U.S. Foreign Policy Archive

The declining ability of U.S. governments to shape outcomes in key conflicts has been increasingly visible for many years now.

Kamala Harris’ speech on the final night of the DNC included her most extensive remarks on what her foreign policy would look like.

Anyone hoping Kamala Harris will “reshape” U.S. foreign policy is likely to be disappointed. But don’t expect just a continuation of Biden’s approach.

It turns out that conducting foreign policy in order to prove that you’re the toughest guy on the block is often counterproductive.

The U.S. handed over its last base in Niger to local authorities, bringing to a close more than a decade of U.S. security presence in the country.

USAID’s new Digital Policy strikes the right notes. But it remains limited in its scope and woefully underfunded.

The political and humanitarian crises that have sent Venezuela into a death spiral for the past several years has now spilled over into neighboring countries and become a flashpoint in international affairs. But the protracted fight for control of the country has only meant additional suffering for its citizens. Is there any end in sight for Venezuela’s crisis?

There are still five month’s left in Joe Biden’s presidency. But it’s not too early to assess his body of work, particularly his foreign policy legacy.

The global leadership that has defined U.S. engagement with the world for 80 years no longer has the domestic support it once did.

Europeans know they can’t fully rely on the U.S. anymore. Fortunately, in this fluid trans-Atlantic equation, they have three “lifeboats.”