Foreign Policy in Focus

Brexit could see the UK eventually lose Scotland, Northern Ireland, and a great deal of its prosperity.

Donald Trump and Boris Johnson claim victories in early 2020, but Brexit and impeachment may come back to haunt them and the far right later in the year.

The banality of President Trump’s evil has infected huge swaths of the electorate as well as the federal government. Can it be treated?

Since the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia have experienced unexpected reversals in fortune. Are we next in line for post-imperial decline?

Here are a few illuminating and emotionally resonant pieces by real Iranians on life under sanctions, the brutality of war, and the recent crisis.

In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, indigenous, and civil society groups — and fewer oil companies.

The U.S. military is creating an imaginary “space gap” to pour money into closing, wasting funds while increasing the risk of conflict.

The current crisis might be averted, but the longer U.S. war with Iran continues.

Reflecting on the global trend of the rise of right wing nationalism and the people-powered movements that counteracted it.

Despite blatant corruption and ineptitude, the far right on both sides of the Atlantic continues to reap harvests from its failures.

Throughout Trump’s presidency, his racist actions and rhetoric have harmed millions. But they threaten even more insidious shifts in the future.

A global Green New Deal can help restructure the international economy so that it helps people and the planet, while undermining the far right’s appeal.

Donald Trump says that impeachment is actually a coup. It’s one more example of his attack on the rule of law.

How the U.S. could seize the initiative on arms control and link it to a global rethinking of security in light of climate change.

Following the same script as other far right leaders around the world, Trump is launching an assault on his greatest adversary—the court system.

A new book refutes a central myth about the Vietnam War.

Understanding how the ‘new right’ went global, and how to respond to their transnational assault on democracy, is key to keeping our planet habitable.

The Progressive Response to the New Right

The Democrats’ impeachment strategy might backfire at the polls, but so too might Trump’s polarization strategy.

Trump’s war on the law extends beyond flouting Congress and packing courts — overseas, it extends to arguable crimes against humanity.