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Argument Trump Can Work Dinner Table Deals Without Leaving Home The U.S. can lead the way in culinary diplomacy—at Mar-a-Lago. March 7, 2025, 2:00 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Johanna Mendelson Forman, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center and a distinguished practitioner in residence at American University’s School of International Service. An…

Analysis On Ukraine, Split the Difference Between Trump and Biden  One U.S. president deferred too much to Zelensky, while the other is trying to dictate terms. A pencil drawing of the headshot of Michael HirshMichael Hirsh By Michael Hirsh, a columnist for Foreign Policy. Against an orange sky with a large yellow sun setting on…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. It’s Time for a New Trans-Atlantic Bargain Europe should take primary responsibility for its security, but the United States needs to deliver key assurances to allow such a transition. By Ivo H. Daalder, CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and a former U.S….

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Analysis Latin America Shows Regional Unity at the OAS Amid tariffs and aid cuts, the region displayed rare unity at the OAS this week. Osborn-Catherine-foreign-policy-columnist15Catherine Osborn By Catherine Osborn, the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Latin America Brief. Suriname’s minister of foreign affairs, Albert Ramdin, speaks during a press conference in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Dec….

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Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. China Is Exploiting America’s Social Divisions Beijing-backed groups are using Asian American concerns for leverage. By Audrye Wong, a Jeane Kirkpatrick fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Francis de Beixedon, a research assistant in Asian studies at the American Enterprise Institute. People hold signs…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Why Washington’s Stance Will Pave the Way for Russian Expansionism Trump’s approach of seeking a deal at any cost imperils the security of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region. By Natia Seskuria, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. Three men stand…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. How Trump Could Still Get Venezuela Right This Time Around A strategy of targeted engagement, rather than returning to maximum pressure, could foster a genuine democratic transition. By Francisco Rodríguez, Rice Family Professor of the Practice of International and Public Affairs, Josef Korbel School of…

Analysis Trump’s Economy Is Flashing Red Trade wars, rising prices, falling confidence, and sinking stock markets are not what Wall Street or Main Street voted for. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. In the foreground is a man blurred from view. Behind him is a screen with stock market…