Foreign Policy

President Biden waves as he prepares to depart the airport after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, on June 16. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments last week in Wilmington, Del. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

Kim Jong Un inspects troops ahead of North Korea's 70th anniversary parade in Pyongyang in 2018. At least one foreign policy expert warns that U.S. adversaries could take advantage of the uncertainty stemming from President Trump's positive coronavirus test. API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption

Facebook says the fake accounts it removed focused mainly on Southeast Asia. But they also included some content about the U.S. election, which did not gain a large following. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

The U.S. Navy says a limpet mine put a hole in this Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned tanker anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The limpet mines used to attack the tanker near the Strait of Hormuz resemble mines displayed by Iran, a Navy explosives expert said Wednesday. Iran denies being involved. Fay Abuelgasim/AP hide caption

The USS Arlington, shown in December in Morehead City, N.C., has been sent to the Middle East to bolster an aircraft carrier force sent to counter alleged threats from Iran. MC3 Chris Roys/Navy Office of Information/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

President Donald Trump hugs the American flag before his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey addresses a crowd in New Hampshire, which happens to be a key early presidential primary state. Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption

Pope Francis spoke to the ambassadors to the Holy See on Monday. Vatican Pool/Getty Images hide caption

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) has continued to go ballistic this year. China's President Xi Jinping has enshrined himself in the constitution. Fred Dufour/AP; Wong Maye-E/AP hide caption

President Trump discusses his national security strategy in a speech on Monday. Trump's strategy is built around four pillars: protecting the homeland, promoting prosperity, peace through strength, and advancing American influence. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

During his tenure as president, Trump has signed a series of executive orders rolling back Obama-era regulations. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

George Papadopoulos, left, pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to FBI agents about a series of meetings he took and planned while he was a foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign. Costas Bej/Courtesy of The National Herald hide caption

Former Exxon Mobil executive Rex Tillerson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 11 during his confirmation hearing for secretary of state. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption