Foreign Policy

Women take a selfie in front of a German tank before the formal inauguration of a German brigade for NATO's eastern flank in the center of Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 22, 2025.

What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit

Will the rearmament agenda bring more security—or lead to a self-inflicted economic and social crisis?

Jun 16, 2025 / Sevim Dagdelen

Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades

Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades Greater America Has Been Exporting Disunion for Decades

So why are we still surprised when the tide of blood reaches our own shores? Some personal reflections on Marco Rubio and me—and the roots of Trump’s imperial ambitions.

Jun 16, 2025 / Feature / Viet Thanh Nguyen

Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg speaks during the opening night of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on March 27, 2025.

How Jeffrey Goldberg and “The Atlantic” Blew “the Biggest Story of the Year” How Jeffrey Goldberg and “The Atlantic” Blew “the Biggest Story of the Year”

Given advance warning of an impending war crime, the former cheerleader for the Iraq war decided his priority was to protect his scoop.

Jun 13, 2025 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Students protest European rearmament and government school policies during a “Money for Schools, Not War” event on April 4, 2025, in Turin, Italy.

The False Premise of European Rearmament   The False Premise of European Rearmament  

Have European leaders stopped to consider the Orwellian implications of gearing up their nations for perpetual war?

Jun 12, 2025 / Robert Skidelsky

Joseph Nye, the father of the concepts of soft power, smart power, and hard power, speaks by videoconference at the Paris Defence and Strategy Forum on March 12, 2025.

Trump Is Blowing Up Soft Power Trump Is Blowing Up Soft Power

And he’s shooting America’s diplomats in the foot.

Jun 11, 2025 / Adam Weinstein

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks on the Iranian missile attacks on Israel at the State Department on October 1, 2024, in Washington, DC. Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for their attacks on Hezbollah leadership last week.

Biden Administration Liars Need to be Punished Biden Administration Liars Need to be Punished

Elite impunity shouldn’t protect those who covered up war crimes.

Jun 6, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Mohammed Bin Salman

Why Is Trump Suddenly Sidelining Israel? Why Is Trump Suddenly Sidelining Israel?

If Israel gets in the way of deal-making with the Gulf plutocrats, it could become an annoyance that Trump might feel he can’t afford.

Jun 6, 2025 / Juan Cole

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power

Trump’s sharp cuts to humanitarian aid will ensure that the United States’ soft power crumbles, doing lasting damage to its international standing.

Jun 3, 2025 / Alfred McCoy

Michael Ledeen on floral sofa in front of plants and a window facing trees in sunshine.

Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism

From Iran-contra to Iraq war WMD lies to Trumpism, this right-wing pundit kept subverting democracy. 

May 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Soldier walks through Abu Ghraib

This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People

The current administration is not simply an aberration but reflects past practices from periods in our history with which Americans were once comfortable.

May 27, 2025 / Andrea Mazzarino

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