Foreign Policy

The city hall in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv is lit up in the colors of the United Arab Emirates national flag on August 13, 2020.

Will Trump's Landmark Middle East Deal Deliver Election Boost From Jewish and Evangelical Voters?

For Evangelical voters who took a chance on President Donald Trump, and con...

For Evangelical voters who took a chance on President Donald Trump, and conservative Jewish voters who put their hopes in him, the White House announcement this week that the United Arab Emirates would normalize relations...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Watford, UK, on December 4, 2019.

How Trump's Ambassador Pick for Germany Underscores His 'America First' Foreign Policy

President Donald Trump has nominated a string of controversial ambassadors ...

President Donald Trump has nominated a string of controversial ambassadors in the last four years, including a Palm Beach luxury handbag designer to South Africa and a Los Angeles dermatologist who had to be ordered...

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration shows Bashir Noorzai.

Prisoners for Peace: Trump Administration Mulls Releasing Taliban Drug Kingpin in Push for Afghan Peace Talks

In 2005, Taliban financier and Afghan drug lord Haji Bashir Noorzai flew fr...

In 2005, Taliban financier and Afghan drug lord Haji Bashir Noorzai flew from Dubai to New York City to strike a deal with American officials seeking peace with the Taliban. Or so he thought. It...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting at Finland's Presidential Palace on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.

Trump Says He's 'Never Discussed' Reports of Taliban Bounties With Russian President Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump says he “never discussed” reports of Taliban bounties with Put...

Donald Trump says he “never discussed” reports of Taliban bounties with Putin despite having numerous phone calls

President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on November 28, 2019.

Intelligence Agencies Don’t Agree Whether Russia Paid the Taliban to Target U.S. Soldiers. That Doesn’t Mean Trump Wouldn’t Have Known About it

U.S. and allied military and intelligence officials in Afghanistan collecte...

U.S. and allied military and intelligence officials in Afghanistan collected information indicating that Russian intelligence officers maintained a fund for rewarding Afghan militants who killed American and Afghans soldiers, but senior officials are divided on...

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court makes a speech during the 18th session of the ICCs Assembly of States Parties, in The Hague, Netherlands on Dec. 2, 2019.

10 Questions for International Criminal Court Chief Chile Eboe-Osuji

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, president of the International Criminal Court, tell...

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, president of the International Criminal Court, tells TIME that as far as he is aware, the Trump Administration has not yet acted on its June 11 threat to sanction members of the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address to the nation in Moscow on June 23, 2020

Why U.S. and EU Officials Are Worried Putin Might Make Another Move in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments about the legitimacy of Russia’...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments about the legitimacy of Russia’s borders in a documentary broadcast on Russian television have rattled some U.S. allies, fearful that he might be laying the groundwork for a further military...