Ron Paul is causing a minor ruckus on the right. The Texas congressman’s opposition to the Iraq war (and most other wars, too) puts him in stark contrast with the other nine Republican presidential ...

Few terms in American foreign policy discourse are as misunderstood or politically charged as “isolationism.” Often used as a political weapon, the term conjures images of a retreating America, ...

When the economy stalls, inequality rises and life becomes harder, there are two popular reactions. One is to reach beyond your borders to find something better in the larger world. The other is to ...

On Tuesday, the Pew Research Center released “America’s Place in the World – 2013” and the alarm bells began going off. The survey, conducted every four years, charts the attitudes of the American ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. French president Emmanuel Macron was among the first batch of international leaders to receive a phone call ...

The Republican civil war has so many factions, you need a scorecard to sort them out — tea partyers versus the establishment; conservatives versus moderates; gubernatorial wing versus congressional ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Often used as a political weapon, the term conjures images of a retreating America, ...