Macron’s pyrrhic victory over Trump .. BY ISHAAN THAROOR

It was another embarrassing European visit for President Trump, who traveled to Paris on Friday for ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. It might have been an easy opportunity... Read more »

Dana Rohrabacher, a pro-Russia Republican, narrowly loses House seat .. By Elise Viebeck

  A Republican congressman known for his outspoken support for Russian President Vladi­mir Putin narrowly lost his Orange County, Calif., seat after 15 terms, a defeat that helped Democrats further solidify their... Read more »

Trump made the Democratic Party great again .. By Dean Obeidallah

President Donald Trump loves to complain about how the media doesn’t give him credit for his accomplishments. Well, let me correct that right now. Trump absolutely, unequivocally deserves credit for one big... Read more »

We must fight harder against homegrown terrorism. But it won’t happen under Trump.. By Anne Applebaum

Right now, the threat to ordinary Americans from homegrown terrorists, radicalized by racist and nativist conspiracies they read on the Internet, is significantly higher than the threat from Islamist terrorists, radicalized by... Read more »

Trump embraces ‘wag the dog’ politics … By Adam Taylor

The 1997 film “Wag the Dog” depicts a U.S. president who faces a sex scandal weeks ahead of an election. In response, he fabricates a war to divert attention. It was a work of... Read more »

Trump joins Saudi Arabia’s Khashoggi cover-up .. BY ISHAAN THAROOR

It’s now been two weeks since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering his country’s consulate in Istanbul. Reports from Turkish sources that the Saudis allegedly murdered and dismembered the dissident writer, a... Read more »

Trump chooses Arab authoritarianism over Jamal Khashoggi .. BY ISHAAN THAROOR

he mystery surrounding Jamal Khashoggi has turned even more dark. The Saudi journalist vanished Oct. 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Within days, leaks from Turkish officials suggested Khashoggi had been... Read more »

Tunisia ponders uncertainties as president declares end of ‘entente’ with Islamists

TUNIS – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi triggered shock waves with an announcement that his 5-year “entente” with the Islamist Ennahda Movement was over. The announcement, which came amid a contentious political... Read more »

A journalist’s disappearance may rev up a Middle East rivalry

We still do not know what has happened to Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi journalist, who has contributed numerous articles to The Washington Post’s Global Opinions section, has not been seen since he... Read more »

Trump may prefer a trade war to a deal with China .. BY ISHAAN THAROOR

President Trump seems to be digging in for a full-fledged trade war with China. On Monday, the White House announced that it will impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of... Read more »