Foreign Policy in Focus

Trump and Putin are forging a noxious alliance that gives an international platform to white supremacists and crusading Islamophobes.

Muralist Mehdi Ghadyanloo is the first Iranian artist to do work commissioned by municipal authorities in both Iran and the United States.

During the Cold War, the CIA did just the kind of meddling in foreign elections it’s accusing Russia of doing today — and more.

Austria’s latest vote shows the European ideal isn’t dead yet. But the far right is rising quickly.

Nothing defines Trump’s predictability more than his aggressive, Islamophobic, and anti-diplomatic choices for his foreign policy team.

As America braces itself for the landfall of Hurricane Trump, it’s instructive to look at Europe’s populist leaders for clues to our future.

Let the next four years of antipolitics begin.

A relentless, four-year onslaught by Donald Trump and his allies will have a terrible effect.

Now we all stand on the precipice — of aggressive nationalism, of ugly prejudice, of climate change, of despair.

A highly unpopular president is about to take office and one of the major political parties is on life support. What will this mean for U.S. foreign policy?

After a mere eight years in which diplomacy narrowly edged out militarism, the foreign policy elite rallying around Clinton has forgotten the lessons of the George W. Bush era.

His apocalyptic approach to politics puts fear into the hearts of liberals and conservatives alike — and puts fire in the belly of America’s whitest insurgents.

The latest attacks on journalists and news organizations by corrupt populists are contributing to a global rollback of fundamental rights.

Should we rethink the way voters weigh in directly on matters of national security and international relations?

Syria is emerging as a metaphor for the fragmentation and chaos that the modern world barely contains.

Problems with Turkey, Eastern Europe, and Donald Trump could tear the rickety alliance apart at the seams.

The rise of Trump-esque politicians all over the world is a result of cultural, economic, and political backlashes that are helping these illiberal populists win.

Looking for a place to escape from President Trump? You’re running out of options.

Complex global challenges require committed activists who stand on principle as well as experts on the inside who can play the political game.

Climate disruption is inextricably linked to economic inequality. Serious climate solutions must be, too.