WSJ Opinion: Foreign Edition
Our columnists from the award-winning opinion pages at The Wall Street Journal examine world news and foreign affairs twice a week. Get the information you need to understand the changing world, and its impact on U.S. and national interests. Published several times weekly.
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U.S.-China Trade Truce; Bulking Up CFIUS
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on the Trump team's deal with Beijing and a bipartisan effort to strengthen national-security reviews.
18 min
52
The View From Pyongyang
Mary Kissel and Nicholas Eberstadt on Kim Jong Un's strategy for the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit.
20 min
53
Italy's Populist Leap
Mary Kissel and Alberto Mingardi on a left-right coalition's challenge to European Union unity.
21 min
54
North Korea's Summit Theatrics; Saving ZTE
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on Pyongyang's threat to abandon denuclearization talks and President Trump's sanctions blunder.
20 min
55
Iraq's Pivotal Election
Mary Kissel and Michael Pregent on Saturday's election results and the risk that Baghdad is leaning toward Tehran.
22 min
56
The Malaysian Spring; North Korea's Hostage Rel...
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on a surprising opposition victory and Kim Jong Un's olive branch ahead of a summit with President Trump.
22 min
57
Trump's Iran Deal Withdrawal
Mary Kissel and Elliott Abrams with on-the-ground reaction from the Middle East.
19 min
58
Kerry's Shadow Diplomacy; More Chinese Provocat...
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on secret talks to save the Iran deal and People's Liberation Army misbehavior in Asia and Africa.
20 min
59
Iran's Secret Nuclear Archive
Mary Kissel and David Albright on new evidence that Tehran lied to U.N. weapons inspectors, and what to do about it.
23 min
60
U.S.-China Trade Talks; Malaysia Election Preview
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on the Trump trade team's trip to Beijing and a Southeast Asian political showdown.
20 min
61
Britain's Windrush Scandal; EU Tariff Anxiety
Mary Kissel and Joseph Sternberg on the Home Secretary's resignation and trade tensions with Brussels
20 min
62
An Iranian Fallout; A Korean Summit
Joseph Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss the Iranian fallout from Emmanuel Macron's Washington trip and an unusual Korean summit.
19 min
63
Foreign Policy Quicksands of the Korean Peninsula
Joseph Sternberg and Hugo Restall on a denuclearization "big bang" for North Korea and Donald Trump's personal diplomatic style.
22 min
64
After the Castros
Mary Kissel and Mike Gonzalez on Cuba's new president and the future of the island dictatorship.
19 min
65
Pompeo's Pyongyang Trip; Eurozone Economics
Mary Kissel and Joseph Sternberg on the CIA director's meeting with Kim Jong Un and Europe's growth worries.
18 min
66
The Syria Strikes; Abe at Mar-A-Lago
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on the U.S.-led coalition's Syria strategy and a preview of this week's U.S.-Japan summit.
21 min
67
How to Think About Syria
Mary Kissel and Frederick Kagan on U.S. strategic interests and the 'coalition of the oppressive poor.'
23 min
68
Russia Sanctions Multipliers; Macron's Third Rail
Mary Kissel and Joseph Sternberg on the Trump Administration's blacklist and the French President's reform gamble.
18 min
69
'Animal Assad' Strikes Again; China's Tech Tran...
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on the Syrian regime's latest chemical-weapons attack and an unnoticed benefit of the U.S.-China trade war.
17 min
70
Egypt's New Strongman
Mary Kissel and Samuel Tadros on Abdel Fattah Al Sisi's rigged re-election and his relationship with Donald Trump.
17 min
71
The Skripal Investigation; Hungary's Election
Mary Kissel and Joseph Sternberg on new developments in Britain's chemical weapons investigation and Viktor Orban's challengers.
18 min
72
China's Trade Tit-for-Tat; Arming Taiwan
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on Beijing's new tariffs and a Senate push to sell F-35s to Taipei.
17 min
73
Turkey: Rogue Regime
Mary Kissel and Michael Rubin on President Erdogan's march toward authoritarianism.
21 min
74
The Xi-Kim Meeting; Nord Stream II
Mary Kissel and Joseph Sternberg on Korean peace deal prospects and Germany's approval of a Russian gas pipeline.
21 min
75
U.S.-China Trade Talks; Isolating Taiwan
Mary Kissel and Hugo Restall on the dangers of "managed trade" and Xi Jinping's push to marginalize Taipei.
20 min