As U.S. foreign policy evolves, how can the State Department truly help America lead not merely by the example of its power, but the power of its example?

Emma Green has published in The Atlantic her interview with Shadi Hamid, author of Islamic Exceptionalism. Her interview amounts to a riff of his book’s arguments. His focus is on why Muslims, especi…

A potential second Trump administration would force Southeast Asian countries to make difficult choices between the United States and China.

The United States should resist a “business as usual” approach to Chad.  

Why seeming democratic progress has failed to staunch agitation for self-determination in Nigeria.

In his inaugural address, Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te signaled broad continuity on cross-strait issues. China, however, is likely to respond with increased pressure. 

Nigerians’ seemingly coordinated assault on the Guinness World Records offers a didactic lens into the national psyche and the state of the nation.

After two decades in office, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will pass the baton to the ruling party’s chosen successor, who faces a complex geopolitical environment and growing challenges…