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On foreign policy, Biden should go big, all at once

On foreign policy, Biden should go big, all at once

The world would take note of a decisive turn away from the go-it-alone recklessness of the Trump era.

Jair Bolsonaro

It’s Biden vs. Trump in the rest of the world, too

Depending on next week’s outcome, there will be shrieks of joy or horror from Manila to Berlin.

How much good has the United States really done in the world?

How much good has the United States really done in the world?

A critic of US foreign policy responds to a reader’s challenge.

Back off of Venezuela already

Back off of Venezuela already

The American campaign against socialist leader Nicolás Maduro is only hurting the people of the country.

Oil could keep US in the Middle East for a very long time

Oil could keep US in the Middle East for a very long time

An American company intends to extract oil from Syria as part of a deal that is likely to become justification for an ongoing military presence in the region.