Trump the peacemaker? If only that were true.

A lot of voters would like a less belligerent US foreign policy. But it’s hard to imagine a second Trump term would really deliver that.

A surprising thing Walz and Vance have in common

Both VP candidates have unorthodox views on foreign policy — and one of them may actually get a chance to be influential.

It’s time to retire the word ‘genocide’

A term meant to describe the worst crimes imaginable has lost its meaning through overuse.

The unacceptable, growing risk of nuclear war

Leaders of nuclear-armed nations seem unaware of the dangers of their combative talk. But the heads of smaller countries are sounding alarms.

Latin America is rife with dysfunctional madness

Political instability is increasing, and the rule of law looks as shaky as ever. How did it go so wrong in so many countries?