The Foreign Affairs Interview

Even for an autocrat like Russian President Vladimir Putin, waging war depends on the acceptance—if not the support—of h... Read more

The 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq has prompted a wave of reflection on the war: how and why it began, wh... Read more

American politics and foreign policy have become consumed with the challenge from China, and the face of that challenge ... Read more

When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he thought his military would qu... Read more

There may be no better example of how domestic dysfunction can hobble global power than the United Kingdom in recent yea... Read more

Last week, a Chinese surveillance balloon floating over the United States set off a political firestorm in Washington. I... Read more

To hear Western leaders tell it, the outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine will determine whether the international rules-b... Read more

Russia’s mythmaking—about its place in the world and the role Ukraine plays in its history—has made the world a more dan... Read more

In recent years, many of the key assumptions and ideas that guided economic policy for decades have fallen apart. Global... Read more

The question of what to do about North Korea and its nuclear weapons program has fallen off Washington’s radar. But whil... Read more