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How South Asia Will Respond to Trump’s Tariff Reversal

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt |Michael Hirsh |Michael Kugelman

South Asia Brief News and analysis from India and its neighboring countries in South Asia, a region home to one-fourth of the world’s population. Delivered Wednesday.
U.S. Partners Retaliate Against Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

3 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt |Jessica Moody |Keith Johnson |Alexandra Sharp

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From Ukraine to Gaza, Joe Biden’s Final Foreign-Policy Report Card

Jan 14, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt

Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. U.S. Foreign Policy United States Stephen M.
A User’s Guide to ‘Who Lost Ukraine?’

Jan 8, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt

U.S. Foreign Policy Europe Ukraine Stephen M. Walt No one knows exactly how or when Russia’s war in Ukraine will end, but the terms are likely to be disappointing to Kyiv and its Western supporters. If that happens, the next phase will feature a nasty debate over who was responsible.
Austria Should Be America’s European Model

Dec 11, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt

Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. A rehearsal of the musical "The Sound of Music" on Dec. 3, 2009 in the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. PIERRE VERDY/AFP via Getty Images Europe Stephen M.
Walt: 10 Reasons to Be Grateful on Thanksgiving 2024

Nov 28, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt

Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. U.S. President Joe Biden pardons the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, at the White House in Washington on Nov. 25. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Elections Human Rights United States Stephen M.
Gaza Cease-fire Talks: Biden Didn't Really Try to End Israel's War

Nov 26, 2024 | archive.is | Nathan Robinson |Stephen M. Walt |Stacy Gilbert |Anastasia Edel

Until recently, the Biden administration has publicly insisted that it is conducting vigorous diplomacy to end Israel’s war in Gaza. That war has made Gaza unlivable and likely resulted in well over 100,000 deaths. Health care and aid workers have been killed in staggering numbers, and Gaza has been designated the most dangerous place on Earth to be a child.
How to Navigate Trump’s Foreign Policy

Nov 8, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Dana Sherne |Stephen M. Walt

Former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump is a relatively known quantity when it comes to policymaking—but with immense potential for variance in a second term depending on whom he hires and what new crises the world throws up. Kori Schake is a conservative foreign policy and defense scholar who has been a fierce critic of both the Trump and Biden administrations. She has served in the U.S. State and Defense departments as well as on the National Security Council.
Kamala Harris Is Not a Realist. I’m Voting for Her Anyway.

Oct 16, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt

Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an NCAA championship teams celebration on the South Lawn of the White House on July 22, 2024 in Washington. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images U.S. Foreign Policy Elections United States Stephen M.
Happy Birthday to America’s Most Underrated President

Oct 1, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Stephen M. Walt

Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. U.S. President Jimmy Carter admires a birthday cake during a fundraiser in Philadelphia on Oct. 2, 1980, just after his 56th birthday the day before. Tasnadi/AP U.S. Foreign Policy United States Stephen M.