China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs echoes this perspective, accusing the United States of having “double standards” on nonproliferation because it “exerts maximum pressure on so-called geopolitical ...

In late March, Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s new leader, introduced a caretaker government that would supervise the country’s transition from five decades of dictatorial rule. He gave some cabinet positions ...

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The combination of a paralyzed Congress and a muscular Court threaten to trap the United States in a dangerous geopolitical inertia. The Supreme Court is on its way to becoming a shadow ministry of ...

For the past year and a half, I have had the privilege of leading the State of Israel’s foreign policy, first as minister of foreign affairs, and then as prime minister. Throughout this period, we ...

Xi Jinping’s decision to issue a statement outlining a “no limits” partnership with Moscow was arguably the single biggest foreign policy blunder of his nearly ten years in power.

The new government claims that it is dedicating 40 percent of its foreign policy activities to economic diplomacy and foreign trade—a departure from the Rouhani administration, which the ruling ...

Cultural exports from South Korea, like 'Squid Game,' enhance Korean soft power and bring the possibility of influencing democratic ideals.

Already, this new division has grown into the largest of the seven NSS units, prompting other ministries to undertake similar reorganizations: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of Economy, ...

In 2014, Margot Wallström, then serving as the foreign minister of Sweden, proclaimed that the Swedish government would adopt a so-called feminist foreign policy, becoming the first nation ever to do ...

During his election campaign in 2013–14, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed scant interest in foreign policy, focusing instead on economic growth, corruption, and governance. In office, ...