List of United States articles
![United States President Donald Trump sits at a table in a dark suit and red tie to the right of National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/McMaster-Trump-GettyImages-829386194.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Harris-Trump Debate Taught Us Very Little About U.S. Plans for the World
H. R. McMaster, a former national security advisor, opens up on the global issues he wished the candidates would discuss.
![U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/trump-harris-debate-pennsylvania-2024-presidential-election-campaign-GettyImages-2170585047.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Top Foreign-Policy Moments From the Harris-Trump Debate
Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, and tariffs dominated the foreign-policy sections of the high-stakes showdown.
![U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. President Joe Biden greet each other at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2167500676.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Complicated Legacy of Biden’s Climate Legislation
The Inflation Reduction Act was a singular achievement. So why isn’t Harris talking about it?
![A handout photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and then-U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/trump-kim-jong-un-GettyImages-1159161658.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Why the World Should Stop Worrying About a Second Trump Term
The former president was less isolationist and more of a diplomatic success than most observers admit.
![U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a meeting in Washington on July 25.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/netanyahu-harris-2-GettyImages-2162820754.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
If Harris Believes in International Law, She Needs to Show It
Talking about a “rules-based order” won’t overcome Washington’s hypocrisy problem.
![An illustration shows a circular fortress made of shipping containers surrounding a U.S. flag on a pole.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/trade-protectionism-biden-tariffs-matt-chase-illustraiton.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How Washington Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Protectionism
The Trump-Harris debate masked how Republicans and Democrats agree on tougher tariffs on China.
![A man in orange holds a red sign that reads: "WE WANT NIPPON STEEL'S INVESTMENTS."](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/US-Nippon-Steel-GettyImages-2169582959.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Why Blocking Nippon Steel’s Purchase of U.S. Steel Is a Mistake
Biden is following a bipartisan pattern of prioritizing electoral politics over sound policymaking.
![Pro-Palestinian supporter hold a flag in the foreground while Jewish students in the background hold sings reading "Bring them home now" and "Let us grieve." Police are shown to the side of the group.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gaza-columbia-college-protest-palestine-israel-2024-09-03T154140Z_826154584_RC23T9AGSEXP_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-PROTESTS-COLUMBIA.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
IR Faculty Weigh In on Campus Protests
A new poll shows that scholars disapprove of Israeli action in Gaza, but they are divided over university divestment and student activism.
![Stage lights are seen above a stage with two men behind lecturns. In front of them are four people behind a dais looking toward the stage.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/carter-ford-debate-1976-GettyImages-1511319025.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Most Important Factor in Presidential Debates
A dramatic moment between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford showed the camera really is king.
![Pencil drawn portraits of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are overlapped, one in blue and one in red.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Harris-Trump-us-election-2024-oriana-fenwick-illustration.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Is 2024 Really the Most Important Election in History?
Democracy—and the global system—might not be so easily dismantled.
![letters-president-america-election-nicolas-ortega-illustration-3-2](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/letters-president-america-election-nicolas-ortega-illustration-3-2.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Letters to the Next President
No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.
![A worker displays a silicon wafer at a semiconductor computer chip fabrication plant in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on March 14.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/semiconductor-india-us-2024-03-19T132520Z_1997096165_RC2RL6A9MQVW_RTRMADP_3_NETHERLANDS-CHIPS-NXP-1.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
U.S. Adds India to Its Global Semiconductor Alliance
The move aims to create a friendlier supply chain amid escalating tech competition with China.
![Screengrabs from political videos on Tiktok show Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the platform. The images are inside phone frames on a pink and blue background.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tiktok-politics-Harris-Trump-illustraiton.png?w=800?quality=90)
Politics Is TikTok’s Newest Dance Move
The controversial social media app is defining the 2024 election.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, visits the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiyev Posad near Moscow on June 26.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/putin-church-GettyImages-2158776841-e1725633962286.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Russia Is No Conservative Haven
The Western populist right has fallen for Vladimir Putin’s latest propaganda ploy.
![Elon Musk speaks in Paris, on June 16, 2023.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/elon-musk-world-free-speech-GettyImages-1258742027.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Elon Musk vs. (Parts of) the World
The billionaire’s battles with governments raise tough questions about digital rights and online speech.