In his second term, President Donald Trump has unleashed a diplomatic style that jettisons all the norms of traditional diplomacy in favor of commands, threats, and shows of force.
Despite tensions over Iran and disagreements over Ukraine, European members of NATO think they can deliver enough of what President Trump wants at the summit to keep him committed to the alliance and European security.
In Ukraine鈥檚 border region of Sumy, Russian forces are making very slow progress, but enough to force Ukrainian civilians from their villages.
Geopolitics never exist in a vacuum. The regular people who live near the results of international deals 鈥� like the Peruvian fishermen whose coastline has been overtaken by port construction 鈥� often best describe the real impacts of those deals.
As China expands its influence in Latin America, the Trump administration looks to a Monroe Doctrine 2.0 to claim the hemisphere as America鈥檚 domain.
As complex and daunting a problem as Iran鈥檚 steadily advancing nuclear program may be, for now it still may offer President Donald Trump the best option for burnishing his self-image as a deal-maker and peacemaker.
President Donald Trump鈥檚 Mideast agenda indicated that business would take priority. Yet the outlines of an emerging Trump foreign policy are visible.
In the past, most of Ukrainian life was conducted in the Russian tongue. After three years of war, Ukrainians are also fighting for their language and identity.
Peru received $135 million in USAID funding in 2024. Substantial contributions were for areas ranging from democratic governance to minority rights.
Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 13, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.
Across Ukraine鈥檚 minerals-rich region, word of a potential U.S. deal has renewed confidence in the future. Most see U.S. investment as a positive.
Ukrainians fear that though the lack of U.S. military aid may not be much felt on the battlefield, civilians will suffer badly from Russian bombing.
Ukrainians were shocked to see Volodymyr Zelenskyy lock horns with a seemingly Russia-aligned Donald Trump. They are now seeking a new way forward.
A hoped-for deal between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy collapsed, with consequences for the future of Ukraine and of U.S. leadership.
For almost eight decades, the transatlantic alliance created mutual prosperity and brought peace to a war-prone Europe. But U.S. questioning of shared values is seen as a watershed.
From a basement space in Kharkiv, a puppet theater troupe allows the show to go on even if air raid sirens blare.
While President Trump has ridiculed past U.S. military deployments and nation-building efforts, he has consistently been drawn to Mideast diplomacy. But his proposal to 鈥渙wn鈥� and develop the Gaza Strip and displace its population has many questioning how serious he is.
The Trump administration鈥檚 temporary freeze in U.S. foreign aid raises anew the issue of how, in a competitive world, Washington helps itself by helping others.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made Ukraine鈥檚 book publishing industry a target of the war. But the industry and Ukrainian readers are keeping books alive as a source of Ukraine鈥檚 resilient culture, and of solace and distraction.
Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia鈥檚 鈥渙nly legitimate president,鈥� warned at a Monitor Breakfast that American interests would be at risk should her country fall under Russia鈥檚 sway.
