Foreign Policy

After Washington exits the Iran deal, U.S. secondary sanctions could harm European companies. EU leaders should retaliate by reviving a tool used successfully in the 1990s.

The more Israel’s prime minister escalates tensions, the more his popularity grows.

Will it be the Harvard- and MIT-educated mandarin, the coveralls-wearing man of the people — or someone else the world has never heard of?

Diplomats hail the decision as another sign the Tillerson era has ended.

The United States sees private investment in Pyongyang, not aid, as the nuclear deal’s prize.

Trump's actions may ultimately weaken the strength of sanctions as a tool of U.S. statecraft.

As the Trump administration struggles to keep track of the usual hotspots, major trouble is brewing in forgotten corners of the world.

As the monsoon season looms, hundreds of thousands of refugees are living in overcrowded Bangladeshi refugee camps at risk of an imminent cholera outbreak.

A brief global history of a tactic that's back in style: toppling other countries' governments.

The United States has become identified with the global internet economy — for better and worse.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provides security guarantees to Pyongyang but struggles to articulate American demands.

Western liberals projected their own hopes onto "the Lady" — and then blamed her for not living up to them.

The weekly podcast: How a U.S. presidential candidate found common cause with Israelis opposed to the peace process to pass a law that could now doom it.

The partnership with America had a long and fruitful life — but Europe is ready to start over.

Officials warn of brain drain across government offices.

Corruption and incompetence pushed Malayians to end decades of electoral stagnation.

Amid a democratic triumph, the new boss is still literally the old boss.

The U.S. president has blown up the Obama-era approach to Iran he has been mocking for years. Now it’s on him to clean up the mess.

The time is ripe for a U.S. approach based on pushing Iranian domestic politics into crisis.

For the first time since the military defeat of the Islamic State, Iraqis are voting for a new parliament. And Tehran and Washington aren’t getting in the way.