It’s not just that Marco Rubio is eclipsing other Cabinet members in President Donald Trump’s second term. Or even that he has reignited long-dormant speculation that he could become president.

President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan Knutson: Our colleague Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator, is a bit of a ...

The search continues for a framework to make sense of, or at least label, the baffling state of world affairs since Donald Trump took his second oath of office as president of the United States. And ...

Just before Christmas, President Donald Trump fired more than two dozen career ambassadors. The action was unprecedented, providing a clear signal that when it comes to diplomacy, Trump values loyalty ...

As the new US National Security Strategy highlights Washington’s pivot away from a rules-based democratic global order, the EU should focus hard on the one region where it can exert the most leverage ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs an economic development agreement with Jyh-Huei Kuo, Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs, in July 2024. Subnational diplomacy engages U.S. state and local governments in ...

Echoing concerns of Pope Leo XIV over a new era of unilateralism and warfare, the three highest-ranking U.S. Catholic archbishops on Monday said “the moral foundation for America’s actions in the ...

The Marshall Plan to rebuild post-World War II Europe has been acclaimed as the most successful foreign assistance program in U.S. history. The plan, officially known as the European Recovery Program ...