Rex Tillerson Spurns Africa In Botched Meeting with African Union Chief
Tillerson invited African Union chief Moussa Faki to Washington to meet, then backed out. His last-minute snub could sour U.S. ties with Africa.
David Bosco
Max Boot
Rosa Brooks
Thanassis Cambanis
Elizabeth Dickinson
Laurie Garrett
Kim Ghattas
Julia Ioffe
Leela Jacinto
Whitney Kassel
Jeffrey Lewis
Aaron David Miller
Suzanne Nossel
Thomas E. Ricks
David Rothkopf
Kori Schake
Emile Simpson
James Stavridis
Bruce Stokes
James Traub
Stephen M. Walt
Lauren Wolfe
Michela Wrong
Micah Zenko
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The End of Foreign Aid As We Know It
Trump budget would gut development assistance and fold USAID into State.
U.S. Officer in Persian Gulf Snafu Allowed To Stay In Navy, Panel Rules
The skipper of two riverine boats captured by Iran last year will get to remain in the Navy after all. A naval administrative board rejected a request from commanders to force him out of the service.
Trump Mulls Squeezing Iran With Tougher Sanctions
The White House is considering ramping up existing sanctions to hold Tehran’s feet to the fire.
Gambia’s Ousted Dictator Is Living the Good Life in Equatorial Guinea
Yahya Jammeh has kept a low profile since he was run out of Banjul in January. FP finds him holed up at a luxurious villa in another African kleptocracy.
Nikki Haley Threatened to Withhold Backing for U.N.’s Congo Mission, Then Blinked
In search of savings, the Trump administration targets the U.N.’s largest and costliest peacekeeping missions for cuts.
Yemen Lashes Out At D.C. Briefing By Human Rights Activists
The Yemeni embassy seeks to discredit civil society advocates holding an event on Capitol Hill. What are they afraid of?
U.N. to Put Trump Appointee at Head of World Food Program to Help Stave Off U.S. Cuts
U.N. officials hope former South Carolina governor, David Beasley, can persuade his D.C. friends to spare the food agency from the White House budget axe.
Trump Administration Eyes $1 Billion in Cuts to U.N. Peacekeeping
The White House also targets hundreds of millions in funding for U.N. programs for children and the poor.
Jared Kushner Struck Out in His First Foray Into Middle East Diplomacy
But Trump’s son-in-law succeeded in coaxing the U.K., America’s closest ally, into thwarting the Obama administration.
Tillerson To U.N. Rights Council: Reform or We’re Leaving
The Trump administration puts the human rights body on notice in a letter obtained by FP.
White House Seeks to Cut Billions in Funding for United Nations
U.S. retreat from U.N. could mark a “breakdown of the international humanitarian system as we know it.”
U.N. Seeks More Than $100 Million to Tackle Violent Extremism
The U.N. development agency repackages its anti-poverty work as a cure for terrorism. But can Turtle Bay sell it to a wary President Trump?
Trump White House Shopping for Technology to Plug Leaks
Not content to just search staffers’ phones, officials are considering high-end security software for White House networks.
Tillerson Has Little Time for the United Nations
The U.S. secretary of state rebuffed an early meeting with the U.N. chief and is unlikely to attend a high-level Security Council meeting on South Sudan.
Trump Taps Putin Critic for Senior White House Position
The selection of Brookings scholar Fiona Hill comes as the Trump administration draws fire for contacts with Russian officials.
Trump Administration to Loosen Hiring Requirements to Beef Up Border Patrol
According to an internal memo, laxer standards are needed to expand the number of Border Patrol agents, but that could come at a cost in security.
Trump Critic Poised for Senior State Department Job
Brian Hook, a former Mitt Romney adviser, is favored by Rex Tillerson to lead his foreign-policy brain trust.
Flynn Pressured U.N. on Israel Vote Before Taking Office
A month before inauguration, President Donald Trump’s would-be national security advisor sought to scupper a U.N. resolution condemning Israel.
Trump Keeps Obama’s Top Gay Rights Envoy at State Department
The move is stunning LGBT activists and is expected to anger evangelicals.
Diplomats: Nikki Haley Greenlighted U.N.’s Hiring of Salam Fayyad Before She Blocked It
In the days leading up to Friday’s surprise decision by the Trump administration to block the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to ...
Ex-Palin Aide Lands Job at Trump’s State Department
The former Alaska governor’s “go-to girl” for communications and Christian outreach has found a new home in Foggy Bottom.
Trump Travel Ban Threatens to Silence Voices on Atrocities at U.N.
A Syrian doctor and nurse have borne witness to Syrian war crimes. But they can’t travel to the U.N. to talk about it.
The Kurdish Government Is Torturing Boys
Boys as young as 11, accused of fighting for the Islamic State, are being detained and brutally tortured in prisons.
Outgoing U.S. Official Urges Diplomats to ‘Stay’ and Protect Constitution
In a critical speech of Donald Trump's foreign policy, Tom Countryman implored colleagues to protect the U.S. from "all enemies foreign and domestic."
