Foreign Policy

What would happen if the president of the U.S. could not trust the Army to carry out a mission?

Roberto Lovato’s article claiming to be about the bona fides of our client's democratic credentials wasn't that at all.

America can — and must — do more to help Europe’s migrants. I’m living proof of why.

Britain and other European governments want the U.N. Security Council to authorize their navies to help fight the worst migrant crisis in decades.

Saudi Arabia's king has rented every room in Georgetown's poshest hotel as he meets with top U.S. officials to discuss his bombing campaign against the Middle East's poorest country.

Estonian parents get two years of paid leave, U.S. prisoners make $.12 an hour, and other statistics to consider this Labor Day.

The best stories from around the world.

After running on an anti-corruption campaign, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari made his assets public this week.

As Germany faces a racist backlash to the influx of migrants and refugees, is the country forgetting its past?

The strange love affair between Indonesia’s speaker of the house, a volcano-fracking tycoon, and Donald Trump.

The reaction to images of Aylan Kurdi says much about the deep tie many see between democracy and chaos.

Monday's grenade attack in Kiev has upended Ukrainian politics -- with unpredictable consequences.

“Many times the Vietnam was called a ten-year war fought one year at a time."

I did a quick interview with Ryan Crocker, the veteran American diplomat.

The ugly truth behind the platitudes of our society.

From its fascist architecture to the 'Puppet Emperor Palace', relics of the occupation linger in the former Manchurian capital.

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been a hawk since the days of W. His looming defeat could finally mean an end to one of the most controversial foreign-policy eras in recent history.

It's not about the "icebreaker gap" — it's about business as usual.

India Bonus read: “India and Pakistan’s Dialogue of the Deaf” by Mohammad Hanif (NYT) 10 major workers’ unions go on strike in India Nearly 150 million workers belonging to 10 major workers’ unions in India have gone to strike on Wednesday to protest policies of the Narendra Modi government (BBC, Hindu). The strike seems to ...

By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley The friendly skies. The CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) have teamed up to fly armed drones over Syria, several U.S. officials confirmed to the Washington Post’s Greg Miller. Despite highly-touted plans for the Obama administration to scale back the amount of direct-strike work the CIA performs ...