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U.S. Navy SEALs perform a cold weather training exercise in Kodiak, Alaska, on Dec. 14, 2003.

Get Ready for the Aleutian Island Crisis As conflict heats up in the Arctic, foreign adversaries eye Alaskan territory.

Soldiers from various NATO allies take part in a military exercise at the Smardan Training Area in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19.

America Will Miss Europe’s Dependence When It’s Gone European self-reliance for security will cost U.S. jobs, profits, and influence.

Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and cabinet officials attend a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on April 14.

Marco Rubio’s Soulless Crusade The U.S. secretary of state stands for no principle other than serving the man who appointed him.

Trump’s First 100 Days on the Global Stage Ten thinkers on what to make of the opening salvo of the president’s second term.

The Drivers (and Passengers) of Trump’s Foreign Policy Who has been front and center and who has been sidelined in the administration during the U.S. president’s first 100 days.

A protester waves a Turkish flag in front of riot police during a rally in support of arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, seen in Istanbul on March 24.

Erdogan Risks Overplaying His Hand The increasingly repressive Turkish leader can’t rely on the military’s loyalty.