Foreign relations of the United States

A protester walks past the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

‘The death of American exceptionalism’: Views from abroad on US Capitol attack 

Global Politics

Outside observers watched with disbelief as a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, the seat of US power.

A close-up of President Donald Trump raising his index finger.

Trump wants NATO more involved in the Middle East. What does Europe want?

Military
Several men in dark suits stand as others sit

Things That Go Boom: Is America’s foreign policy for sale?

Politics
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters with National Security Adviser John Bolton looking on in the Oval Office at the White House

Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump’s Iran plan is ‘blind escalation with no endgame’

Foreign policy
A man looks seriously through a crowd of soldiers in fatigues

Without proper intel vetting, could the US be headed toward ‘rushed war’ in the Middle East?

Foreign policy
Heather Nauert and Mike Pompeo wear navy blue suits and speak with reporters inside a plane.

Trump names former news anchor as new UN ambassador

Trump's state department

Spokeswoman Heather Nauert, nominated as US ambassador to the United Nations, has no prior policy or political experience to deal with some of the world’s thorniest issues.

A young man waits for a ride, looks at the camera.

Tensions rise in Tijuana as migrant flows strain Mexican border shelters

The buildup in Tijuana will be a test of tougher asylum rules introduced by Trump, which some experts believe will push more people to try to cross illegally.

Trees cast shadows outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, June 25, 2018.

Supreme Court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations

Conflict & Justice

The 5-4 ruling, with the court’s five conservatives in the majority, ended a fierce fight in the courts over whether the policy amounted to an unlawful Muslim ban.

A man holds two fingers up on each hand as he exits an airplane. On the left is Donald Trump. Melania Trump is on the right.

End of Iran nuclear deal cuts major diplomatic channel for Americans imprisoned in Iran

Justice

When Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear agreement, it cut a major diplomatic channel to Iran: Diplomats from Europe, China, Russia, the US and Iran would meet every three months. Family members of American citizens imprisoned in Iran viewed these quarterly meetings as a chance for their loved ones to be discussed and possibly freed.

Obama

Obama is still defensive about his foreign policy strategy, six years on

Global Politics

Speaking to the graduating class at West Point, President Barack Obama spoke at length on his foreign policy vision, and how the US can accomplish its missions without firing a shot. Speaking to the graduating class at West Point, President Barack Obama spoke at length on his foreign policy vision, and how the US can accomplish its missions without firing a shot.