Foreign Policy

Trump has already hosted two key allies at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with at least three other foreign leaders slated to visit by month's end.

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Rescissions are not a White House ‘fade on soft power’

James Mazzarella and Patrick Quirk · July 31, 2025 6:00 am

Carney announces Canada to recognize a Palestinian state despite US opposition

Ross O'Keefe · July 30, 2025 6:45 pm

President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.

Trump teases no-show at G20 summit after clash with South Africa over violence against white Afrikaner farmers

Emily Hallas · July 30, 2025 3:13 pm

Beltway Confidential

Israel has only bad options in Gaza

Tom Rogan · July 28, 2025 4:08 pm

Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, where a third of the population lives, May 2025. (Bethany Williams)

Colonial ghosts and Arctic dreams: Trump’s interest and Greenland’s hard choices

Bethany Williams and Daniel Allott · July 25, 2025 5:37 am

A B-2 bomber arrives at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on June 22, after returning from a massive strike on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday. (David Smith/AP)

The fallout from Iranian nuclear facilities strikes

Sean Durns · July 25, 2025 4:30 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Zelensky risks US aid over Ukraine corruption law

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2025 12:01 am

Syrian government forces pass next of a dead fighter from Druze militias, at Mazraa village on the outskirts of the city of Sweida, where clashes erupted between Sunni Bedouin clans and Druze militias, southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025.

State Department confirms US citizen killed in Syria amid Bedouin violence against Druze

Emily Hallas · July 22, 2025 11:33 am

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo Monday, July 21, 2025 after the prime minister's ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in the upper house in a parliamentary election.

Japanese prime minister refuses resignation calls after election loss due to Trump’s Aug. 1 tariff deal deadline

Emily Hallas · July 21, 2025 9:26 am

A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Donald Trump holds a flag with the image of former President Jair Bolsonaro, during a rally in support of a proposed bill to grant amnesty to those arrested for storming government buildings in an alleged coup attempt in 2023, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Rubio hits Brazilian judge with visa restrictions over Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’

Emily Hallas · July 19, 2025 11:53 am

Bedouin fighters stand in front a burned shop at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes between the Bedouin clans and Druze militias, southern Syria, Friday, July 18, 2025.

Israel and Syria agree to ceasefire after days of IDF airstrikes, US envoy says

Emily Hallas · July 18, 2025 9:10 pm

Ex-Brazilian president Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor ahead of coup trial

Ross O'Keefe · July 18, 2025 11:11 am