Ben Rhodes is a co-host of the podcast Pod Save the World and the author of After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made. From 2009 to 2017, he served as U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting in the Obama administration.

I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump is inheriting a difficult foreign policy inbox that may only get

Joe Biden is still president, but the world's leaders and its crises are knocking on Donald Trump's door. The contrast from last time is striking.

President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to establish his cabinet and set an active pace for his new Administration.

While Biden attempts to lock in policy priorities with partners, Mar-a-Lago is becoming a magnet for foreign leaders eager to win Trump’s good graces.

It’s fuzzy how much common ground Biden and Trump’s teams have found as they navigate crises that threaten to cause more global upheaval as Trump prepares to settle back into the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump re-enters the world stage at Notre Dame’s reopening, and he’s also getting an early start on foreign policy efforts.

The family business of President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to announce some restrictions on transactions but is not likely to accept as many limitations as it did eight years ago.

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday unveiled a trio of picks for top State Department roles, elevating conventional national security hands to key policy roles in Foggy Bottom. In a Truth Social post,

Once Trump is sworn in, many will be watching to see where he decides to go on his first international trip, which can signal a president's priorities. Trump's first foreign trip in his first term had six stops starting in Saudi Arabia, then Israel, the West Bank, Vatican City, Belgium and Sicily.

Donald Trump’s second presidency seems destined to focus more attention on Latin America than any U.S. administration in perhaps 30 years, including the incoming president’s first term. The reason is straightforward: Trump’s top domestic priorities of cracking down on unauthorized immigration,

From tariff threats and hardball border policies to pulling back support from overseas warns, the Trump administration is vowing to usher in a new era when it comes to foreign policy.