Foreign Policy

Emerging divisions within the pro-Assad alliance may finally provide Washington with the opportunity it has been seeking to check Tehran’s ambitions in Syria.

In a complex world where leaders’ knowledge is always inadequate, foreign policy victories are often won through improvisation, incrementalism, and adaptation to...

For the first time, China is an illiberal state seeking leadership in a liberal world order.

Despite his best efforts, Modi has failed to fundamentally transform his country’s foreign policy.

With its ability to control the Assad regime already in question, Russia now appears to be facing issues restraining even its own mercenary contractors.

Another war between Israel and Hezbollah is almost inevitable.

China is already following the strategies of previous regional hegemons, and as its power and ambition grow, such efforts will only increase. China's neighbors must...

Now that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s victory over the remaining elements of the antiregime opposition looks inevitable, how will Washington manage that...

One year after Trump’s inauguration, the liberal order has not collapsed. But it is in distress as the president turns his back on the world the United States made...

Sooner or later, Trump's luck will run out. And when it does, the true costs of his presidency will become clear.

Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 has offered quite the test: What does it mean for the United States to elect a leader with no experience in government,...

New U.S. sanctions are unlikely to influence Pakistani behavior, which is rooted in realities on the ground that the United States has little ability to change

Sisi is leading Egypt away from its traditional allies and toward a more independent—and uncertain—future.

India has interests on both sides of the Iranian-Saudi divide—so it is hedging its bets.

If you want to a glimpse into the future of Moscow’s proxy statelets in eastern Ukraine, come to Bender, a so-called “demilitarized” city on the border between the...

150 years ago, China credentialed its first diplomatic mission to the West—the Burlingame Mission.

Riyadh is set to make Lebanon the next front in its conflict with Tehran. That would be a mistake.

If the United States wants a free and open Indo-Pacific, no two powers will be as important as India and Japan.

Any U.S. policy toward the Kurds must contemplate the wide-ranging implications of Kurdish autonomy rather than simply viewing the group as an instrument in the...

After a tense year that included harsh Chinese sanctions on South Korea, Beijing and Seoul announced on October 31 that they would take steps to repair bilateral...