Officials say the Philippine government has quietly protested after Chinese ships deployed a helicopter that flew close to a Philippine navy boat carrying supplies to Filipino marines at a disputed shoal this month
Palestinian militants were bombarding southern Israel with rockets and mortar shells while Israeli warplanes struck targets throughout the Gaza Strip in the largest flare-up of violence there since a 2014 war
Japan's Foreign Ministry says a Japanese navy surveillance aircraft has spotted a suspected Chinese-flagged ship apparently transferring fuel to a North Korean tanker on the open seas in what would be a violation of UN sanctions
European Union foreign ministers are calling for new presidential elections in Venezuela and are preparing more targeted sanctions against those close to President Nicolas Maduro
A close friend of Chelsea Manning says the convicted leaker of government secrets and longshot candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland is safe after a photo on her Twitter account apparently showed her standing on the edge of an...
Print section Print Rubric: Neglect and confusion aggravate the problems of the Arab world Print Headline: Donald Trump’s Muddled East Print Fly Title: American foreign policy UK Only Article: ...
Print section Print Rubric: Donald Trump’s road map maybe more about countering Iran than making peace Print Headline: The art of a peace deal Print Fly Title: Israel and Palestine UK Only Article: ...
Print section Print Rubric: American retreat and European disunity are forcing Germany to rethink its role Print Headline: Taking the strain Print Fly Title: German foreign policy UK Only Article: ...
Print section Print Rubric: The FARC is now a political party. Get used to it Print Headline: The war of the rose Print Fly Title: Bello UK Only Article: standard article Issue: America’s...
HE LEFT university six years ago. He became Austria’s foreign minister four years ago. Now Sebastian Kurz is on the verge of becoming the country’s chancellor, and at 31 the youngest leader of government in the world. Following today’s...
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: The 2017 Nobel prizes Main image: 20171007_irp501.jpg IT IS easy to see why the Nobel Committee decided to award this year’s peace prize to the...
Print section Print Rubric: The president rejects talks with North Korea, making a bad situation worse Print Headline: The tormenting of Tillerson Print Fly Title: More on diplomacy UK Only...
Print section Print Rubric: Why Brexit may make co-operation on security and policing in Europe harder Print Headline: Trick or treaty Print Fly Title: Brexit and security UK Only Article: standard...
Print section Print Rubric: The post-war liberal order was underpinned by a movement to make the waging of aggressive war illegal. That principle is now seriously under threat Print Headline: Blessed are the...
Main image: ON SEPTEMBER 14th, Rex Tillerson, the secretary of state, presented the outline of a reform plan for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Office of Management and...
Print section Print Rubric: A propaganda campaign aims to show that China has become a global power Print Headline: God’s gift Print Fly Title: Foreign affairs UK Only Article: standard article...
Print section Print Rubric: The Saudis may be stretching out the hand of peace to their old foes Print Headline: Sunnis and Shias: enemies no more? Print Fly Title: Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy UK Only...
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: Border terriers Main image: 20170909_FNP501_1.jpg IN JANUARY 2000, George W. Bush, then a presidential candidate, said: “If the terriers and bariffs...
Print section Print Rubric: Zimbabwe’s first lady is accused of assault, again Print Headline: Amazing disgrace Print Fly Title: Grace Mugabe under pressure UK Only Article: standard article...
Main image: A DEEP perplexity. That, says a senior Latin American official, describes his region’s attitude to the government of President Donald Trump. What Latin American leaders do not feel is fear, awe or a sense of shared...
Main image: LOBBYING for human rights, in a universalist spirit that holds all countries to the same standards and avoids singling out any particular group or country for attention, is not something that comes naturally to the...
Main image: ON JUNE 18th Indian army troops marched across an international border to block the progress of a group of Chinese border guards. Seven weeks on, the tricky question is which border they crossed. The Indians set out...
Print section Print Rubric: Donald Trump ducks a big decision Print Headline: Deal or no deal? Print Fly Title: Sanctions on Sudan UK Only Article: standard article Issue: Liu Xiaobo’s...