Obama Makes Last-Minute Move to Get Detainees Out of Gitmo
The Obama White House transfers its last detainees from Guantánamo in a dramatic midnight-hour move before President Trump throws away the key.
Democratic Rep. Gabbard Makes Secret Trip to Syria
The Hawaii lawmaker, who has bucked both parties on the issue of Syria, met with government officials on a "fact-finding" mission.
U.S. Allies Slam Brakes on Obama’s Parting Blow at Putin
Obama wanted a showdown with Russia at the U.N. over Syria’s use of chemical weapons. But Europeans say not so fast.
Trump’s Homeland Security Chief Will Be Confirmed, Not Controlled
Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly doesn’t share all of Trump's antipathy for Mexico, migrants, or Muslims — nor his amity toward Moscow.
House GOP Pushes Trump To Move Embassy to Jerusalem
Regional leaders say the ‘disastrous’ move would sink the peace process.
The Legacy Ban Ki-moon Leaves Behind
The outgoing U.N. secretary-general touts his support for climate change and gay rights, regrets failures from Haiti to North Korea, and calls Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a liar.
Trump Snubs Ban Ki-moon after Promising a Face-to-Face Meeting
The U.N. secretary-general thought he had a pledge for some face time with the new American leader. WRONG!
Russia Missing from Trump’s Defense Priorities, According to DoD Memo
Meanwhile, Pentagon brass say Moscow is the No. 1 threat to the United States.
Trump Will Face ‘Wall of Resistance’ in Congress if He Gives Putin a Pass on Ukraine
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons says both parties will fight any attempt by the next administration to cozy up to Putin.
U.S. Push to Halt Genocide in South Sudan Unravels at United Nations
The Security Council is balking at an arms embargo that is too little, too late for the world’s youngest nation.
The U.N. Human Rights Chief Fixes for a Fight with Trump
With waterboarding, Muslim bans, and mass deportations on the Trump agenda, Turtle Bay fears a return to the worst days of the Bush era.
In Private Meeting, Euro Diplomats Beseech Trump Team to Uphold Transatlantic Pacts
A political chasm over the Iran nuclear deal and Russia could put the United States and its European allies on a collision course reminiscent of the run-up to the Iraq War.
Trump Should Tread Carefully With Russia: Top Republican lawmaker
House Intel Chair Nunes says U.S. spy agencies have been blindsided by Putin and the next president will need to be wary of Moscow.
International Monitor Quietly Drops Drone Surveillance of Ukraine War
The drones were repeatedly shot out of the sky by surface-to-air missiles. Suspending the program effectively blinds observers to numerous cease-fire violations.
European Diplomats Poised to Directly Blame Russia for Aleppo Siege
A draft statement, obtained by Foreign Policy, for the first time explicitly calls out Moscow for its role in the devastating Syrian bombing campaign.
South Sudan’s Attacks on U.N. Could Imperil Future Peacekeeping
Since violence flared this summer, South Sudanese government forces have mounted increasingly brutal attacks against U.N. workers.
U.S. Weighs Iran-Style Sanctions on North Korea, Risking a Rift With China
To stop Pyongyang's march to a nuclear arsenal, the White House is looking to target Chinese companies that bankroll Kim Jong Un’s banned weapons.
Hunting for Syria’s Hidden Chemical Weapons
International inspectors find gaping holes in Syria’s chemical weapons declarations, raising concern that Assad may have hidden some of his deadliest warfare agents.
Punished U.S. Navy Officer Believes He Prevented a War With Iran
The skipper of the boats captured by Iran this year says he should be commended and not penalized for averting a potential firefight in the Persian Gulf.
How OPM Bilked a Security Contractor That Confirmed a Major Hack
A new report says that the Office of Personnel Management was shockingly negligent in responding to multiple cyberattacks. But when Ben Cotton discovered fake anti-virus files, the agency jumped into action — and then refused to pay his company.
Dinner, Drinks, and a Near-Fatal Ambush for U.S. Diplomats
President Salva Kiir has been feted by the White House. So why are his goons trying to kill American officials in South Sudan?
U.N. Ceremony Ending Colombia’s Civil War Nixed After DOJ Objections
The Obama administration wanted a big show in New York to ink Colombia's peace deal. But the Justice Department balked at letting terrorists and drug dealers into the country.
The World May Never Know if Syria Really Destroyed All Its Chemical Weapons
Syria’s mustard gas program leaves behind a trail of contradictions, discrepancies, and unanswered questions.
U.S. and Europe Say Assad May Have Kept Some Chemical Weapons
Damascus promised to destroy its entire arsenal, but the world’s chemical weapons watchdog suggests Assad may have squirreled some away.
Yemen Carnage Prompts New U.N. Push to Censure Saudi-led Coalition
Ban Ki-moon is threatening to put Riyadh and its allies back on a blacklist of countries that kill and maim children in war zones.
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