the White House in Washington on Aug. 9. Here’s What Biden’s New National Security Strategy Should Say
Tossed and rewritten after Russia invaded Ukraine, the document still hasn’t been released.
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The Taiwanese navy launches a U.S.-made missile Is America Overextending Itself?
The case for U.S. restraint in Ukraine, Taiwan, and beyond.
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Visitors view the Moscow skyline from the Vorobyovy Hills observation point during a hot summer day in Moscow on Aug. 18. Who’s Winning the Sanctions War?
The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, but Putin has so far contained those costs.
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Nigerian soldiers load a military truck with weapons recovered from bandits in north-central Nigeria on April 21. More Weapons Won’t Solve Nigeria’s Security Crisis
A nearly $1 billion U.S. arms sale to the country will promote further violence.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses with lawmakers after signing the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 12. Biden’s Historic Climate Bill Needs Smart Foreign Policy
The White House’s crowning domestic policy achievement can’t reach its full potential without engaging the world.
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Graduates from the Indian Army’s Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment take part in a parade in Srinagar on Dec. 8, 2018. It’s Time to Condition Aid to India
The country’s military violates human rights with impunity—and gets a pass in Washington.
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U.S. Navy sailors bring ammunition supplies ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain in this print published in 1898. America’s Long Road to Global Power
Michael Mandelbaum has written a masterful interpretation of the twists and turns of U.S. foreign policy.
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Mohammed bin Salman gestures in front of himself as he walks with Biden. Biden’s Brief Middle East Pivot Won’t Last
The U.S. president’s trip was an immediate and time-limited response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, domestic economic woes, and Iran.
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Turkish writer Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi, poses next to a portrait of Khashoggi after unveiling it on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 1, 2021, during a memorial ceremony marking the third anniversary of his assassination at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. It’s Time to Rethink the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
For too long, Washington has sacrificed its principles to appease the kingdom—and gotten almost nothing in return.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Air Force One at Munich Airport in Munich, Germany, on June 28, after attending the G7 Summit. Biden Has a Lot to Gain in Saudi Arabia
His trip won’t lower gas prices, but it can shore up Washington’s global standing.
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A soldier of the Swedish Army's P18 Gotland Regiment takes part in a field exercise near Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland on May 17. With Finland and Sweden in NATO, the U.S. Can Finally Pivot to the Pacific
Washington has a golden opportunity to finally do less in Europe.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken helps President Joe Biden turn on his microphone before a G-20 meeting . Biden Needs Architects, Not Mechanics, to Fix U.S. Foreign Policy
As the U.S. midterms near, Washington is plagued by groupthink and a lack of vision that prevents creative solutions to the problems of a new era.
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The six men stand in a line holding hands with crossed arms, forming a chain of hand-holding. The United States Doesn’t Need to Recommit to the Middle East
The Biden administration is reportedly considering a formal defense agreement with the UAE. Here’s why it shouldn’t.
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U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One. What to Expect From Biden’s Big Middle East Trip
The U.S. president’s upcoming trip to the region is being driven largely by a domestic political crisis linked to the price of oil.