Foreign Policy

The Islamic Republic claims to be thinking in terms of centuries, but its actions suggest otherwise.

Here’s what the rest of the world can do about it.

Which of the country’s dueling leaders is in favor with Trump is beside the point.

Ukraine has much to teach the United States about drone defense.

Though it might seem unlikely, the role would make sense for Islamabad.

Few Mideast scholars saw regime change or democracy as possible outcomes.

Tehran issues a counterproposal that includes war reparations and Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Many fear the decision to strip Senegal of its title has “blemished” African soccer.

A harsh religious crackdown has caught pastors in its net.

Flawed narratives about the Assad regime parallel the debate about Trump’s war.

No country is immune to the threat of drone warfare, experts warn.

Such a view both overstates and understates the scope of Beijing’s ambitions.

While the world focuses on the Iran war, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank are acutely vulnerable.

Mohammad Ghalibaf’s long rise was fueled by populist imagery, real estate corruption, and ruthlessness.

Like Helsinki during the Cold War, Ottawa today is threatened by a bellicose and powerful neighbor.

Faced with another energy crisis, the continent is reaching for a form it had largely abandoned.

The secretary of defense fails to understand that rules of engagement benefit the U.S. military.

The Chinese president faces an uphill battle in his hopes for a second capital.

The incumbent prime minister hopes her handling of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Greenland threats will secure her a third term in snap elections.

The gap between narrative and reality is only growing in the Strait of Hormuz.