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Commentary: With U.S.-Iran tensions rising, is diplomacy still even an option?

June 20, 2019 at 3:06 p.m.

The United States and Iran are on a collision course. Escalation is the order of the day, as the Trump administration doubles down on its maximum pressure campaign and the...

Beijing Mayor Chen Jining during the "1,000-Days-to-Go" countdown ceremony at Olympic Park in China on May 10, 2019.

Why the world’s mayors are stepping up on global issues

June 6, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

Nationalism is all the rage right now, and not just in the United States. Throughout much of the Western world, voters in areas of economic and often demographic decline are...

Following 40 years of extraordinary effort, China has become the world's second-largest economy, and it will surpass the U.S. in a few years.

China’s power is booming. How should the U.S. respond?

May 31, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

The United States and China are becoming strategic rivals. The mounting trade war is but the most visible manifestation of this new reality. But the competition goes well beyond trade....

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by many members of the international community as the country's rightful interim ruler, talks to reporters at Centro Plaza in Caracas on May 9, 2019.

In Venezuela, U.S. military intervention is not the answer

May 31, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

The Venezuelan opposition and its backers in Washington, D.C., are beginning to realize that regime change isn't all that easy to do. For the third time this year, the opposition...

The Mueller report details Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media and cyberhacking.

The Mueller report’s crucial warning: Our 2020 elections are vulnerable to more Russian meddling

May 31, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report has predictably produced a flurry of debate about its real meaning and what, if anything, should happen next. But on one crucial matter the report,...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot appears at her office in Chicago on April 4. The new mayor will have to help Chicago maintain its global edge.

To grow Chicago, Lightfoot must keep city on a global stage

May 31, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

During her successful campaign, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot made a long list of commitments: invest in struggling neighborhoods and small businesses, expand affordable housing, reduce urban violence, reform the Police Department,...

NATO defense ministers gather during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2019.

At 70, NATO is strong — but it must adapt to new demands

May 31, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

NATO turns 70 on April 4. That’s normally a good age to retire. But retirement would be a mistake, because the need for the transatlantic alliance remains very real. Russia...

Prime Minister Theresa May waves as she leaves No. 10 Downing St. in London on March 14, 2019, ahead of a further Brexit vote.

Britain doesn’t know what it wants — but it needs to make a Brexit decision soon

May 31, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” When it comes to Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May seems to have taken this schoolteacher’s maxim to an extreme. Having seen...

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 28, 2019, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Trump’s failure with North Korea is not surprising — time to let the experts step in

May 31, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

“Sometimes you have to walk,” President Donald Trump said Thursday after abruptly cutting short his meeting in Vietnam with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “And this was just one...

President Donald Trump speaks at the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association Joint Conference in Washington on Feb. 13, 2019.

America shrugs while democracy around the world retreats

May 31, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

Democracy is in retreat. That is the sobering conclusion of the latest annual report, “Freedom in the World,” published by Freedom House. For the 13th year in a row, freedom...

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