The first half of 2026 has been a chaotic time for U.S. foreign policy: new tariffs, threats to annex Greenland, the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the struggle for control of the ...

This episode unpacks three enduring pillars that have defined U.S. foreign policy from the nation’s founding to today: ideology, economic statecraft, and democratic accountability. Economic ...

President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples. By Edward Wong Edward Wong has reported on the Iraq War, the rise of ...

President Donald Trump will make his first State of the Union address since the start of his second term. These resources offer background and analysis on the significant foreign policy changes his ...

The first half of 2026 has been a chaotic time for U.S. foreign policy: new tariffs, threats to annex Greenland, the capture ...