A Typology of Undisclosed Trump-Russia Meetings

From the standard to the highly suspicious

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 19, 2017

The Trump-Macron Handshake: A Play in Four Acts

How two leaders ruined a perfectly good gesture

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 14, 2017

The 'What About Ukraine?' Defense of Trump Jr.'s Russia Meeting

The president's supporters say it's his opponent who benefited from foreign collusion. Are they right?

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 13, 2017

The Two Ways Trump Associates Have Mischaracterized Their Russia Contacts

The president’s aides have repeatedly omitted details of their dealings with Moscow. Why?

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 10, 2017

Is American Democracy Really Under Threat?

The country’s turbulent politics, in perspective

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 21, 2017

What Is Putin Up To in Syria?

Russia and the U.S. are coming into conflict, even as they claim to be fighting the same enemy.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 19, 2017

Why Conservative Parties Are Central to Democracy

The right has repeatedly acted as a “hinge of history,” one political scientist says.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 14, 2017

Canada Is Now Openly Questioning the Future of U.S. Leadership

A fiery speech by the Canadian foreign minister could mean trouble for the Western alliance, but a triumph for Trump.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 7, 2017

The Trouble With How Liberals Talk About Terrorism

So what if falling objects kill more people? It's not just about the death toll.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 6, 2017

How Populism Helped Wreck Venezuela

The story of how the country went from cheap fridges to no food is about more than socialism and corruption.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 4, 2017

Where Countries Stand With Donald Trump: A Crib Sheet

The American president tells the man behind a brutal anti-drug campaign that he is doing a “great job.”

• Uri Friedman
• May 25, 2017

Trump's New Term for Terrorists: 'Evil Losers'

Why a schoolyard taunt could be a savvy strategy against ISIS

• Uri Friedman
• May 23, 2017

Trump's Speech on Islam, Annotated

In an address full of religious references, the American president avoided the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism."

• Uri Friedman and Emma Green
• May 21, 2017

The Scramble for Post-ISIS Syria Has Officially Begun

A rare strike on Assad regime and its allies signals new dynamics in a long war.

• Uri Friedman
• May 20, 2017

North Korea: The Military Options

What would a strike actually entail?

• Uri Friedman
• May 17, 2017

Was Trump's Disclosure to the Russians Unprecedented?

American leaders have shared intelligence with allies and adversaries before. But the president reportedly went much further than that.

• Uri Friedman
• May 16, 2017

'A Plunge Into Crisis': How Foreign Correspondents Are Explaining the Comey Affair

“Sometimes I feel I’m not covering reality, but fiction.”

• Uri Friedman
• May 15, 2017

America Isn't Having a Constitutional Crisis

But Trump may have just made one more likely in the future.

• Uri Friedman
• May 11, 2017

Trump's North Korea Policy Just Got More Complicated

Moon Jae In, South Korea’s newly elected president, has policy ideas of his own.

• Uri Friedman
• May 9, 2017