Foreign Policy

Elizabeth Tsurkov’s harrowing ordeal reveals deeper failures in confronting Iran-backed militias threatening American allies and national security.

President Trump’s meeting with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda-affiliated rebel turned interim Syrian president, signals a perilous and poorly scrutinized pivot in U.S. foreign policy that risks undermining America’s fight against extremism.

The Trump administration’s $7.5 million payment to one of the world’s most corrupt regimes raises urgent questions about taxpayer dollars fueling global corruption under the guise of immigration policy.

The public execution of a TikTok influencer supporting Mali’s military underscores the growing terror threat in West Africa and the failure of globalist policies to secure America’s strategic interests abroad.

Six killed in recent U.S. naval strikes targeting drug boats raise serious questions about legality, transparency, and American national security interests.

As speculation swirls around Sergei Lavrov’s standing with Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin insists he remains Russia’s top diplomat. But behind the denials lie troubling signs for U.S.-Russia relations and American strategic interests.

After Thai soldiers were wounded by a land mine along the Cambodia border, Thailand warns it will suspend the U.S.-facilitated ceasefire deal until its security demands are met, exposing flaws in international peace efforts.

As Ukraine pleads for 25 Patriot missile systems amid relentless Russian attacks on its power grid, the cracks in Western military support and the Biden administration’s inconsistent policies pose serious risks to American national security interests.

As Iraqi security forces and displaced minorities cast early ballots, deeper issues loom—will Washington’s strategic interests be undermined as Iraq balances Iran’s shadow with fragile democracy?

President Trump’s unprecedented hosting of Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa—once linked to extremist groups and subject to U.S. bounty—signals alarming shifts in U.S. foreign policy that risk American security and national sovereignty.