Alex Ward
Former White House Reporter
Latest articles by Alex Ward
Biden won’t back down against major US adversaries — but he won’t just feud with them, either.
US-led sanctions on Myanmar worked once to move the country toward democracy. Could they work again?
The biggest foreign policy difference between Biden and Trump: how they make policy decisions.
The move reinforces Biden’s swift new direction on Yemen policy.
The US isn’t totally out of the war. It’s just shifting into a new, less destructive posture.
A coup in Myanmar and the imprisonment of a dissident in Russia make clear it’s a tough time for democracy.
It’s likely Navalny’s pro-democracy movement is in a bit of trouble.
The US will now curtail foreign assistance to the government, but that won’t do much.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party was gaining strength, so the ruling military launched a coup.
Many feared the US would make unsavory concessions to China to ensure climate change progress. Kerry says “that’s not going to happen.”