Why Trump Is Cozying Up to China
admin Trump tends to make this mistake with authoritarians whose power he admires and envies.
Foreign Policy
Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend
It’s pretty ridiculous that Trump is entrusting this team with ending the most destructive wars of our time.
“Declare Victory and Go Home”
The downsides of this war are becoming hard to fathom.
Trump for a Decade Had One Superhuman Ability. Now, It Seems He’s Losing It.
That's bad new for the rest of his presidency.
Trump’s Trade War Is the Latest Middle Finger to Senate Republicans
The president simply cannot stop making life more difficult for his party.
Trump Is Turning His Back on Most of East Asia—and Embracing Kim Jong-un
President Trump has pretty much vaporized the United States’ reputation as a serious power in East Asia.
What We Can Learn From Trump’s Short-Lived “Historic Breakthrough” in Gaza
This is what happens when you bring in amateurs to negotiate peace in the Middle East.
Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal Reversal Is Right in Line With the Rest of His Foreign Policy
The one constant is chaos, uncertainty, and unreliability.
Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Pact Is the Latest Sign That Israel’s U.S. Support Is Tanking
Trump probably wouldn’t have signed this deal a couple of years ago.
The Player
Who is Steve Witkoff, really?