The end of the Cold War ushered in a unipolar world, cementing U.S. dominance over a generally liberal international order. Yet where once it seemed that U.S. foreign policy would be simpler and easier to manage as a result, the events of the past 15 years — the 9/11 attacks, the invasions of...

President Barack Obama took office with a record of skepticism toward free trade, including several free trade agreements negotiated by the Bush administration. The Democratic Congress was even more hostile to liberalizing international commerce. Now the president has made trade promotion an...

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to attack North Korea. Prior to the announcement in March of a prospective summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, policymakers were becoming increasingly convinced that war was a serious possibility. However, there is no military solution to the...