President Biden consistently has extolled the value of alliances. His rallying of European allies in the Ukraine crisis suggests his trip to Asia sends a timely signal.
Leading from the middle sounds pragmatic. But in a divided society, every compromise can feel like betrayal, and Chile鈥檚 new leftist president is plummeting in the polls.
Farmers need to sell produce. Hungry people need to eat. Farmers鈥� self-interest and the common good intersect. But amid a global food crisis, protectionism creates a hurdle.
Our reporter reconnects with a Venezuelan refugee now thriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She tells of the 鈥渁ngels鈥� who helped her find her footing.
The globalized economy was an outgrowth of the international liberal order. The Ukraine war is dividing the world into camps, yet China may keep globalization afloat.
The challenge is right in Biden鈥檚 wheelhouse: Provide leadership, unite allies, defend democracy from an autocrat. The Ukraine war adds urgency to the test.
With Russia and Ukraine both important food exporters, the war poses a challenge to other exporting countries: To avoid global food insecurity, avoid protectionism.
Vladimir Putin didn鈥檛 want Ukraine in NATO. He may see Finland and Sweden join instead. Their concerns, beyond security, are long-held values like freedom and democracy.
Escalating military action in Ukraine is spurring a widespread shift in many nations toward demand for more immediate action against Russia.
Is trust among Western allies a secondary factor in the confrontation with Russia over Ukraine? Seasoned diplomats say it will be essential in the weeks ahead.
Secretary Blinken is in the Pacific even as the U.S. confronts challenges in Ukraine and the Mideast. America鈥檚 ability to provide leadership is being tested.
The Ukraine crisis is testing President Biden鈥檚 desire to prioritize Asia over Europe, but it鈥檚 also allowing him to act on his pro-democracy principles.
President Biden鈥檚 foreign policy uses the language of soft power: alliances, democracy, moral authority. Can it adapt to the world of Xi and Putin?
It鈥檚 a powerful, if old, idea: A school lunch fortifies a child鈥檚 endurance. A salmon farmer鈥檚 global charity also sees it as a way to tackle poverty.
The threats and posturing around the Iran nuclear talks suggest the U.S. and Iran are on a collision course. Can they find a way to restore trust?
With much of the buzz around President Biden鈥檚 summit focused on repelling threats, global democracy advocates say there鈥檚 also much to celebrate.
Vaccine equity has always been supported by both altruism and self-interest. With omicron variant, is the world now ready to act on principle?
My flight left without me. My negative COVID-19 test expired. I had no way of knowing when approval would arrive. This is where the cats enter the story.
Pollution. Climate change. Extinctions. Biodiversity trends are rightfully grim. But in Peru, new species remind us of a richness worth preserving.
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo wants to change the constitution. Critics fear he鈥檚 the next Latin American populist trying to consolidate power.
