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Foreign Policy

Stacked shipping containers arranged in a descending pattern with a red arrow pointing down, symbolizing declining trade or increased tariffs.

Trump’s Tariffs Are Sabotaging America’s A.I. Leadership

Ahmad Shadid, founder of O.XYZ and former CEO of a $4.5 billion Web3 company, argues that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs could critically undermine America’s leadership in artificial intelligence. As rising costs and regulatory uncertainty destabilize the tech sector, Shadid warns that U.S. innovation could slip away—just as China accelerates its A.I. investments.
By Ahmad Shadid
Illustration of a suited figure holding a globe while standing on a red ship approaching Greenland, which is depicted with fishing villages, ice caps, and resource icons, surrounded by multiple boats.

Greenland Is Sitting on $4 Trillion in Rare Earth that Could Reshape Global Power

Greenland has 56,000 people, one grocery store chain and enough rare earths to keep a superpower humming. Washington wants it—openly. Vice President Vance’s surprise visit with his wife has reignited tension with Denmark and opened a fresh chapter in the U.S.’s increasingly un-subtle Arctic ambitions. But even if America gets the minerals, does it have the means to process them? Or is this just one more high-stakes handout to Beijing?
By Shreyas Sinha
A man clad in a scholar's gown

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Talks Up Cooperation With China Ahead of Trump Trade War 2.0

Nvidia's China sales currently accounts for around 15 percent of its total revenue—a drop from 26 percent two years ago.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks to law enforcement officers in St. Louis.

How Crossing the US-Mexico Border Became a Crime

By Kelly Lytle Hernandez
North Korean cyberattacks may increase as the country comes under greater international pressure.

North Korea Cyberspace Offensives Pose Challenge in US-China Relations

By Frank J. Cilluffo and Sharon L. Cardash
Chinese President Xi Jinping.

What to Expect: Chinese President Xi Jinping Set to Visit Mar-a-Lago

By Jonathan Russo
A convoy of US forces armored vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017.

Dennis Kucinich Blasts Illegal US War in Syria as Trump Adds Boots on the Ground

By Michael Sainato
Yau Wai-ching of the stands in front of riot police amid ongoing protests in Hong Kong. China has blocked Yau from taking her elected seat in Hong Kong's legislature for her separatist beliefs.

Can President Trump Stand Up to the Bullies of Beijing?

By Richard Bernstein
Military delegates arrive for a session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on March 4

Why the West Must Stop China

By Pete Ross
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker speaks during a discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) September 26, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Trade Deals and Job Loss: Politicians Have It Wrong

By Per Bylund
Elected officials and advocates take a moment of silence for the victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti.

Al Sharpton Rips Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for Ignoring Haiti During Debate

By Madina Toure

Richard Haass Faults Trump for Already Damaging NATO

By David Wallis
Researchers check the seismic waves that were measured in South Korea at the Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring Division on September 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea is suspected of carrying out its fifth nuclear test, after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake was detected close to its Punggye-ri test site.

To Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Program, Follow the Money

By John S. Park
This picture taken on September 10, 2016, shows a calf at a cattle market before the upcoming Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) festival, on the outskirts of Kabul on September 10, 2016. Muslims across the world prepare to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the festival of sacrifice which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God.

Entrepreneurs as Peacekeepers: The Unsung Players in Global Security

By Cayte Bosler
The Field of Fight by Michael T. Flynn and Michael Ledeen

Finally, a Book That Actually and Honestly Explains Radical Islam

By Jason Criss Howk
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks as Xi Jinping, China's president (R), and Francois Hollande, France's president (L), listen during a P5+1 multilateral meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit on April 1, 2016 in Washington, D.C. After a spate of terrorist attacks from Europe to Africa.

Speaking Out on Failed Foreign Policy

By The Editors
Donald Trump's views of Russian President Vladimir Putin may hurt him among some key voters.

Trump’s Anti-NATO Stance and Praise for Putin May Haunt Him

By Lincoln Mitchell
An Iraqi woman mourns during the funeral of Fatima Samir.

Is the U.S. Military Strategy Doing More Harm or Good in the Middle East?

By Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
Rally against TPP in Washington.

Making Hillary’s Trade Policy Great Again

By Andrew Eil
A former president can be a drag.

Bill and Chain: The Clinton Presidency Could Hold Back Hillary

By Fredrik deBoer
Ted Deutch in Washington, DC.

Ted Deutch Takes a Stand on Obama’s Failed Iran

By Jeff Robbins
Iranian elite revolutionary guards march during an annual military parade which marks Iran's eight-year war with Iraq, in the capital Tehran on September 22, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Cleric Combat: The Revolutionary Guard Battles Iran’s President

By Micah Halpern
Illustration of Chris Wallace by Anthony Garner.

The Secrets of Moderating a Presidential Debate, Revealed

By David Margolick
Marco Rubio at Uber headquarters (Photo: Win McNamee for Getty Images)

Can Marco Rubio Out-Hawk Hillary Clinton?

By Lincoln Mitchell
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