Foreign Policy

The stock market is soaring, African leaders are rallying around George Floyd, and reducing the U.S. military presence abroad could boost the domestic economy.

Catastrophes like the pandemic or the president shape the past as much as the future.

Democrats and NGOs slammed the White House decision, saying the U.S. president was ceding influence to China and further undercutting the coronavirus response.

Business as usual is over in the city, whether companies like it or not.

A new report from Burkina Faso shows that rising violence is taking a toll for a generation of children.

In highly unusual move, U.S. diplomats in Uganda and Kenya issue public pronouncements expressing distress over the death of George Floyd.

The coronavirus has swept through the top ranks, leaving Mullah Omar’s son tenuously in charge.

Wall Street and Main Street are on two different planets. We asked six leading experts why.

Allegation of wrongdoing reopens war wound that has marred relations between Seoul and Tokyo.

Conservatives have framed women’s rights rallies in March as a source of contagion, threatening to undermine the surging feminist movement.

As Beijing flexes its muscle from Hong Kong to Ladakh, the U.S. government must decide how to respond.

In Britain’s hierarchical culture, the crime for the upper classes isn’t telling lies—it’s getting caught.

The EU is still muddling through its post-pandemic recovery—and 18th-century history suggests that disaster could await.

Stories on the European role in Iraq, Islamophobic pogroms in India, and possible Iranian threats to U.S. interests in Latin America.

Donor countries and international organizations are propping up a corrupt government rather than criticizing it—leaving millions of Mozambicans mired in poverty.

Either Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders will face Donald Trump in November. Here's how their views of U.S. power could reshape the world.

Internet controls have proved even more restrictive as Chinese life moves online under quarantine.

A senior lawmaker fears drastically reduced U.S. diplomatic and aid footprint could pave the way for Islamic State comeback.

Sharing the burden of keeping down the Islamic State makes sense. But U.S. and NATO leaders should be coldly realistic about what European allies can do—and avoid their mistakes in Afghanistan.

The war in Idlib is a growing humanitarian crisis, a potential disaster for Ankara—and a problem that doesn’t bear on Washington.