Will Iran’s foreign policy change after Raisi’s death?
There is no Iranian version of Mikhail Gorbachev set to rise to his office
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and a foreign affairs writer for Newsweek.
There is no Iranian version of Mikhail Gorbachev set to rise to his office
European leaders are operating as if the former president has already won, not wanting to be caught flat-footed yet again
The deaths of seven of José Andrés’s charity workers after an IDF strike is straining the US-Israel relationship
Twenty-one years ago today, the United States committed its worst foreign policy mistake in generations
You can’t really blame the Pope Francis for bringing up negotiations
By setting the bar too high, he will disappoint his constituents and embarrass himself for being hopelessly naive
What can the US do that would make actually much of a difference?
The most extreme moves on the table are an attack against Iranian vessels at sea or targeting Iran itself
Relations between the two countries have been hot and cold for years
US-China relations have gotten worse since their last meeting, not better
In the Nation’s Service provides a blow-by-blow account of George P. Shultz’s seven years serving Reagan as the nation’s top diplomat
The implication was there: the US must step up because others simply won’t
The Gaza violence has scuppered what appeared to be a pending agreement
Most of the deal’s critics don’t seem to understand how this specific prisoner exchange agreement works
US forces are operating in more countries today than they did the months and years after 9/11
Why would what failed to work in Colombia and Afghanistan succeed in Mexico?
To the extent the former president has a worldview of his own, it is best understood as a smorgasbord of nationalism and pseudomercantilism
From high-profile visits to brokering international agreements, Xi is riding high
His latest interview confirms what we already know: he wants his fellow Europeans to grow a spine
You can’t blame him for trying, even if he will be leaving Beijing disappointed