American foreign policy
Why Russia Might Invade Ukraine
Policy analysts and think tanks have said Moscow is intent on regaining imperial control of Kyiv.
How the CIA toppled Iranian democracy
New details about 'Operation Ajax' have emerged after the CIA released a trove of documents, and they don't make American look good.
McCain: U.S. Leadership Is Worse Under Trump Than Obama
"The message is that America doesn't want to lead," said the Republican senator, who was once a fierce critic of Obama's foreign policy.
Did Chelsea Manning Leak Change U.S. Security Policy?
The whistleblower's leak had little impact on U.S. security policy and, despite his rhetoric, neither has Trump.
Trump Needs to Run a Tight Foreign Policy Ship
Obama's bad leadership and management practices have made matters worse, the author writes.
Trump and Clinton's Foreign Policy Challenges
Both Candidates have complicated relations with other world powers. What would it mean for the United States?
How Would Trump Actually Handle ISIL?
Donald has made various claims on how we would "handle ISIS." Do they hold weight?
Clinton Answers Trump on American Allies
Cinton's Thursday speech offered a stiff defense of America's existing alliances, which Trump has promised to upend.
Why Is Trump Ceding the GOP's Foreign Policy Advantage?
With his left-of-center foreign policy, Trump is trying to make a case that if Bernie supporters can't have Sanders, he is the next best thing.
Trump's Top Diplomat: Tennessee Senator Bob Corker?
The amiable Tennessean has a similar background to Trump's and has been consulting with the Trump campaign.
Trump: A Foreign Policy Dunce With Inane Views
Trump's proposal that U.S. foreign policy should be somewhat unpredictable is as empty as all of his other statements.
In National Security Address, Ted Cruz Promotes 'Bully Pulpit of the Presidency'
The Texas senator dubs the end of Obama administration as "proof there is a God" and compares "radical Islamic terrorism" to Communism.
After Paris Attacks, Ben Carson's Foreign Policy Learning Curve Under Scrutiny
Is the Republican Presidential candidate a top student or a stubborn ideologue?
McCain To Block Blinken's Nomination As Deputy Secretary of State
U.S. Senator John McCain said on Thursday he is blocking President Barack Obama's nomination of Anthony Blinken as the country's number two diplomat.
America Has Forgotten How To Tell Its Side of the Story
The US has given up fighting the information war -- which ISIS, the Russians and the Chinese are winning
The Secret Shame of North Korea's Slave Workers
An American teacher writes of her experience seeing farm laborers in North Korea looking "like Nazi concentration camp victims."
Alex Perry on Challenging the Role of Aid in Africa
Writer Alex Perry discusses the challenges of reporting on the vast and diverse continent and the growth of the humanitarianism movement.