State Dept moves to expand Mexico City Policy, targeting abortion, DEI and gender ideology in foreign aid

Mexico City Policy expansion will block U.S. foreign aid from supporting gender ideology and DEI programs plus abortion, ...
WGLT

ISU visiting professor in diplomacy critiques U.S. foreign policy

A veteran diplomat says American actions in Venezuela and rhetoric on Greenland do not show any foreign policy advantage for ...
Washington Blade

Trump-Vance administration ‘has dismantled’ US foreign policy infrastructure

The Trump-Vance administration took office on Jan. 20, 2025. The White House proceeded to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funded LGBTQ and intersex rights organizations ...

Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy

Just before Christmas, President Donald Trump fired more than two dozen career ambassadors. The action was unprecedented, ...
The New York Times

U.S. Military Will Assist Disaster Relief Efforts in Jamaica

State Department officials have asked the Pentagon to join the U.S. response to Hurricane Melissa, in a test of the Trump administration’s disaster-response capabilities after major cuts to foreign ...
Reuters

Do states have the authority to regulate foreign influence in politics and government policy?

November 26, 2025 - In recent years, states have ventured into a realm historically reserved for the federal government — addressing the risk of foreign influence in the U.S. The most recent trend is ...

U.S. Cuts Health Aid and Ties It to Funding Pledges by African Governments

The Trump administration has signed $11 billion in agreements with African nations, in deals tied to foreign policy goals.
East Asia Forum

A United States that is disintegrating and no longer a leader in Asia

The second Trump administration has transformed US foreign policy, with immediate implications for economic and security ties with Asia and long-term implications for regional and global order. The ...