Print section Print Rubric: Indigenous people want more than a mention in the constitution Print Headline: Counted but not heard Print Fly Title: Australia’s aborigines UK Only Article: standard...
Print section Print Rubric: From friendship to friction in a few easy steps Print Headline: The end of the beginning Print Fly Title: China and America UK Only Article: standard article...
Print section Print Rubric: Britain has not cut such a pathetic figure on the global stage since Suez Print Headline: Decline and fall Print Fly Title: Bagehot UK Only Article: standard article...
Main image: COLOMBIA’S 52-year civil war killed 220,000 people and displaced 7m more. But on August 24th last year, after four years of painstaking negotiations in Havana, its government announced it had secured a hard-won...
Print section Print Rubric: Past presidents believed that American power should be used as a force for good in the world. Not Donald Trump Print Headline: Goodbye to values Print Fly Title: America’s foreign...
Print section Print Rubric: Zbigniew Brzezinski feared Donald Trump would demolish valuable alliances Print Headline: Like a wrecking ball Print Fly Title: Lexington UK Only Article: standard...
Main image: WOLFGANG ISCHINGER knows German foreign policy. He was the country’s deputy foreign minister from 1998 to 2001. He was its ambassador to Washington from 2001 to 2006. Then he spent two years as its man in London....
Print section Print Rubric: The FARC and the government are missing deadlines they set themselves. That is worrying, but not fatal Print Headline: Winning the peace Print Fly Title: Colombia UK Only...
Print section Print Rubric: Israel has become powerful and rich, but has not found peace with the Palestinians—nor with itself, says Anton La Guardia Print Headline: Six days of war, 50 years of occupation Print Fly...
Main image: OVER the weekend Xi Jinping welcomed 28 heads of state and government to Beijing for a coming-out party, which continues today, to celebrate the “belt and road” initiative, his most ambitious foreign policy....
Print section Print Rubric: To make peace stick, Colombia’s government needs to do better Print Headline: Can the centre hold? Print Fly Title: Bello UK Only Article: standard article...
Print section Print Rubric: The case against protecting American steelmakers from imports Print Headline: Striking when the iron is cold Print Fly Title: Steel tariffs UK Only Article: standard...
Print section Print Fly Title: On British diplomacy, Brazil, cyber-crime, India, parking UK Only Article: standard article Issue: How to have a better death Fly Title: Letters The diplomatic front...
Print section Print Rubric: The State Department is far from perfect. But the administration’s treatment of it is doing some real damage Print Headline: A tradition traduced Print Fly Title: American...
Main image: Emmanuel Macron outside the chancellery in Berlin IN MAY 2012 a freshly elected François Hollande took off for Germany on his first foreign visit as president, determined to forge a close alliance with Angela...
Main image: IT SEEMED a little strange when, in an interview with the Washington Post in March of 2016, Donald Trump named Carter Page as a foreign-policy adviser. No one in the world of international relations seemed to have...
Print section Print Headline: On a whim and a prayer Print Fly Title: Donald Trump’s foreign policy UK Only Article: standard article Issue: As Turkey votes on a new constitution, it is sliding...
Print section Print Rubric: Britain lacks a foreign policy but has dismantled the department that would create one Print Headline: Time to learn some new tricks Print Fly Title: Bagehot UK Only...
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: Hot shrapnel Location: MOSCOW Main image: 20170408_usp505.jpg THERE was a time when the Russian government had high hopes for its...
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: A tale of two scarves Main image: 20170401_blp528.jpg LI KEQIANG, China’s prime minister, could not have been more tactful during his recent visit...
Print section Print Rubric: Is China challenging the United States for global leadership? Print Headline: Tortoise v hare Print Fly Title: China and America UK Only Article: standard article...
Main image: ON MARCH 25th the European Union’s heads of government will gather in the glorious Sala Degli Orazi e Curiazi of Rome’s Palazzo dei Conservatori to issue a solemn declaration of unity. The moment will be freighted...