President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday beginning the process of lifting sanctions on Syria that had been aimed at the government of Bashar al-Assad. Trump promised in May that he ...

Donald Trump ran for office promising to shake up U.S. grand strategy.

The world now knows Trump’s initial play. But what of Iran’s next move? Here history suggests a course forward, which, if history is indeed our guide, says diplomacy is the endgame. What matters most ...

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