Thomas Wright

Putin knows that the West will not fight for Ukraine because it is not a NATO ally, so traditional military deterrence will not work.

His decision to assemble an invasion force along Russia’s border with Ukraine suggests that we are about to enter a dangerous new phase of international relations.

We must prepare to deal with future health crises in a world beset by nationalism and rivalry.

Few leaders seem concerned about what we might lose by being cut off from one another.

The president has put his finger on an important geopolitical development.

The president’s foreign-policy and domestic teams have a long-standing difference on pandemic diplomacy.

The exchange in Alaska may have seemed like a debacle, but it was actually a necessary step to a more stable relationship between the two countries.

Our domestic troubles show that America has a real stake in the struggle for democracy worldwide.

Any progress on climate change will be lost if the frame is one of a grand bargain with Beijing.

His presidency may be the establishment’s last best chance to demonstrate that liberal internationalism is a superior strategy to populist nationalism.