Biden’s emerging foreign policy signals a return to the post–World War II tradition. But it will be a long time before the U.S. can lead by the power of its example.

The trial against Burkina Faso’s exiled former leader for a decades-old assassination case could signal progress on accountability at a time of coups and upheaval regionwide.

Mounting tensions between Greece and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean could depend on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

The United States needs to keep up the pressure on Putin while preparing for escalation and providing an off-ramp.

Ben Rhodes’s new book about global politics reveals the limits of the Obama administration’s worldview.