Trump’s new list of enemy countries could be a self-fulfilling prophecy

The BRICS coalition of countries is challenging America’s economic dominance. The president’s angry response may drive them closer together.

The dangerous American fantasy of regime change in Iran

As bad as the government is, it would be a mistake for outsiders to topple it.

Trump’s Attack on Iran Will Further Destabilize the Middle East

This attack makes a nuclear-armed Iran more likely, not less.

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War

The first woman to lead a Central American country, she served in the 1990s after the nation had been shaken by political strife.

What would the world be like with three superpowers?

Trump may want to carve up the world with China and Russia. That could stabilize global affairs — in theory.