Foreign Policy

The power couple's growing foreign-policy portfolio also highlights conflicts of interest.

Senior U.S. officials are still trying to get China to help rein in the Hermit Kingdom.

A necessary reminder you shouldn’t get involved in business with your sources.

Not with a bang, but basic strategic confusion in Washington about the links between Syria, Qatar, Iran, and Russia.

What the elevation of the young crown prince — now successor to the throne — means for the Middle East.

The business community wants a quick resolution, but the U.S. trade rep says this is unlikely.

Eritrea is coming in from the cold. Could that spark a shooting war with Ethiopia?

On trade, climate, foreign aid, and more, America’s allies wonder what U.S. policy is — and who, if anyone, can take America’s place.

Capt. David Geaney and Maj. “Nimble” both offered some useful insights about leadership in the Air Force on the Best Defense blog, but both miss the mark.

This is a kind of commentary on the last item I ran by retired Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik on mission command.

State Dept. Slams Saudi; U.S. and China Defense Officials Meet

Clinging to a procedural technicality, the GOP delays an agonizing choice on Russia policy.

It’s a law of nature: rising states and established powers come to blows. But can the Trump administration avoid a clash of nuclear superpowers?

There are almost no checks and balances on the administration’s conduct of international affairs. And most Americans are fine with that.

The scariest thing about the death of Otto Warmbier is that the Kim regime doesn’t feel even an ounce of remorse.

After the shock of Brexit, the French election has stabilized the patient in Brussels. But most countries still want a say on membership.

Dromedaries are the latest victims of the feud among Gulf states.

France’s new president is about to face off against some of the West's fiercest organized labor. At stake is the future of Europe.

New measures target Russian officials and a martial arts training firm linked to a pro-Putin biker gang.

Poroshenko, worried he wouldn’t meet Trump at all, downplayed his arrival in D.C., but pleased is with the administration's stance.