From Kiev to Kabul, the promise of prosperity is winning hearts and minds.

Bill Burns revisits NATO enlargement and other stories from a relationship gone bad.

Usually the drama of an investigation lies in finding out what happened, but the drama of this investigation lies in what happens next.

Only the fear of consequences restrains the president.

In his first State of the Union address, the president sought to rescue his dismal approval ratings by avoiding stark partisanship.

Is this a defining moment in the Trump presidency, or merely some creative packaging?

“America first” was the slogan that helped Trump win the presidency. But he doesn’t seem to believe it’s the tactic that will help him keep it.

And that’s a good thing.

Like all novel experiments, the group punishment of Russia is a leap into the unknown.

The regime offers Russians little more than selective memories of Soviet-era military triumph.