The inexperienced executive could dismantle traditional U.S. alliances and more.
The president still has time to shape major foreign policy issues.
The country is in decline, but Vladimir Putin is willing to take bold risks.
She would have to signal both continuity with the Obama administration and a tightening of U.S. policy.
The U.S. pattern of recruiting local forces, then abandoning them, is at play again with the Kurdish militia fighting the Islamic State.
The presidential nominee acts as though international diplomacy were the same as his reality TV shows.
Russia’s aggressive actions have many analysts worried about what the U.S. election results could do to global politics.
The totalitarian state is racing to build a nuclear weapon that could reach the United States.
But how does the United States credibly reinforce the rules of behavior among nations when a leading presidential candidate supports torture, discrimination and abuse?
There’s a version of dealmaking that’s more relevant to how Washington actually works. It’s about passing budgets and avoiding shutdowns.
