At Long Last, the Foreign Service Gets the Netflix Treatment
The first thing you need to know about the U.S. State Department, if you ever want to work there, is that most of your job...
Will South Korea Export Its Military Might to Ukraine?
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol signaled a possible shift in his country’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine, opening the door to potentially providing direct...
U.S. Readies New Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Forces
The Biden administration is readying plans to roll out new sanctions on members of rival military factions in Sudan, according to four current and former...
The U.S. and NATO Seek to Blunt Putin’s Black Sea Ambitions
The Black Sea, to borrow a line from Arlington Stringham*, has always produced more history than it can consume locally, and since Russia’s invasion of...
The Finnish Art of Sauna Diplomacy
A key part of a foreign-policy reporter’s job is to attend networking events to hobnob with diplomats and policymakers and get a pulse on behind-the-scenes...
House Republicans Subpoena Blinken for Key Afghan Dissent Cable
A top Republican lawmaker issued a subpoena for U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to produce a sensitive government document related to the collapse of...
U.S. Weighs Offering Economic Lifeline to Ethiopia Despite War Atrocities
The Biden administration is weighing plans to lift restrictions on aid and financial assistance to war-battered Ethiopia in a move that has drawn backlash from...
U.S. Hailed Nigeria Election Results While Election Observers Cried Foul
As independent U.S. election observers raised alarm bells about widespread voting irregularities in Nigeria’s Feb. 25 presidential elections, the U.S. State Department was singing an...
Iran Doubles Down on Arms for Russia
Iran is doubling down on military support for Russia in a series of new military deals that could prolong the war in Ukraine and offer...
NATO Chiefs Try to Jump-Start the Aid Ukraine Really Needs
BRUSSELS—For months, Western politicians and pundits have fixated on whether NATO allies would send Ukraine tanks and fighter jets to gain an edge over Russia’s...