Foreign Policy

Key cabinet officers are struggling to moderate the impulsive president and the political operatives shaping national security policy.

The creation of a Bannon-led “Strategic Initiatives Group” within the NSC further erodes its stature, independence, and influence.

Three ideas to help the new U.S. ambassador to the U.N. recover from an awkward first week in New York.

Donald Trump's administration has been chaotic. Chinese history suggests that's by design.

Indonesians and Malaysians are afraid they could be next in the U.S. president’s crosshairs.

After the two presidents spoke by phone this weekend, attacks on government-held territories in Ukraine have skyrocketed.

On rescuing Andrew Jackson from the extremists and restoring both pride and prejudice to America’s great history.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says U.S. travel restrictions will increase America’s terrorism risk.

National Security Advisor Michael Flynn just called out Iran in the White House briefing room.

Boys as young as 11, accused of fighting for the Islamic State, are being detained and brutally tortured in prisons.

If there is anything we know for sure about Trump, it is that he likes making deals. But is he capable of cutting a good deal with Russia?

A leaked executive order sets up a series of reviews to examine computer security.

DHS has halted refugee interviews, Arab students complain of being barred from re-entry, and lawyers warn visa holders not to leave the country.

Vague plans for an import tax would shift the cost of the wall to U.S. consumers and hurt key parts of the U.S. economy.

Diplomacy goes digital.

A wave of forced resignations of critical staff — with no replacements — is a recipe for disaster.

Mind the (diplomatic) gap.

And the worst may be yet to come.

U.S. commanders in Kabul fear the freeze will create a manpower crisis

A different kind of Russian story.