Foreign Policy

Flattery, Firmness, and Flourishes

World leaders and diplomats quietly swap strategies for managing Trump.

July 14, 2025

By Ashley Parker and Isaac Stanley-Becker

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 7. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images

State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday

July 11, 2025

By Editors Desk

President Trump said Saturday that if Iran does not turn to peace, it will suffer “tragedy” greater than it has to date.Credit...Eric Lee for The New York Times

With a Strike His Predecessors Avoided, Trump Takes a Huge Gamble

June 22, 2025

By David E. Sanger

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June 11, 2025

Trump says US-China deal 'is done'

June 11, 2025

Getty Images / Top officials from the US and China have been meeting in London

June 05, 2025

Trump Says He Discussed Trade, Rare Earths in Call With Xi

President Trump spoke Thursday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, calling it a productive conversation with both sides agreeing to meet shortly as they seek to stabilize trade negotiations that have broken down in recent weeks.

June 05, 2025

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Trump spoke for the first time since Trump took office. Photo: AFP/Getty Images

June 05, 2025

Why were these 12 countries on Trump's travel-ban list?

June 05, 2025

May 30, 2025

Trump Makes a New Push to ‘Decouple’ U.S. From China

President Trump is getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting a trade war, imposing export controls and revoking student visas.

May 30, 2025

A port in Shanghai. American consumers have benefited from decades of relatively inexpensive goods manufactured in China. Credit...The New York Times

May 29, 2025

White House moves to overturn ruling that Trump’s tariffs are illegal

Top trade adviser Peter Navarro says ‘nothing has changed’ in push for new trade deals

May 29, 2025

Peter Navarro: ‘We think we have a strong case. Yes, we will immediately appeal and try to stay the ruling’ © Getty Images

May 22, 2025

Analysis: World leaders now enter the White House at their own risk

May 22, 2025

May 21, 2025

US confirms South Africa G20 boycott

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Pretoria of going against Washington on “issue after issue after issue”

May 21, 2025

May 20, 2025

Putin’s Still In Charge

May 20, 2025

Photo Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Alexander Kazakov / AFP / Getty.

May 14, 2025

A home away from home: Why Trump wishes America was more like the Gulf

May 14, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks during the Saudi-U.S. investment forum at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

May 12, 2025

In China, some see the ghost of Mao as Trump upends America and the world

May 12, 2025

Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty Images

May 08, 2025

Trump hails US-UK trade agreement but scope of deal is unclear

US President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Britain on Thursday, saying on his Truth Social platform that it was a “comprehensive” deal but providing no details. The Wall Street Journal described it as a “framework” agreement, suggesting it was far from a comprehensive free trade deal.

May 08, 2025