Analysis

The Trump administration rejects the post-Cold War international order and sets out a new vision in its National Security Strategy. At the Doha Forum, world leaders reckoned with its impact on long-standing alliances and its implications for war and peace.

The Trump administration's recent posture toward Venezuela reflects a long-standing focus of US foreign policy: control of the Western Hemisphere.

The Trump administration’s national security strategy calls for US dominance. But in embracing a G20 agenda of multilateralism, the United States could affirm its role as a world leader—and elevate its ability to set the terms.

Since taking office, Trump has increased tariffs, restricted H-1B visas, and made a deal with China. What does that mean for India’s future?

The G20 summit carried on without the United States this year. Here’s what the leaders' declaration reveals about the rest of the world's priorities.

From the exclusion of Europe in outlining a Ukraine peace plan, a continued push against Venezuela, and his embrace of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Trump showed this week that he will disrupt the status quo to deliver on his agenda.

The recent Trump-Xi meeting resolved none of the underlying tensions between Beijing and Washington. It merely kicked the can down the road.

A surge in drone incursions is prompting the EU and NATO to reevaluate their defense systems. Could a drone wall be the answer? Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security Ambassador Julianne Smith weighs in.

This week’s incidents speak to a growing, and concerning, trust deficit between the United States and its closest European ally.   

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s meeting with US President Donald Trump comes during a period of relatively strong and stable ties between Saudi Arabia and the United States. How much he can leverage those ties will be on full display.