Foreign Policy

From the United States to Germany, the West is booming—but the public hasn’t regained an appetite for liberalism.

The German chancellor survived by avoiding politics whenever possible—and history won't judge her kindly for it.

The White House wants to leave the INF Treaty. New START could be next. The death of these agreements would fuel a new arms race.

Democracy will depend on whether civilians can exploit rifts between Bolsonaro and his base while regaining voter trust.

Why Washington should stop treating Beijing like an adversary.

The secretaries of defense and state call for an end to the violence.

Simone Rodane-Benzaquen, head of American Jewish Committee in Europe, spoke with FP about anti-Semitism on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Supreme Court already settled the birthright dispute—in 1898.

Will the return of the European far-right be the undoing of the West?

The U.S. president is keen to sweep any discussion of the kingdom's involvement in Jamal Khashoggi’s killing under the rug, raising big questions about his foreign policy.

The only reason to pull out of the INF Treaty is to give a middle finger to the world.

Trump is pushing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict toward a one-state solution.

Junk enough arms control treaties, and the Cold War balance of terror will reign once again—this time with China in the mix.

Something’s going to have to give, and it will probably be the sanctions.

A primer on Riyadh’s denials, excuses, rationalizations, spin, and other acts of sophistry about the death of Jamal Khashoggi.

The French president’s interventions in European politics have only magnified his many flaws.

The removal of information from the State Department’s annual reports has grave consequences for human rights monitoring worldwide.

Leaving the agreement clears the way for the U.S. to boost its conventional forces in the Pacific.

Mohammad bin Salman isn’t just ruining his own reputation—he’s spoiling Washington’s policies across the region.

Two years after deciding to leave the European Union, many Brits want a second vote on Brexit.