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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?

Elizabeth N. Saunders

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U.S. Foreign Policy May 21, 2019 Essay

American Hustle

Donald Trump and the Mueller report are x-rays, revealing much of what has gone awry in American politics and society in recent years.

Stephen Kotkin

Trump and Putin at a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, July 2018

Security May 17, 2019 Snapshot

The Muslim Brotherhood Is Not a Terrorist Organization

If Trump succeeds in designating the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization, it will hurt the United States' ability to fight actual terrorists.

Daniel Benjamin and Jason Blazakis

Mohammed Badie, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, at a court in Cairo, Egypt, May 2016

Arms Control & Disarmament May 16, 2019 Snapshot

Why North Korea Is Testing Missiles Again

In the wake of the Hanoi summit’s failure, Pyongyang’s renewed commitment to testing missiles could portend a turn back to a confrontation between the United States...

Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leads the testing of a newly developed tactical weapon, in this undated photo released in November 2018

Trump Administration May 13, 2019 Snapshot

Viktor Orban Wants Trump’s Help in the European Elections

Will Trump endorse Orban's populist project in the European elections?

Kim Lane Scheppele

Salvini and Orban at a press conference in Budapest, May 2019

WMD & Proliferation May 9, 2019 Snapshot

The Art of a New Iran Deal

The announcement that Iran will limit compliance with parts of the nuclear agreement is proof positive that the Trump approach is not working.

Sanam Vakil

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he addresses the Innovation and Industry Forum during an official visit in Bern, Switzerland, July 2018

Finance Apr 30, 2019 Snapshot

More Aid Won’t Stop Central America’s Migrant Crisis

The Trump administration’s aid cuts are counterproductive, but the only long-term solution to displacement in the Northern Triangle is to build stronger states that...

Jose W. Fernandez

A group of migrants from Honduras en route to the United States in Frontera Hidalgo, Mexico, April 2019

Sanctions Apr 29, 2019 Snapshot

Sanctions Can’t Spark Regime Change

The Trump administration will not be able to use sanctions to provoke regime change; its efforts to do so, moreover, will likely weaken the force of sanctions as a U.S...

David S. Cohen and Zoe A.Y. Weinberg

Donald Trump and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley at a Security Council meeting in New York, September 2018

Humanitarian Intervention Apr 17, 2019 Snapshot

Will Guaidó Call for U.S. Military Intervention?

In the case of Venezuela, the loudest calls for intervention are coming not from the White House and its media mouthpieces but from some members of the Venezuelan...

Giancarlo Fiorella

Venezuelan opposition leader and interim President Juan Guaidó at a rally in Cabimas, Venezuela, April 2019

Trump Administration May/June 2019 Comment

Back to Basics

The United States doesn't need a radical foreign policy overhaul. The pillars of U.S. strategy for the past 70 years—committing to the defense of countries that share...

Kori Schake

Making nice: Pompeo at the UN Security Council, New York City, January 2019

U.S. Foreign Policy May/June 2019 Comment

This Time Is Different

It is tempting to pin the degradation of U.S. foreign policy on Trump, but the erosion of American power predated him by a good long while.

Daniel W. Drezner

Confidence man: Trump aboard Air Force One in Maryland, October 2018

Trump Administration May/June 2019 Comment

The End of Hubris

For all the talk of how U.S. foreign policy and the country’s place in the world will never be the same after the presidency of Donald Trump, the best strategic road...

Stephen M. Walt

Goodbye to all that: Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 2018

Trump Administration May/June 2019 Essay

Hard Truths in Syria

With the impending troop reductions decreed by Trump, Washington must lower its sights in Syria. It should focus on protecting only two interests: preventing ISIS from...

Brett McGurk

Light footprint: U.S. soldiers in Manbij, Syria, November 2018

Security Mar 26, 2019 Snapshot

Why Creating a Space Force Changes Nothing

Arguing over whether Washington should create a Space Force misses the point. Since space is already a competitive and a militarized domain, the task now is to protect...

Benjamin Bahney and Jonathan Pearl

The bright sun greets the International Space Station in this photo taken from the Russian section of the orbital outpost by one of the STS-129 crew members, November 2009.

Globalization Mar 25, 2019 Postscript

The World Is Still Getting Better—Even Under Trump

Despite new challenges, the United States remains a safe country in a remarkably safe world.

Michael A. Cohen and Micah Zenko

Donald Trump at a tank manufacturing plant in Lima, Ohio, March 2019

Trump Administration Mar 21, 2019 Snapshot

Trump’s Flawed Plan to Oust Maduro

To make progress in Venezuela, the United States will have to work with its international partners to find a more moderate path forward.

Christopher Sabatini

Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó at a rally in Caracas, March 2019

NATO Mar 20, 2019 Snapshot

NATO Is Thriving in Spite of Trump

Trump’s dismissive and disparaging treatment of NATO is reckless and dangerous. But the alliance begins its eighth decade in extraordinarily robust shape despite—and...

Charles Kupchan

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to hold a news conference after participating in the NATO Summit in Brussels, July 2018

Trump Administration Mar 19, 2019 Snapshot

Getting Real About Iran

Washington's new emphasis on regional security and its efforts to contain Iran largely fit the circumstances, although its alienation of European allies has been...

Kian Tajbakhsh

Pompeo speaks at the United Against Nuclear Iran Summit in New York City, September 2018

U.S. Foreign Policy Mar 14, 2019 Snapshot

The Next Stage of the Korean Peace Process

Why Seoul Remains Optimistic After Hanoi

Chung-in Moon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump talk during the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, February 2019

Arms Control & Disarmament Mar 5, 2019 Snapshot

The Hanoi Summit Was Doomed From the Start

At the U.S.-North Korean summit in Hanoi, he two countries’ incompatible demands made reaching a new agreement—not just on Pyongyang’s nuclear program but on anything...

Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump listen to questions from the media during their one-on-one bilateral meeting at the second North Korean-U.S. summit in the Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 2019.

Arms Control & Disarmament Mar 4, 2019 Snapshot

Mourning the INF Treaty

The Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty will undermine strategic stability in Europe and East Asia alike.

Tom Nichols

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signing the INF treaty at the White House, December 1987

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Why North Korea Is Testing Missiles Again

Viktor Orban Wants Trump’s Help in the European Elections

The Art of a New Iran Deal

More Aid Won’t Stop Central America’s Migrant Crisis

Sanctions Can’t Spark Regime Change

Will Guaidó Call for U.S. Military Intervention?

Back to Basics

This Time Is Different

The End of Hubris

Hard Truths in Syria

Why Creating a Space Force Changes Nothing

The World Is Still Getting Better—Even Under Trump

Trump’s Flawed Plan to Oust Maduro

NATO Is Thriving in Spite of Trump

Getting Real About Iran

The Next Stage of the Korean Peace Process

The Hanoi Summit Was Doomed From the Start

Mourning the INF Treaty

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