Foreign Policy in Focus

The United States won’t achieve herd immunity because a significant portion of the herd is suffering from mad cow disease.

For countries facing a demographic crisis, immigrants are the answer.

The Cold War has already turned hot — on the Internet.

Can Afghanistan’s mineral wealth finance a transition to a carbon-neutral future?

Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in?

The Biden administration lifted sanctions against the International Criminal Court. It’s not enough.

The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn’t.

Withdrawing several thousand U.S. troops from Afghanistan is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Biden administration’s approach of “multilateral restoration” has many virtues compared to the last four years of MAGA. But it has considerable shortcomings as well.

We must end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the next time our leaders argue for the necessity of war, it’s up to us to resist.

The American Rescue Act is an extraordinary shot in the arm for the U.S. economy. Now let’s help the rest of the world get vaccinated.

Democrats expect Republican support for an upcoming infrastructure bill. They’re pitching it as anti-China.

The Biden Administration should help create stronger, more equitable, and more democratic multilateral structures at the international and regional level.

How committed is the Biden administration to reshaping U.S. foreign policy to save the planet?

The Saudi prince, like the Patricia Highsmith character, is a confidence man, serial killer, and all-around psychopath. The United States should stop enabling him.

After four years of an American Caligula, will Joe Biden bring the United States back into the international community?

The acquittal of Trump was bad, but the Senate’s approach to foreign affairs over the years has been even worse.

It’s time to resurrect a global anti-fascist consensus to name, shame, and throw these guys out of the game.

Rising corruption in Guatemala threatens landmark legal victories by Indigenous activists defending their land from mining.

Can Moscow and Washington find common cause against the global scourges of nuclear weapons, climate change, and pandemic?