Foreign Policy in Focus

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

Austere “shock therapy” after the Cold War only shocked the East into reaction. In the West, the corporate political center ultimately did the same.

When it comes to Ukraine, Trump has been manipulated as deftly as a mindless marionette. It’s going to cost him.

But the climate crisis is the right’s Achilles heel.

Despite al-Baghdadi’s death, Trump is creating the conditions groups like ISIS thrive in.

From the US to the UK to Turkey, it is a hallmark of right-wing populists to make a preposterous policy and then be forced to retreat.

In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.

Through the ‘Great Replacement’ narrative, far right extremism has captured the hearts and minds of mass shooters, populist politicians, and institutions.

Trump’s been haphazardly deploying more troops, drones, and dollars abroad for endless wars while waging a shadow foreign policy for his own benefit.

Like millions of others, the Kurds are victims of disastrous U.S. interventions in the region.

Trump is counting on his base to endorse his increasingly open law-breaking. It may not end well.

People are hitting the streets to protest government inaction, repression, and corruption. Does that mean democracy is in trouble or stronger than ever?

Trump has been enlisting foreign leaders in his fight against the U.S. state. Is impeachment a moral necessity or political trap?

With Japan and South Korea in the middle of a feud, East Asia is on the verge of a serious unraveling.

Bolton’s bellicose worldview is the basic operating system of the Trump administration.

Hong Kong’s protests are unlikely to spur major changes in the territory, much less on the mainland — but there is a way forward.

Far-right governments in the U.S., UK, and Brazil are laying bare their nihilistic roots and full destructive potential.

Some economists worry the world has passed “peak globalization.” But that could be good for the planet.

Three mass shootings in one week, homelessness abound, and a liar who hurls racist rhetoric from the White House stoop. America needs a course correction.

Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he’s fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.