Emma Ashford

1 week ago | foreignpolicy.com | Emma Ashford

Foreign & Public Diplomacy United States Middle East and North Africa Ukraine Emma Ashford In December 2015, under the bright lights of a Las Vegas auditorium, more than a dozen Republican presidential hopefuls took to the debate stage to brandish their hawkish foreign-policy credentials.

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Emma Ashford

United States Iran Middle East and North Africa Israel launched military strikes on Iran early Friday morning local time, with multiple explosions reportedly heard across Tehran.

3 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Emma Ashford

Insights & Reports No one doubts that President Donald Trump is a fan of the U.S. defense industry. “We have the greatest missiles in the world,” he recently told reporters, “We have the greatest submarines in the world. We have the greatest army tanks in the world.

3 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Emma Ashford

U.S. Foreign Policy Foreign & Public Diplomacy Iran Emma Ashford Though we’re less than half a year into the second Trump administration, it’s already clear that some things are different this time around, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent desire to seize the mantle of peacemaker and global dealmaker.

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Emma Ashford

U.S. Foreign Policy United States Emma Ashford The only thing more certain than the sun rising in the east and setting in the west is that a Republican president will always support Israel—and that Democratic presidents will largely do the same while being blamed for the opposite.