Uri Friedman

A Defining Moment for Trump’s Foreign Policy

A nation that itself broke free from colonial control has, under Trump, struggled to come up with a clear, consistent position on a massive demonstration from people in Hong Kong chafing at Chinese rule.

• Uri Friedman and Peter Nicholas
• Aug 23, 2019

Here’s What Foreign Interference Will Look Like in 2020

The incentives for foreign countries to meddle are much greater than in 2016, and the tactics could look dramatically different.

• Uri Friedman
• Aug 9, 2019

The New Concept Everyone in Washington Is Talking About

How exactly did great-power competition go from being an “arcane term” a few years ago to “approaching a cliché”?

• Uri Friedman
• Aug 6, 2019

How Many Attacks Will It Take Until the White-Supremacist Threat Is Taken Seriously?

FBI Director Christopher Wray said recently that the bureau doesn’t “investigate the ideology, no matter how repugnant. We investigate violence.”

• Uri Friedman
• Aug 4, 2019

Trump Isn’t Taking Kim’s Bait

It’s becoming harder for the president to overlook the fact that the man with whom he claims to have fantastic chemistry is literally going ballistic.

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 31, 2019

How to Choose Between the U.S. and China? It’s Not That Easy.

Caught between its security ally and its top trading partner, South Korea is trying to have it all.

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 26, 2019

Trump Is Running Out of Time to Denuclearize North Korea

So what does he have time to accomplish?

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 18, 2019

Democrats Have Found Their Battle Cry

The 2020 candidates are casting Trump as a threat to democracy. Their challenge will be to demonstrate to voters that the danger is real and affects their daily lives.

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 15, 2019

Joe Biden Remembers When

Biden’s message may be tilted toward the future, but its overarching theme will be the reclamation of past glories squandered by the present president.

• Uri Friedman and Mike Giglio
• Jul 11, 2019

The Day Denuclearization Died

The first Trump-Kim summit was about North Korea committing to giving up nuclear weapons. The second was about defining what that meant. This time, nuclear weapons didn't even come up.

• Uri Friedman
• Jul 2, 2019

The U.S.-Saudi Alliance Is on the Brink

The relationship has survived for seven decades. A Democratic president could change that.

• Uri Friedman and Yara Bayoumy
• Jul 1, 2019

The Normalization of Meeting Kim Jong Un

Trump probably won’t convince the North Koreans to give up their nuclear weapons. But that doesn’t mean he has accomplished nothing.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 30, 2019

Trump Invites Kim Jong Un to Yet Another Summit

Even if the the two leaders do meet again, something needs to give before North Korea relinquishes its nuclear weapons.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 28, 2019

The Democrats Want to Make Nice With Europe

The consensus message was that a Democratic president would go back to treating America’s friends as friends and foes as foes.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 28, 2019

Is There Still a Deal to Be Done With Iran?

Below the surface, there are faint signs of how both parties can exit the crisis.

• Uri Friedman and Kathy Gilsinan
• Jun 22, 2019

In Washington, the Venezuelan Opposition Has Already Won

And they’re betting on the Trump administration to help bring Nicolás Maduro’s reign to an end.

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 19, 2019

The Disturbing Logic of Trump’s Lovefest With Kim Jong Un

“The cheapest concession you can make in a negotiation is to give the other fellow a little respect.”

• Uri Friedman
• Jun 1, 2019

America’s Alliance System Will Face One of Its Biggest Tests Yet

The outcome of a U.S.–South Korea defense negotiation could transform America’s global footprint.

• Uri Friedman
• May 23, 2019

Trump’s Bet on Kim Might Not Pay Off

All that’s preventing the collapse of talks is that North Korea’s missiles haven’t flown far enough yet.

• Uri Friedman
• May 10, 2019

How an Elaborate Plan to Topple Venezuela’s President Went Wrong

The United States thought all the pieces were in place for Maduro to leave. Then everything came crashing down.

• Uri Friedman
• May 1, 2019