Politics

Q&A Ex-Pentagon Chief Says ‘Friends Abroad’ Are Concerned by Signalgate Leon Panetta warns that some U.S. allies might withhold intelligence. By John Haltiwanger, a reporter at Foreign Policy. U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb….

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Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. It’s Time for Trump to Get Tough With Putin Only pressure on both sides will end the war in Ukraine. By Dennis Ross, a distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Japan Can’t Trust That Things Are Normal With Washington An erratic president means even long-term allies are on thin ice. By Tobias Harris, founder and principal of Japan Foresight, a political risk consultancy. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru…

Analysis South Sudan Is Returning to War Recent fighting and the arrest of opposition leaders has put a spotlight on the country’s worsening interethnic tensions—and the fragility of its 2018 peace agreement. By Clémence Pinaud, an associate professor at Indiana University’s department of international studies and the author of War and Genocide in South Sudan….

Report War in Gaza the ‘Worst Ever Conflict for Reporters’ A new report accuses Israel of waging an “unrelenting war on the press.” By John Haltiwanger, a reporter at Foreign Policy. Palestinian journalists protest the killings of fellow reporters in Israeli strikes in Gaza City on March 25. Palestinian journalists protest the killings of fellow…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Asia Is Getting Dangerously Unbalanced The Trump administration continues to create headlines, but the real story may be elsewhere. Walt-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist20Stephen M. Walt By Stephen M. Walt, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University. Donald…

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Analysis Trump’s Tariffs Stretch Security Exceptions to the Breaking Point National security cited for duties on car parts and other imports. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. Subaru vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. Subaru vehicles bound for shipment at a port in…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. A Truly Patriotic Education Tells Many Stories Trump’s executive orders can’t define diversity out of history. By David M. Perry, a historian and journalist. A visitor looks at art at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. A visitor looks at art…