Obama's foreign policy

Making a desperate attempt to decipher Trump’s foreign policy

Four principles have shaped Trump’s foreign policy to date.

US President Donald Trump addresses Evangelical supporters in Miami in January.
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Council

Iranian official: Signing the 2015 Obama-era nuclear deal was a mistake

A supporter of Mohamed Morsi looks on in Cairo 370

Why did the Obama administration support Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood?

A worker cleans the stage near Israeli and American flags

The need for Israel-U.S. dialogue in light of the 'America First' strategy


US Holocaust museum pulls study of Obama's Syria policy after criticism

Critics said the study absolved the Obama administration of criticism that it did too little to prevent genocide in Syria.

Barack Obama gives a statement at the White House

North Korea and Iran. Nuclear Failures of a Strategic Patience Policy.

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Analysis: Will Trump’s domestic chaos fuel global instability?

The endless turnover at the White House and the constant tweeting by the US president has led to feelings that chaos in Washington is damaging the ability of the US to conduct foreign policy.

Donald Trump Jr. (R) watches his father Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump leave the stage on the night of the Iowa Caucus

Getting Real on North Korea

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The reasons why Perfidious Albion is cosying up to Israel

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Obama’s Middle East legacy: Tragic failure

History will look kindly on Obama’s domestic successes, but will judge his Middle East policy harshly.

Barack Obama

JEWISH DEMOCRATS: Be Advised... it is not going to be OK.

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Obama’s slap in the face

"I am not one of those who believes that Barrack Obama purposefully set out to maliciously ruin the Middle East."

President Barack Obama during a news conference in the White House. ‘What was the role played by countries like the US in the Arab Spring?’

Our World: Obama’s war against America

Obama’s strategic campaign against his country can only be defeated by a counter campaign by his successor.

President Barack Obama during a news conference in the White House. ‘What was the role played by countries like the US in the Arab Spring?’

A hard-to-believe truth – Putin fights Islamic terrorism while Obama does not

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The Obama presidency, Israel, national security and human rights

Ensnared by events, Barack Obama ended up as a Democratic president who endorsed indefinite armed conflict and targeted killings.

Obama takes dig at "The Donald" in Correspondents' dinner speech