Foreign Policy
January 2026
China Is Building a Better, More Modern Military
Moscow Agrees to Halt Kyiv Attacks Until Feb. 1 at Trump’s Request
But Russian forces continue to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure amid sub-zero temperatures
I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,
It’s the same as meeting with Putin in Kyiv,
Warsh is perceived as a Fed chair who may placate Trump in the short term by easing interest rates, but who will maintain more of the central bank’s independence,
What in the World?
The eastern United States may look like a winter wonderland this week, but that’s no reason not to have followed along with the headlines
The Day Russia’s War Collided With History
The Real ‘Civilizational Erasure’ Is Happening in America
Trump’s expansion of state power undermines the West’s core achievement: limits on authority
The Technocratic Turn That’s Giving Me Hope for Gaza
You have remained steadfast and preserved your families and your land,
It’s my responsibility to turn this moment into action, to restore order, to rebuild institutions, and to create a future for the people of Gaza,
There is a possibility now that we can really create an alternative to Hamas,
Trump Taps Kevin Warsh to Head Federal Reserve
I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,
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The Fed should stop indulging in a policy of trying to fine-tune the economy,
The Coming Copper Boom
Wearing yellow reflective vests and orange headgear and pants, two workers sort through slabs of copper
How Realistic Is Carney’s Call to Action?
U.S. allies are uniquely vulnerable to coercion by the United States
What Is—and Isn’t—in Trump’s New National Defense Strategy
We will actively and fearlessly defend America’s interests throughout the Western Hemisphere. We will guarantee U.S. military and commercial access to key terrain, especially the Panama Canal, Gulf of America, and Greenland. We will provide President Trump with credible military options to use against narco-terrorists wherever they may be,
In Europe and other theaters, allies will take the lead against threats that are less severe for us but more so for them, with critical but more limited support from the United States,
The U.S. military’s foremost priority is to defend the U.S. Homeland,
U.S. Weighs Military Action Against Iran
Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal — NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.”
Our brave Armed Forces are prepared—with their fingers on the trigger—to immediately and powerfully respond to ANY aggression against our beloved land, air, and sea,
Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise,
Several countries are presently attempting to avert the eruption of all-out war in our region. None of them are European.”
We don’t anticipate Myanmar returning [to ASEAN] right away,
Trump’s National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away
Europe’s New Special Relationship Needs Therapy
One country is the biggest spender as a percentage of GDP on defense in Europe
Poland’s patience is running out.”
Sometimes I have the impression that some people who talk about reparations do so because they perhaps do not want Polish-German relations to develop positively,
Discord in the Gulf
It happened in Yemen, where Saudi airstrikes targeted arms shipments bound for the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in late December
Trump’s Middle East Policy is Teetering on Overextension
Current trendlines point to more U.S. military engagement in the region, not less
Rubio Faces Tough Questions From Democrats on Venezuela
Most Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heaped praise on their former committee colleague for his leading role in the administration’s Venezuela policy
We just don’t believe that this operation [to capture Maduro] comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition of war.”
We would love to see the regime there change — that doesn’t mean we’re going to make a change, but we would love to see a change.”
But even that hearing is constrained. I’d like to talk about the complete weakness of the legal rationale about the strikes on boats in international waters, but I can’t because the administration has only shared it with members in a classified setting,
I couldn’t get a briefing on the drug operations until the Kaine war power resolution, and then all of a sudden, we got a briefing, but I didn’t get that because I was the chair of the Western Hemisphere [subcommittee],
But would it be an act of war if someone did it to us? Nobody dies, few casualties, they’re in and out, boom. It’s a perfect military operation,
I’ve only had the luxury of watching you from a distance, but I will tell you, unequivocally, I’m grateful for your role. I believe unequivocally that you and President Trump have made the world a safer place,
Finally, a public hearing! Wow, how novel!”
Decoding Trump’s China Policy
Kurt Campbell served as the ‘Asia czar’ under the Biden administration, masterminding its strategy for China and the broader continent
U.S. ICE Actions Spark International Concern
A protester holds a placard that reads “De-ICE USA” during a rally in front of Paris’s National Assembly
In Minneapolis and other cities, demonstrations sometimes lead to violent clashes with the migration and security authorities,
Bringing to Milan a militia which distinguished itself—this is not my opinion—with criminal acts, which kills, which enters in the homes of American citizens without authorization, I do not think that that is a good idea,
I humbly accept the court’s stern admonition and will not take its weight lightly,
I am very proud of my roots in Goa [India], where my father’s family came from,
We do not want our footballers, through their performances at the tournament, to implicitly support the policy of violent terrorism pursued by President Donald Trump against innocent immigrants (whether or not they hold a U.S. passport),
It was an untenable situation, and it had to be addressed,
The connection between Europe and India is something personal to me,
This is the Ecuadorean consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.”... If you touch me, I’ll grab you.”
The Other India-EU Deal
The trade pact may be getting all the attention, but the pair also inked a landmark defense agreement
Trump Is Getting His Weaker Dollar After All
The Fall of Rojava
After a series of intense clashes, the new Syrian government, led Ahmed al-Sharaa, managed to defeat the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and drive them out of much of the territory they controlled
No, the International Community Isn’t Dead Yet
It is easy to point to all the disappointments of our international institutions today,
We spent more time on this moral question in the first five days than on any other single matter,
The current strains mean that there would be enormous difficulties in tackling a new financial crisis—say, after AI bubble collapses,
The contrast with the interwar period could not have been greater,
The ideological battle of the post-Cold War era was between Francis Fukuyama’s end of history (values) and Samuel Huntington’s clash of civilizations (realism). Perhaps the paradigm shift we are witnessing is toward a bit of both: values and interests.”
The danger... A multilateral world makes the common good a self-interest. A multipolar world runs simply on self-interest.”
Xi gave the speech days before the first inauguration of Donald Trump,
The rules-based world order that the West established after World War II is in tatters,
You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration, when integration becomes the source of your subordination,
Washington’s Silence in Asia Is a Gift to Beijing
Since the fall, the Trump administration has stood silent as China unleashed its fury on both Japan and Taiwan, leaving two close U.S. allies to fend for themselves
Anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there.”
They’ve been doing naval exercises for 20 years in that area.”
Iran Escalates Protest Crackdown but Says Open to U.S. Talks
Iranians block a street in Tehran amid burning objects and heavy smoke
I would... Let us be clear. In the case of an attack on Iran, the occupied territories [Israel] as well as all U.S. bases and ships will be our legitimate target.”
I decided to take advantage of the asylum granted to me by the Hungarian government due to political repression in Poland,
We’re looking at it very seriously, the military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,
A former justice minister fleeing the Polish justice system like a coward. A complete downfall!”
We are not looking for war, but we are prepared for war,
This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation,