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How the White House Is Spinning the North Korea Summit Collapse
The administration no longer thinks Trump alone can reach a deal with Kim Jong Un.
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Is Trump Giving Up on a Nuclear-Free North Korea?
The Vietnam summit showed just how high the price of denuclearization will be.
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After Raising the Stakes for North Korea Summit, Trump Walks Away
It seemed history was about to be made. Then the second meeting between the U.S. and North Korean leaders concluded abruptly.
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The India-Pakistan Crisis Has Lessons for Trump and Kim
As the U.S. president meets with North Korea’s dictator, he ought to heed the military escalation in South Asia.
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Trump Thinks Only He Can Fix North Korea, Cutting Experts Out
His negotiators are in a bind: putting the U.S. and North Korean leaders in a room is a high-risk gamble.
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The United States Is Still Trying to Sell North Korea on Denuclearization
Days before Donald Trump’s second summit with Kim Jong Un, an administration official admits that Kim may not be prepared to part with his nuclear weapons.
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South Korea Becomes a Testing Ground for Trump’s Grievances With Allies
The motto for the U.S.–South Korea alliance isn’t “We go together, if I get enough money as reimbursement,” one analyst observed.
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The White House’s Move on Venezuela Is the Least Trumpian Thing It’s Done
The Trump administration’s concerted diplomatic effort did not originate on Twitter.
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Meet the New (Acting) US Defense Secretary
With no military experience and just a year and a half in government, the former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan has yet to develop a foreign-policy vision of his own.
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The World in 2019: Trump’s Luck, Cold Wars, and Trouble in the Americas
As foreign-policy experts assess what the year ahead holds, one issue comes to the fore: whether President Trump’s good fortune will continue.
Policy
Trump Taps Loyalist Fox News Veteran as UN Ambassador
Heather Nauert, currently the State Department’s chief spokesperson, is not known for challenging her superiors.
Policy
Nikki Haley Touts Values-Based Foreign Policy, Showing Daylight with Trump
In an interview with The Atlantic, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the UN made the case for a values-driven foreign policy, and acknowledged daylight between her and the president.
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The Trump Administration Wonders: Should We Seek a ‘Cold War’ With China?
As the White House spars with a rising China, it can look to the United States’ postwar dealings with the Soviet Union for guidance.
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The Korean War is Ending — With or Without Denuclearization
Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula is happening faster than denuclearization. The United States might not be willing to accept that.
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Mike Pence and The Return of Faith-Based Foreign Policy
In Asia, Trump's vice president delivered a Christian message all on his own.
Policy
Trump Warns Against New Russia Probes by Congress
Incoming House intelligence chair: We “have a compelling interest in making sure that U.S. policy is not driven by leverage that the Russians have over the president.”
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In a Post-Khashoggi World, Impunity Will Reign
The ugly geopolitics in the wake of the Saudi journalist’s death point to a new era of impunity.
Policy
Pompeo's Foreign Policy? Follow Trump's Lead
Pompeo has responded to the Khashoggi affair in lockstep with Trump.
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Trump Asks, 'I Mean, What's an Ally?'
In the president's world, there is no higher question than “who’s getting paid?”
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Who Will Replace Nikki Haley?
Trump has increasingly sought advisers who are less apt to push back on his disruptive agenda.
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