Foreign Affairs

Diplomacy, international security and the forces shaping relations between nations.

A Screen Instead of a Seat: Mahmoud Abbas’s UN Address and the Politics of Diplomatic Access

NATO’s New Bargain: Europe Rearms as Trust in Washington is Tested

U.S. Sanctions Turkish Bank in New Push to Constrain Iran

Bessent Says Strait of Hormuz Could Become “Worthless” as U.S. Presses Iran Economically

CIA Director’s Reported Moscow Visit Tests the Limits of Quiet Diplomacy

Iraq Tests the Reach of U.S. Pressure on Iran’s Trading Partners

Pakistan’s Tehran Mission Tests Whether Diplomacy Can Outrun Economic Escalation

ICE’s Quiet Diplomacy Behind U.S. Deportation Flights to Iran

Ousted Defense Minister Puts Wartime Elections Back on Ukraine’s Agenda

From New York to Tel Aviv: Netanyahu’s Campaign Turns Mamdani Into a Political Foil

Syria’s Assad Verdict Tests the Reach of Transitional Justice

Robotics Becomes the Latest Front in the U.S.-China Tech Rivalry