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Is Trump a Normal Foreign-Policy President?

Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 has offered quite the test: What does it mean for the United States to elect a leader with no experience in government, little knowledge of foreign policy, and an explicit disdain for expertise?

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U.S. Foreign Policy Oct 18, 2019 Snapshot

Iran, the Unitary State

When it comes to dealing with the United States and setting foreign policy, Iran's internal factions put aside their differences and form a united front.

Afshon Ostovar and Ariane M. Tabatabai

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meeting with military commanders in Tehran, Iran in February 2017

Diplomacy Oct 14, 2019 Snapshot

The Demolition of U.S. Diplomacy

Not Since Joe McCarthy Has the State Department Suffered Such a Devastating Blow

William J. Burns

Trump Administration Oct 9, 2019 Snapshot

Turkey’s Endgame in Syria

Turkey’s strategy is more than an exercise in geopolitics—for Erdogan, it touches on his very political survival.

Gonul Tol

A Turkish military convoy near the Turkish-Syrian border, October 2019

Trump Administration Oct 9, 2019 Snapshot

The Not So Special Relationship

When it needs a strong, reliable relationship with the United States more than ever, the United Kingdom looks across the pond with doubt and uncertainty. Even those...

Steve Bloomfield

U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May in London in June 2019

Trump Administration Oct 3, 2019 Snapshot

The Usurpation of U.S. Foreign Policy

Much has been made of Trump’s abuses of presidential power, but the call was also an abuse of American power.

Mira Rapp-Hooper

Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, September 2019

U.S. Foreign Policy November/December 2019 Comment

Disaster in the Desert

Almost three years into his term, Trump has nothing to show for his efforts to counter Iran or promote peace in the Middle East.

Martin Indyk

Melania Trump, Donald Trump, and King Salman in Riyadh, May 2017

U.S. Foreign Policy November/December 2019 Essay

Let Russia Be Russia

A new Russia strategy must dispense with the magical thinking of previous administrations and seek incremental gains that advance long-term U.S. interests. Rather than...

Thomas Graham

Economics November/December 2019 Essay

The Unwinnable Trade War

Washington is not winning the trade war with Beijing. Although China’s economic growth has slowed, the tariffs have hit U.S. consumers harder than their Chinese...

Weijian Shan

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Security Oct 3, 2019 Essay

How Japan Could Go Nuclear

Can Japan resist the temptation to pursue nuclear weapons in an increasingly volatile region? It's up to Washington to help Tokyo feel safe.

Mark Fitzpatrick

Trump Administration Sep 30, 2019 Snapshot

The Long Game in Iraq

Iran knows how to play the long game in Iraq. To be successful, the United States must learn to play it, too.

Robert S. Ford and Randa Slim

Shiite militiamen south of Baghdad, July 2014

Politics & Society November/December 2019 Comment

The Unwanted Wars

The question facing the United States in the Middle East is not whether it wants to engage or disengage, but rather how it should choose to engage—diplomatically or...

Robert Malley

Rifles and rifts: Houthi rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, December 2018

U.S. Foreign Policy Sep 27, 2019 Snapshot

Reckless Choices, Bad Deals, and Dangerous Provocations

Trump’s Foreign Policy Is in a Downward Spiral Toward 2020

Hal Brands

U.S. Foreign Policy Jan 23, 2018 Video

Foreign Affairs Issue Launch With Joe Biden

Joe Biden and Michael Carpenter discuss the article, “How to Stand Up to the Kremlin: Defending Democracy Against Its Enemies,” which appears in the January/February...

Strategy & Conflict Sep 24, 2019 Snapshot

The Arctic Spring

If Washington wants to ensure its continued access to the Arctic and safeguard its security in the region in the decades ahead, its best bet is to expand its own...

Heather A. Conley

A fishing boat at Disko Bay, Greenland, 2008

Arms Control & Disarmament Sep 23, 2019 Snapshot

Will Nuclear Weapons Make A Comeback?

Nuclear proliferation has remained in check so far, but there is reason to doubt whether it will do so indefinitely.

Eric Brewer

A replica of the so-called Tsar-Bomb, the biggest-ever detonated Soviet nuclear bomb, on display at an exhibition in Moscow, August 2015

Defense Policy Sep 11, 2019 Snapshot

Why National Security Advisor Is the Hardest Post for Trump to Fill

In less than three years, Trump has had three wildly different national security advisers. All ultimately failed.

Ivo H. Daalder and I. M. Destler

Trump and Bolton in the Oval Office, August 2019

Strategy & Conflict Sep 9, 2019 Snapshot

How an Alliance System Withers

As a rift between Japan and South Korea widens, the United States is watching from the sidelines—and leaving the field to China.

Bonnie S. Glaser and Oriana Skylar Mastro

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and their South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha in Beijing, August 2019

U.S. Foreign Policy Sep 9, 2019 Snapshot

Great-Power Competition Is Washington’s Top Priority—but Not the Public’s

China and Russia Don’t Keep Most Americans Awake at Night

Richard Fontaine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands at a meeting in June 2019

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Sep 5, 2019 Snapshot

A Deal With the Taliban Is Only the First Step Toward Peace

A U.S.–Taliban deal would be an important first step, but ultimately, peace in Afghanistan depends on Afghans themselves.

Johnny Walsh

At the site of a car bombing in Kabul, August 2019

Security Aug 29, 2019 Snapshot

Good Riddance to the INF Treaty

When it comes to balancing China, the INF Treaty was a straightjacket for the United States—and exiting the agreement the only sound option.

Andrew S. Erickson

Chinese ballistic missiles at a military parade in Beijing, September 2015

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The Not So Special Relationship

The Usurpation of U.S. Foreign Policy

Disaster in the Desert

Let Russia Be Russia

The Unwinnable Trade War

How Japan Could Go Nuclear

The Long Game in Iraq

The Unwanted Wars

Reckless Choices, Bad Deals, and Dangerous Provocations

Foreign Affairs Issue Launch With Joe Biden

The Arctic Spring

Will Nuclear Weapons Make A Comeback?

Why National Security Advisor Is the Hardest Post for Trump to Fill

How an Alliance System Withers

Great-Power Competition Is Washington’s Top Priority—but Not the Public’s

A Deal With the Taliban Is Only the First Step Toward Peace

Good Riddance to the INF Treaty

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