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Fighters of the Sudan Liberation Movement, a rebel group active in Darfur, attend a graduation ceremony in Sudan's southeastern Gedaref state.
Fighters of the Sudan Liberation Movement, a rebel group active in Darfur, attend a graduation ceremony in Sudan's southeastern Gedaref state.

‘Somalia on Steroids’: Sudan Conflict Escalates

The U.S. special envoy for Sudan warns that the geopolitical fallout from the spiraling civil war could be immense.

Report
Robbie Gramer
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a man in his 60s dressed in a black suit and navy blue tie, stands in front of a blue digital background featuring a U.S. government seal logo. as he speaks onstage during a conference.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a man in his 60s dressed in a black suit and navy blue tie, stands in front of a blue digital background featuring a U.S. government seal logo. as he speaks onstage during a conference.

Washington Takes Its Cyber Strategy Global

The Biden administration lays out its plan to build a global dream team of technology defenders.

Report
Rishi Iyengar
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Biden’s Budget Proposal Gives Meager Boosts to Defense and Diplomacy

What the $7.3 trillion plan says about the U.S. president’s priorities.

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
A woman bundled in a shin-length winter coat, hat, and gloves pushes a stroller past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The ground is covered with snow, and the large gray complex of buildings looms against a cloudy sky.
A woman bundled in a shin-length winter coat, hat, and gloves pushes a stroller past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The ground is covered with snow, and the large gray complex of buildings looms against a cloudy sky.

State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv

Lawmakers still think the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is too small, and diplomats can’t get close enough to the front lines.

Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
A photo collage illustration showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the white house, a soldier and phone imagery representative of communication
A photo collage illustration showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the white house, a soldier and phone imagery representative of communication

The Age of Intelligence Diplomacy

The Iraq War highlighted its risks. Russia’s war in Ukraine showcased its opportunities.

Argument
Brett M. Holmgren
An activist prepares a balloon painted to look like planet Earth and decorated with orange hair and eyebrows in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump during a climate protest prior to a meeting of European Union leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.
An activist prepares a balloon painted to look like planet Earth and decorated with orange hair and eyebrows in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump during a climate protest prior to a meeting of European Union leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.

How a Second Trump Term Will Redefine Foreign Aid

A Heritage Foundation report offers a roadmap of sweeping changes.

Argument
Laura Thornton
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference ahead of a trip to China at the State Department in Washington.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference ahead of a trip to China at the State Department in Washington.

U.S.-China Meetings Aim to Defuse Tensions Ahead of Taiwan Election

Blinken met with a top Chinese official slated to be the next foreign minister.

Analysis
Robbie Gramer
An Israeli army soldier sits by a machine gun in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel.
An Israeli army soldier sits by a machine gun in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel.

Inside Biden’s Push to Head Off an Israel-Hezbollah War

Lebanon’s government seems eager for diplomacy, but the Iran-backed militant group may get the final say.

Report
Robbie Gramer
Sudanese fighters wearing face coverings ride in a vehicle in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur region.
Sudanese fighters wearing face coverings ride in a vehicle in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur region.

Washington Tries to Correct Course on Sudan’s Civil War

Lawmakers are pressing for a fresh approach with a new envoy and by leaning on the proxy powers abetting atrocities.

Exclusive
Robbie Gramer
Protesters raise their hands, painted red, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testify during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 31.
Protesters raise their hands, painted red, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testify during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 31.

The Storm of Dissent Brewing in the State Department

U.S. diplomats are split over Biden’s perceived blank-check support for Israel.

Report
Robbie Gramer
Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador-at-large for the U.S. State Department, speaks to students during a recruitment event at Stanford University in Stanford, California.
Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador-at-large for the U.S. State Department, speaks to students during a recruitment event at Stanford University in Stanford, California.

Why America Has a New Tech Ambassador

Nathaniel Fick on running the State Department’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
U.S. President Joe Biden and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa walk to a working session at the G-7 summit in Cornwall in the United Kingdom.
U.S. President Joe Biden and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa walk to a working session at the G-7 summit in Cornwall in the United Kingdom.

Inside the Desperate Diplomatic Efforts to Salvage U.S.-South Africa Ties

South Africa’s support for Russia after its invasion of Ukraine has incensed some in Washington.

Exclusive
Robbie Gramer
Five men, members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wear suits as they sit at a long table during a committee hearing. Most of the men are looking down as they flip through papers.
Five men, members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wear suits as they sit at a long table during a committee hearing. Most of the men are looking down as they flip through papers.

America’s Top Diplomats and Generals Are Stuck in Senate Purgatory

Republican lawmakers are issuing sweeping blocks on State Department and Pentagon nominees.

Report
Robbie Gramer
Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters gather in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region.
Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters gather in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region.

U.S. Lifts Human Rights Violation Designation on Ethiopia

The decision, despite evidence of ongoing abuses, clears the way to new economic aid.

Exclusive
Robbie Gramer
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks in front of the white marble Capitol Building on a sunny day. McCarthy's hands are raised to motion as he speaks, and other lawmakers stand behind him.
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks in front of the white marble Capitol Building on a sunny day. McCarthy's hands are raised to motion as he speaks, and other lawmakers stand behind him.

Diplomacy and Foreign Aid Funding Caught In Debt Ceiling Web

Programs aimed at countering China aren’t getting extra cash.

Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
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