-
![]()
Getty; Paul Spella / The Atlantic The Long Weekend That Changed History
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine means that the post–Cold War era may have just ended.
-
![]()
The Atlantic How the Afghanistan Withdrawal Costs the U.S. With China
The benefits of the withdrawal in terms of promoting competitiveness with China aren’t as compelling as they seem.
-
![]()
Kevin Frayer / Getty China Has Squandered Its First Great Opportunity
The world has experienced a six-month geopolitical vacuum, and China has filled it poorly.
-
![]()
CORBIS / GETTY We Need an Atlantic Charter for the Post-coronavirus Era
This moment presents a once-in-a-century opportunity for American leaders to wrest a better future.
-
![]()
Associated Press The Most Dangerous Moment of the Trump Presidency
Not so long ago, a devastating attack on Saudi oil supplies would almost certainly have elicited an American military response.
-
![]()
James Mackenzie / Reuters Trump Might Make a Big Mistake in Afghanistan
Reductions in the U.S. presence should be tied to conditions on the ground in Afghanistan.
-
![]()
Kia Johnson / Reuters The China Problem Isn’t Going Away
The trade war is just the beginning.
-
![]()
Leah Millis / Reuters The Inevitable Return of Muddling Along in North Korea
Trump’s best option is to reduce the scope of the country’s nuclear ambitions—even if he can’t eliminate them.
-
![]()
Carlos Barria / Reuters The Shutdown Is Great News for Russia
The competition of democracy versus dictatorship is to a degree a contest of narratives.
-
![]()
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters A Troubling Pattern of Personal Diplomacy
Trump has a tendency to agree spontaneously to requests pitched by foreign leaders.
-
![]()
Bob Daugherty / AP American Foreign Policy Could Use More Prudence
George H. W. Bush’s restraint was remarkable, and worth imitating.
-
![]()
Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump Gets NATO Backwards
The U.S. defends Europe out of self-interest.
-
![]()
Alexander Drago / Reuters Four Ways Foreign Policy Could Change, and One Way It Won’t
Now that they have the House, Democrats may well force a shift in Washington’s approach to the world.
-
![]()
Leah Millis / Reuters Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Hurt American Interests, Not Just American Values
Recent Saudi actions have set back U.S. objectives in the Middle East.
-
![]()
Ross D. Franklin / AP The Death of Political Courage
Commitment to principle, despite its costs, is what America has lost with John McCain’s passing.
-
![]()
Yves Herman / Reuters The West Will Survive Trump
The transatlantic alliance has seen worse.
-
![]()
Pool / AP The Uses and Misuses of Historical Analogy for North Korea
Once you are convinced that it is August 1914 or October 1962 or September 1939, inevitable conclusions follow. But they may be the wrong ones.
