While most Russians were optimistic in 2016 that Trump’s presidency could improve U.S.-Russian relations, new public opinion data shows that most Russians now believe that neither Trump nor Biden would improve relations with Moscow, and therefore, the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election is irrelevant from a Russian perspective.

By providing Western 5G alternatives to African countries, the United States can counter Chinese investment on the continent and reforge a relationship with an increasingly important region.

Congress should take a more prominent role in foreign policy, and it can start by requiring its consent to any proposed U.S. withdrawal from NATO.

As Iraq reaches the one-year anniversary of its momentous October Revolution, the country is still plagued by corruption, sectarian violence, and citizen discontent.

Germany must rethink its energy politics after the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The relaxation of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela could lead the way to legitimate parliamentary elections in Caracas this December.

The abrupt end to a 60-year-old unwritten rule at the Inter-American Development Bank could lead to international repercussions in lending practices and bureaucratic structure in other regional development banks.

A President Biden could make significant inroads in Africa, if U.S. economic assistance and development are at the forefront of his policy toward the continent.

The United States has taken to covert operations against the Islamic Republic, an implicit admission that its maximum pressure policy has failed.

This is what four more years of Trump’s Africa policy will look like.

Trump says competition is the way forward.