Americas

The move makes sense for U.S. strategy, but it may cause heartburn for isolationist and Pacific-focused Pentagon leaders.

Historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.

How an idea that promised a brave new world seemingly delivered dystopia instead.

The show-don’t-tell side of Chief of War keeps the series lingering in the mind.

Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments.

The resolution was a rare point of consensus between Washington and Latin American countries.

Israel and Hamas won’t go willingly.

Trump gives Doha major (and unusual) security guarantees.

Is there historical precedent for this kind of financial intervention?

Jobs across the continent are at risk as a duty-free deal with Washington lapses.

Other countries don’t have government shutdowns like the U.S.

Thousands of national security employees will continue working through the shutdown, but there are broader implications.

It’s not the economy, stupid.

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

Internal fissures mean that the Taliban’s rejection of the issue is far from settled.

Why is the Trump administration intent on rescuing a failed foreign leader?

There are several options for dealing with the Trump administration.

Adding members and removing the unilateral veto would make the body stronger.

The system is broken, but there are much better ways to fix it.

There’s no shame in getting fired when it is not for cause.

They’ve been done before, with forgettable results, but there is reason to believe they would work better today.

Beijing will still retain considerable influence over the U.S. version of the app.

A new biography should be required reading for everyone currently working in silence in Washington.

Israel has many friends in Washington, but MAGA is increasingly divided.

From Trump’s “chemistry” with Lula to a U.S. bailout of Argentina.

The U.N. forges ahead on climate and AI despite U.S. ambivalence and mixed messaging.

The U.S. leader is pressuring the world to abandon climate action. Will it work?

The apparent thaw between the two leaders is a reminder of why the U.N. still matters.

The global body has failed in its mission to stop conflict. Let’s see if the U.S. can do better in Ukraine.

The alliance has reacted swiftly to Russian incursions in Eastern Europe. It’s less prepared to do so in the Arctic.

Thirty years ago, a dangerous precedent was established that permanently altered the rules of political combat.

The Taliban quickly rejected the U.S. president’s demand that it turn over Bagram Airfield to the United States.

Questions mount over the fate of migrants deported by the U.S. to the West African country.

Trump’s new $100,000 fee for high-skilled workers is another nail in the coffin for U.S. prosperity.

EU policymakers should channel their inner naturalists as they adapt to Trumponomics.

The U.S. president used his lengthy speech at UNGA to rail against immigration, climate activism, escalators, and more.

Trump cites peace deals, but most are false wins.

Read Trump’s full address at the U.N. General Assembly. 

Artificial intelligence is not the most important part of the U.S.-China technology race, yet it receives the most attention in Washington.

The White House has usurped the power to make foreign treaties and keeps their texts secret.

Day 1 of the gathering’s high-level week was dominated by discussion of a two-state solution.

As 150 leaders gather in New York, the serious diplomacy will happen on the sidelines.

A guide to pushing the U.S. president more quickly up his learning curve.

The Trump administration’s manipulation of statistics is exporting uncertainty into the international system.

Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine have introduced a resolution to block such actions.

The island’s de facto ambassador to Washington on Trump, China, defense spending, and more.

A discussion with Adam Tooze about his essay on the end of development.

How an alliance between Black American women and Japanese delegates paved the way for modern human rights.

The world’s top cocaine producer takes the lead on reforming international drug policy.

Trump (probably) won’t leave the international body—he will just continue to make its life difficult.

Trump added Bogotá to an anti-drug blacklist but stopped short of cutting aid.

Mutual dependence is a rare source of stability in U.S.-China relations.

Trump will be the elephant in the room.

ICE is deporting asylum seekers into the arms of Putin’s secret police.

Political killings, at home and abroad, went from common to rare—and back.

The U.S. president is promoting iron-fisted rule throughout the Western Hemisphere.

He had followers in countries where majority groups feel insecure.

The dollar isn’t getting dethroned—yet—by outside rivals, but Trump may be doing their work for them.

The U.S. has entered a dangerous new era, experts warn.

“American interests in the region are also at stake.”

Can the latest round of negotiations find a deal that sticks?

Online nihilism is spilling over into real-world violence.

Aid critics ignore competing policy goals and structural trade-offs between control and flexibility.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy sought to ensure that no American child would suffer from polio.

And it cannot be revived by China, Europe, post-Trump America, or the global south.

A new documentary about the time a small band of misguided Americans attempted to overthrow the Venezuelan government.

Labour cronyism produced Mandelson’s disastrous appointment.

Can the country’s democracy heal from the Bolsonaro era while resisting U.S. intimidation?

The United States can’t build the powerful technologies on its own.

A former CIA analyst-turned-senator thinks the Democratic Party needs a new vision focused on the economy.

The ruling is a watershed moment in Brazilian history—and one that could further upend relations with the United States.

The Israeli military has now bombed several countries in addition to its assault on Gaza.

But the United States is catching up, with new weapons set to come online soon.

Trump’s execution of drug smugglers by drone is barbaric even by 19th-century legal standards.

So far.

The inventor of the sanctions paradox stress-tests it 25 years on.

Years of neglected oversight have led to unrestrained presidential authority.

The Russian economy may be wobbly, but it is still funding a deadly war with oil and gas sales.

The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.

Washington has long existed in a constitutional gray zone unlike those of other comparable democracies.

The killing of 11 people went beyond any strike in the war on terror.

Democrats should fight back against the president’s militarization of law enforcement before it’s too late.

Investors have drained the global south in pursuit of aggressive profit maximization.

Once dismissed from the field he helped found, Albert O. Hirschman feels newly relevant.

The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.

The origins of tennis still shape the sport—including how much players earn at the major tournaments.

The Cold War was tragic, comic, and epic—and it’s still playing out today.

From a North American nail salon to a Korean institute for haunted objects.

Labor strife, climate shocks, and Chiquita’s uneasy return mark a new chapter for Panama’s banana industry.

The president’s chaotic agenda is making business even harder for one of his key voter bases.

The U.S. military adds bombing alleged drug traffickers to its ever-growing list of duties.

Venezuela’s frayed ties with old allies have left it isolated in responding to U.S. force.

Despite President Donald Trump’s claims that Washington is no longer funding the war, the reality is more complex.

The Trump administration is reprioritizing security in the Western Hemisphere.

The sinking of a small boat the U.S. president said was carrying drugs violated traditional procedures.

The Indian leader’s visit to China caps a nearly year-long effort to ease bilateral tensions.

How New Delhi is navigating U.S. tariffs and a shifting geopolitical reality.

The Trump administration’s Latin America policy is more hawkish than many realize.

Trump's economic program has damaged many weaker economies and makes even less sense for the United States.

Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.