Tracy Wilkinson

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks after receiving the Federal Cross of Merit award on December 5, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

John Kerry, tireless in his diplomatic efforts, often came up empty-handed

August 22, 2019 at 2:28 a.m.

John F. Kerry was late to his own party. Staffers, journalists and other officials were gathered in the ornate Benjamin Franklin salon at the State Department on Dec. 14 for...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 23, 2016. Then President-elect Donald Trump, right, speaks during a rally in West Allis, Wis., on Dec. 13, 2016.

Trump’s comments on nuclear weapons rattle U.S. officials and foreign leaders

August 22, 2019 at 2:27 a.m.

Donald Trump shook up long-standing international security norms Friday by reportedly suggesting a renewed arms race, a day after he tweeted that the United States should "greatly strengthen and expand"...

The Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Oct. 24, 2016. Tax records show the family of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, gave thousands of dollars to this and other settlements.

Trump ambassador, son-in-law could upend decades of U.S. policy on Israel and Palestinians

August 18, 2019 at 7:19 p.m.

Here in the desert hills of the West Bank, near the Palestinians' principal city of Ramallah, a group of Orthodox Jews has built the town of Beit El, a place...

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen spoke Friday night with President-elect Donald Trump; no U.S. leader had spoken to the Taiwanese president in nearly 40 years.

Trump’s call with the Taiwanese president was his latest break from diplomatic norms

August 22, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

He praises enemies, he ignores allies, he upends decades of policy. And Donald Trump hasn't even been sworn in as president. In a series of telephone calls with foreign leaders...

Castro with Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega at the opening of a sugar processing plant in the Central American country. Cuban workers built the project.

Fidel Castro’s death could ensure Obama’s opening to Cuba survives

August 22, 2019 at 2:05 a.m.

With his legacy in mind, President Obama has used the final months of his administration trying to ensure that his historic reopening of U.S. relations with Cuba could not be...

President-elect Donald Trump named several administration priorities in a video released Monday, but he skipped most of his big-ticket campaign promises, including tightening immigration.

Trump’s first five promises leave out border wall, NAFTA, Muslim ban

August 22, 2019 at 2:02 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump spent more than a year promising to build a wall, repeal Obamacare and rescind President Obama's deportation protections for some immigrants in the U.S. illegally. But on...

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold an effigy of Fethullah Gulen during a rally at Taksim Square in Istanbul in July. They blamed the coup on Gulen's followers.

Turkey keeps pushing U.S. for extradition of Penn.-based cleric who they say directed coup

August 22, 2019 at 1:31 a.m.

Serdar Kilic has one of the hardest jobs in Washington. Lobbying members of Congress, making speeches, handing out flash drives of supposed evidence, Turkey's ambassador here is leading what appears...

People carry a man shot during clashes with Turkish military at the entrance to the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. Turkish military forces opened fire on crowds gathered in Istanbul following a coup attempt, causing casualties, an AFP photographer said.

Vice President Joe Biden heads to Turkey on fence-mending trip

August 22, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

Vice President Joe Biden faces a stiff challenge Wednesday on a one-day visit to Turkey, a key NATO ally that is reeling from terrorist attacks and a failed military coup...

A man wears a headband reading "Turkey" as demonstrators wave flags during a rally in Istanbul on Aug. 7, 2016, against the failed military coup on July 15.

Did a U.S. think tank sponsor a military coup? Turkey thinks so.

August 22, 2019 at 12:37 a.m.

Bespectacled and slightly balding, Washington academic Henri J. Barkey hardly appears the type to mastermind political revolt and foreign intrigue. But as Turkey's government seeks to cast blame for a...

Turkish army APCs move in the main streets on July 15, 2016 in Istanbul.

Straddling East and West, Turkey is a critical ally of the U.S.

August 22, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

The sprawling nation of Turkey is one of the United States' most important and most critically strategic allies, straddling the divide between the Middle East and the West. As the...

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