Trump Needs a Tutorial on How International Agreements Work
Two years ago, the Trump administration withdrew from an international agreement that had lifted most sanctions on Iran in exchange for strict limits on Iran’s...
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U.S. Prepares to Reimpose U.N. Sanctions on Iran Over Objections of World Powers
WASHINGTON — Over the strenuous objections of its closest allies, the Trump administration is planning to reimpose United Nations sanctions against Iran on Saturday, though...
Trump Is Wrong About TikTok. China’s Plans Are Much More Sinister.
The Trump administration says it wants to ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States, because TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is Chinese. Washington...
U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath
In March, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they had won a major victory in the government’s fight to enforce sanctions on Iran when a jury...
Can Biden Fix What Trump Broke?
PARIS — If Joe Biden moves to the White House in January, he will find across the Atlantic a very different landscape from the one...
Support the Brave Protesters of Belarus
The monthlong crackdown on peaceful protests over a blatantly fixed election in Belarus is an affront to everyone who cherishes democracy and elemental fairness. The...
U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is weighing a ban on some or all products made with cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, a move...
America, Don’t Try to Out-China China
Republicans and Democrats disagree about many foreign policy issues, but not about the perception that the United States risks losing out to China. For the...
R.N.C. Skims Over Trump’s ‘Unfinished Business’ in Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention this week has portrayed President Trump as a strong commander in chief facing down enemies and demanding more of...
Three Trump Supporters Have a New Target: Germany
There is something profoundly skewed in America’s foreign relations when senators threaten “crushing legal and economic sanctions” against a port city of a close European...