Foreign Policy in Focus

The powerlessness of positive thinking in the age of Trump.

It’s time for the world to blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.

According to a new study, peaceful countries are getting more peaceful while the violent are getting more violent.

Division in the ranks of the conservative movement is a critical sign that a war with Iran isn’t inevitable.

Russian money saved Trump when his projects were on the verge of collapse. Will it now be the cause of his political demise?

In Pakistan, the police killing of a Pashtun social media star stirred a popular uprising for democracy and demilitarization.

Donald Trump’s Kamikaze Attack on Globalism

Europe should take advantage of Trump’s hostile attitude to get out of a relationship that’s brought more drawbacks than benefits.

Trump is attacking Europe and siding with Russia for political — and not just personal — reasons.

In one Pakistani province, it took just 544 voters to choose a chief minister. But 80,000 minorities there may not get a single representative.

The president may be a diplomatic wrecking ball, but he believes his investment in Korea is too big to fail. That’s a good thing.

The disastrous impacts of Hurricane Maria were made worse by inequalities of race, income and access to U.S. political power.

After many disappointments, the left-populist alternative looks primed for a big win in Mexico.

Hiding behind appeals to “rationalism,” the French leader seeks to “fix” the French economy by cozying up to a tiny, binge-eating wealthy elite.

Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.

From the G-7 dustup to the flashy photo shoot with Kim Jong-Un, U.S. foreign policy is now determined solely by the president’s pettiest personal preferences.

The Trump movement uses racism and immigration to turn the Roseanne Barrs of the world from eco-feminists to Trump supporters.

The U.S. and North Korean leaders are both playing a long con designed to maintain their own short-term political survival.

Trump rallied to save a major Chinese firm right in the middle of a trade war of his own making. Why?

From Washington to Rome, so-called “populist” politicians are hacking away at a genuinely broken status quo. But their alternatives are either uninspired or terrifying.