US foreign policy

Commentary

Putin may have already won even if Ukraine fights on

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking during his recent visit to a command post of the West group of Russian Army, is gaining the upper hand amid fragmenting Nato unity.

US admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, says White House

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt points while she holds a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US has given Venezuela’s Maduro chance to leave country, says Republican lawmaker

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said he views the US military presence in the Caribbean as a precursor to regime change.

Why Asia should worry about a G1 world as China’s power grows

US President Donald Trump meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea in October.

Trump v the spies of Five Eyes

American spies are connected to their allies through a vast network of relationships.

The rise of a new Trump-friendly Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Nov 18.

How Bihar sets the stage for stabilising rocky US-India ties

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate in Patna, India, on Nov 14.

News analysis

Historic UN resolution accords legitimacy to Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Now for the tough part

U.S Ambassador to United Nations Michael Waltz and other ambassadors vote on favor for a resolution during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider a U.S. proposal for a U.N. mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 17, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

The loneliness of America’s model ally

The 57,000 people of Greenland mostly favour independence from Denmark but that does not mean they want to become Americans.

Trump backs tougher action on drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia

US President Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Nov 17.

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