Donald Trump appears to be growing increasingly desperate to fix the fallout over his tariffs.

Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the U.S. government could be a huge boon to China—a country to which Musk has significant financial ties.

Yes, the president-elect really is serious about expanding the U.S. But what he mostly wants is to bully small countries that won’t fight back.

The GOP pulled “October surprises” in 1968 and 1980. Intel agencies fear this year’s version could trample democracy—and start a world war, besides.

So long, Sunak, Macron, Trudeau. Hello, Vlad, Viktor, and Kim. What would happen to the United States, and the world, if Donald Trump made it back to the Oval Office? The “leader of the free world” would become a fanboy follower in the unfree one.

Where is China actually headed?

Which will catch the most mice?

If we’re to avoid a globally catastrophic conflict, the mutual distrust between the countries needs to end—starting this weekend.

Can the United States and China avoid military conflict?

No, the incident does not reveal that the United States is in decline. It shows China’s incompetence, poor planning, and poor coordination.

Biden spent nearly two hours trying to convince the Chinese leader to ditch Russia. But China is pretty dug in.

That’s what some foreign policy pundits would have us believe, as Biden and Putin spar over Russia’s mounting threats to its neighbor.

In his first joint address to Congress, the president spoke out against the forces that threaten democratic values. That may be what defines his legacy.

The veteran politician weighs how best to launch a presidency amid unprecedented crises.

Anti-imperialist leftists can’t afford to cede this issue to centrist Democrats and the Trumpist right.

In a conflict between charmless monsters, the former national security adviser belatedly draws down on President Trump.

The United States and China, despite current tensions, have to work together on fighting global warming. It’s the only way.

How Trump and Xi set the stage for the coronavirus pandemic

Was the United States ever prepared for a pandemic?

As the media obsesses over each round of tariffs, they're missing a much bigger story about the future of the global economy.