Foreign Policy

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green has announced that he is resigning to return to the private sector.

USAID Head, Rare Trump Aide With Bipartisan Support, Is Resigning

Mark Green was one of President Donald Trump's few nominees for senior posi...

Mark Green was one of President Donald Trump's few nominees for senior positions to win overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate

Defense Secretary Mark Esper testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the budget, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Iraq Aimed at Iran-Backed Group Tied to American Casualties: Officials

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Trump had given him the authority to take...

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Trump had given him the authority to take whatever action he deemed necessary

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, center, makes a statement on coronavirus at the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 2020.

Coronavirus Outbreak Is Pressuring Iran's Government. That Makes Some U.S. Officials Nervous

The U.S. launched a series of air strikes targeting an Iran-backed militia ...

The U.S. launched a series of air strikes targeting an Iran-backed militia in Iraq on Thursday, the day after two American service members were killed during an exchange of rocket fire between U.S. forces and...

Iran, Esfahan City, Masjed-e Jame (Friday Mosque) UNESCO, world heritage, Prayer Hall,.

Cultural Heritage Reminds Us of Our Shared Humanity. That's Why Threats Against Them Are So Dangerous

On Jan. 4 President Trump created an international uproar when he first sug...

On Jan. 4 President Trump created an international uproar when he first suggested that Iranian cultural sites were legitimate military targets. “They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we’re not...

President Donald Trump leaves after making a statement on Iran on Jan. 3, 2020, at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla.

How Qasem Soleimani's Assassination in Iraq Comes at a Fraught Moment for Trump

Donald J. Trump's decision to escalate the U.S. confrontation with Iran by ...

Donald J. Trump's decision to escalate the U.S. confrontation with Iran by authorizing an airstrike that killed two of its top military leaders comes as he finds himself in a precarious, unprecedented position: facing a...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at town hall at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, on Jan. 3, 2020.

Iran Tensions Turn Focus of Democratic Primary to Foreign Policy

In a race that has rarely zeroed in on foreign policy, the question has the...

In a race that has rarely zeroed in on foreign policy, the question has the potential to reveal fissures between Democratic rivals and upend the wide-open 2020 nominating contest.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One and traveling to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Oct. 04, 2019 in Washington, DC.

'My Great and Unmatched Wisdom': Trump Ignores Warnings on Syria Retreat, Threatens to 'Destroy' Turkish Economy

Aides repeatedly warned President Donald Trump about the dangers of abandon...

Aides repeatedly warned President Donald Trump about the dangers of abandoning America's Kurdish allies