List of U.S. Foreign Policy articles
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Yale University buildings Yale’s Grand Strategy Program Has Always Been Broken
The university set out to train the next generation of U.S. leaders—but it often failed to educate them.
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Protesters hold signs reading "Peace Through Strength" and "I Support U.S. Troops." Americans Got the Foreign-Policy Blob They Asked For
The problem isn’t the establishment, it’s reconciling what Americans want in their foreign policy.
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A smiling Bashar al-Assad faces a crowd of journalists with microphones. Biden’s Inaction on Syria Risks Normalizing Assad—and His Crimes
The world is gradually accepting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad back into the fold.
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Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar looks on as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 26, 2019. Erdogan’s Heir Apparent Isn’t a Problem
Turkey’s minister of defense is a staunch nationalist—but that doesn’t mean he’s anti-Western.
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Joe Biden and Anthony Blinken participate in a virtual meeting with leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries March 12, 2021 at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Failing?
The U.S. president’s intentions might be good, but the results so far are another matter.
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Then-presidential candidate Joe Biden When the White House Changed Hands, It Changed Tone but Not Policies
Whether snubbing allies, abusing tariffs, or expelling refugees, the Biden administration at eight months looks little changed from Trump’s.
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The U.S. and Egyptian presidents ride to an event. Democracy Was Never Going to Stop Islamist Terrorism
Twenty years after 9/11, U.S. policy in the Middle East is still based on a fundamental mistake.
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A protester gestures while holding a placard as another holds up a scarf with the colors of the Nigerian national flag during a demonstration against police brutality. America’s Hollow Africa Policy
Washington’s focus on stability over human rights is alienating Africa’s youth.
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An aerial view shows Lebanon's capital Beirut in darkness during power outage on April 3, 2021. The United States Has No Plan to Save Lebanon
The country’s desperate citizens are increasingly investing their hopes in a U.S. government that has other priorities.
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Two U.S. soldiers walk past a concrete block with a painted-on Iraqi flag as they patrol a neighborhood in Baghdad on Jan. 18, 2008. 20 Years After 9/11, U.S. Global Authority Is Weaker Than Ever
A crisis within Islam spawned al Qaeda. It also put an end to a U.S.-led unipolar world.
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9-11-100-years-later-world-order-alex-nabaum-illustration How 9/11 Will Be Remembered a Century Later
The attacks could be viewed as a historical turning point—or as entirely insignificant.
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Chinese yuan banknotes are seen behind an illuminated stock graph on Feb. 10, 2020. Dado Ruvic Illustration/REUTERS After Afghanistan, Biden Can Learn From How Fund Managers Handle Their Disasters
Five basic strategies from investment analysis apply to war and diplomacy too.
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A man walks past U.S. and Taiwanese flags in Taipei on Aug. 10. How Biden Can Save His China Strategy After Afghanistan
Washington needs to give a visible sign of Indo-Pacific commitment.
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U.S. Marines raise an American flag Afghanistan Hasn’t Damaged U.S. Credibility
The withdrawal has been tragic—but it hasn’t been a strategic disaster.
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U.S. Army soldiers in Afghanistan The United States Keeps Doing What It Can’t
The main lesson from the failed intervention in Afghanistan is about the dangers of self-delusion. Will anyone learn it?
