#US Foreign Policy

Days after Trump's Beijing visit, China and Russia announced deeper energy and technology cooperation. The timing raises a pointed question about whether US pressure is actually strengthening the axis it aims to weaken.

From Ukraine to Libya to Afghanistan, U.S. foreign policy keeps repeating the same two failures. Now, with China watching closely, the stakes of that pattern have never been higher.

Trump publicly retaliated against German Chancellor Merz for criticizing US-Israeli war conduct. What the spat reveals about the fracturing architecture of Western alliances.

Trump has called off Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's planned trip to Pakistan amid rising India-Pakistan tensions. What does Washington's absence signal for South Asia's most volatile flashpoint?

As Tehran and Washington escalate tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, oil markets are responding. Here's what's really at stake — and for whom.

Over 1,100 Afghan refugees who aided US forces now face a grim choice between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. What does this reveal about America's commitments?

A two-week ceasefire holds — barely. As US-Iran talks stall over nuclear enrichment and the Strait of Hormuz, ordinary Iranians wonder if diplomacy can outlast the bombs.

US officials claim Iran's nuclear program is finished. Nonproliferation expert Jeffrey Lewis isn't so sure — and the implications for global security are profound.

Trump threatened to erase a civilization. A ceasefire followed. But no deal can unwrite those words—or undo what they revealed about US strategy, alliances, and credibility.

Trump's Iran ceasefire revived the TACO theory — that he always chickens out. But a closer look reveals a more unsettling pattern: he backs down, just not before the damage is done.

Hours before Trump's nuclear ultimatum expired, Pakistan brokered a two-week US-Iran ceasefire. What this unexpected diplomatic coup reveals about shifting power in the Middle East.

Trump's 'civilization will die' warning has reignited tensions across the Middle East. From Pakistan's mediation bid to bread lines in Gaza, here's what's actually at stake.