Commentary / World May 15, 2018

Trump is right on China but wrong on tariffs

Unlike previous U.S. presidents, Donald Trump dispenses with the lie that economic growth will make Beijing a better global citizen.

Commentary / Japan Apr 30, 2018

Macron's Trump ploy didn't work for Abe

U.S. allies have two options: Court the mercurial U.S. leader or stand up to him.

Commentary / World Apr 22, 2018

America's new threat is an axis of autocracy

Russia and China had a vicious split in the 1960s; now they are in a budding bromance.

Commentary / World Mar 16, 2018

For good or bad, Pompeo is the anti-Tillerson

Trump's foreign policy hasn't been the disaster that many feared, but he may still capsize the ship

Commentary / World Feb 27, 2018

The end of America's leaderless foreign policy

Attempts to steer the U.S. through global affairs by ignoring President Donald Trump have failed.

Commentary / World Nov 20, 2017

Trump lost sight of his promising Asia vision

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent Asia trip shows the administration's approach remains self-defeating.

Commentary / World Sep 29, 2017

America's new world order is dead

Russia and China were never willing fully to embrace the U.S.-led liberal order, which emphasized liberal ideas that were bound to seem threatening to dictatorial regimes.