China Is Exploiting America’s Social Divisions
Beijing-backed groups are using Asian American concerns for leverage.
Senegal Makes Peace With Separatists
The Senegalese prime minister has struck a deal with Casamance rebels in an effort to end a conflict that began in 1982.
U.S.-Africa Policy Should Be Driven by Trade, Not Aid
Washington’s focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement are the answer.
What History Teaches Us About Today’s Foreign-Policy Woes
Wisdom from decades past for a world of permanent crisis.
How Israel Deceived the U.S. and Built the Bomb
Newly declassified documents reveal how Israel operated under the noses of U.S. inspectors.
Can the World Do Anything About Conflict in 2025?
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Jimmy Carter and the Costs of the One-Term Presidency
Just as in 1980, Democrats are seeing how much party-building matters.
Trump Can’t Bully the Entire World
Loudly making threats doesn’t amount to a foreign policy.
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Jimmy Carter Was a Foreign-Policy Visionary
The 39th U.S. president is often remembered for a failed rescue mission in the Iranian desert, but his legacy is much larger than that.