Interviews with more than 60 people detail a frenetic, arbitrary process underpinning the Trump administration’s far-reaching ...

In diplomacy, it’s not always what you know — it’s who you serve. The White House has tapped a self-professed Hooters fan and ...

Vietnam chose wisely. It invited its old enemy to build factories, sign defence pacts and invest in peace. Tehran must decide: does it want to be the next Vietnam - or the next North Korea?

Only a few years ago, the Biden administration declared export controls a “new strategic asset” to help the US maintain “as ...

P enny Wong, Australia’s foreign minister, prefers to talk about her job, not herself. Asked what it was like to be in ...

Syria eyes calm, Gaza aid site turns deadly, Trump hosts Gulf leaders—here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Last week's Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting reflects its continued relevance in an increasingly unstable world. Amid US unilateralism and US President Donald Trump's tariff nationalism, Asean has ...

According to newly released customs data, China's total import and export of goods rose to 21.79 trillion yuan ($3.04 ...

The restaurant chain known for their, er, breasts won’t comment on Nick Adams, their now-famous customer recently picked to ...

Marco Rubio made his first visit to Asia as secretary of state. Edward Wong, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to explain how President Trump’s ...

By ignoring and kneecapping the national security apparatus, President Trump is setting his foreign policy up for failure.

South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo has wrapped up his visit to Malaysia after attending a series of ...