WSJ Opinion: Foreign Edition

The Wall Street Journal

Our columnists from the award-winning opinion pages at The Wall Street Journal examine world news and foreign affairs twice a week. Get the information you need to understand the changing world, and its impact on U.S. and national interests. Published several times weekly.

Episodes

Brazil's Electoral Upset; Germany's Changing Leadership

Joseph C. Sternberg and Mary Anastasia O'Grady discuss Brazilian voters' revolt against corruption and Angela Merkel's political decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 29, 2018

26 min

Saudi Arabia's Many Tall Tales; Global Economy Jitters

Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss Riyadh's inability to get its story straight on Jamal Khashoggi's murder and turmoil in global financial markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 25, 2018

24 min

Bavarians Revolt; Beijing Represses

Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss Bavarian voters' rebuke to Angela Merkel and Beijing's repression of its Muslim minority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 16, 2018

26 min

Beijing Expands Its Reach Abroad, America Responds

Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss a missing Interpol official, a journalist kicked out of Hong Kong, and a new Trump strategy on China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 8, 2018

27 min

Britain's Parties Search for Message, London Searches for Brexit Plan

Joseph C. Sternberg and Robert Colvile catch up on Britain's annual party convention season, and weigh the next challenging few weeks in Britain's divorce from the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 4, 2018

25 min

Trump Back in Love With Kim Jong Un; Merkel's Grip Slips in Germany

Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss Trump's overture to North Korea, and the beginning of the end of Merkel's long reign in Berlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 1, 2018

26 min

Trump Visits United Nations and Gets a Chuckle

Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall discuss whether there's a Trump Doctrine, why Europe is obstructing Washington on Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 2018

25 min

Shots Fired in Trump's Trade War; More Brexit Mayhem

Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall on what winning a trade war with China means, and why Theresa May can't pick a Brexit plan and stick to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 2018

26 min

'Fort Trump' in Poland, and Staring Down Modern Threats

Joseph C. Sternberg and Elisabeth Braw on Poland's plan to name a fort after Donald Trump, and what 'deterrence' means in an age of cyber threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 2018

29 min

Asia Avoids a Crisis; Britain Falls Into One

Joseph C. Sternberg and Hugo Restall on how East Asia has avoided the current emerging-market contagion, and why a Brexit deal for Britain is so elusive with only six months to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 2018

25 min