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Foreign Policy
Nov 07, 2025

The Use and Abuse of ‘Narco-Terrorism'
From Afghanistan to Venezuela, the misleading term has inspired decades of misguided policies against real problems.

Foreign Policy
Nov 07, 2025

Trump Should Oust Maduro
U.S. military might can help democratize Venezuela without sending troops.

Foreign Policy
Nov 07, 2025

Trump Is Alienating Southeast Asia
Tariffs and inattention have pushed regional states toward China.

Foreign Policy
Nov 07, 2025

Latin America's Pivot to Asia
Chile, Mexico, and Peru announced new trade talks at APEC.

Foreign Policy
Nov 07, 2025

A Complacent Pentagon Needs to Learn From Ukraine
The Europeans are deeply engaged with Kyiv on defense technology, but Washington is lagging behind.

Foreign Policy
Nov 07, 2025

To Counter China, Look to the ‘Other Trilat'
The U.S.-Philippines-Japan partnership needs institutionalization.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

Why Congress Is So Mad at the Pentagon
Lawmakers—including Republicans—are frustrated over a lack of communication.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

Trump Seeks to Counter Russia, China in Their Own Backyard
Signing rare-earth deals with Central Asian nations would bolster U.S. influence in the mineral-rich region.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

Trump Hosts Central Asian Nations to Ink Critical Minerals Deals
Signing rare-earth deals with Central Asian nations would bolster U.S. influence in the mineral-rich region.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

What Went Wrong in Tanzania?
How the "island of stability" in a turbulent region descended into chaos—and where it goes from here.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

Hezbollah Is Down But Not Out
Undermining the group in Lebanon requires targeting its networks abroad.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

The Desperate Search for Gaza Peacekeepers
Most of the world seems very eager to avoid joining the territory's international stabilization force.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

Toppling Maduro Without Boots on the Ground
Trump would be right to try something new against the Venezuelan regime.

Foreign Policy
Nov 06, 2025

Madagascar's ‘Coupvolution' Is Following a Familiar Pattern
Gen Z protesters now have buyer's remorse.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

A Victorious Mamdani Will Be Forced Onto the International Stage
New York's global profile gives it a powerful role in subnational diplomacy.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

Domestic Challenges Dent Pakistan's Triumphalism
As Islamabad draws attention on the global stage, it grapples with economic problems and surging terrorism back home.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

Sweeping Democratic Wins Serve as a Referendum on Trump 2.0
State and local election results cast hope for Democratic ambitions in next year's midterms.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

Democrats Win Big in U.S. State and Local Elections on Anti-Trump Platform
State and local election results cast hope for Democratic ambitions in next year's midterms.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

The War Is Over for Israel, but the Accounting Has Yet to Begin
Will voters settle the score with Bibi—or double down on him?

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

Initial Supreme Court Arguments on Tariffs Case Offer Some Hints
A number of justices are skeptical of reading too much into the president's "unlimited" powers.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

Britain Is Having the World's Most Extreme Immigration Debate
The British discourse makes even the Trump administration look moderate.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

France's Failure in Mali Threatens the World
Trump's Nigeria obsession distracts from the real al Qaeda crisis in the Sahel.

Foreign Policy
Nov 05, 2025

How to Stop the Genocide in Sudan
A murdering militia still depends on international legitimacy to survive.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

What Are China's Nuclear Ambitions?
Trump's testing plans revive scrutiny of Beijing's growing arsenal.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

The Fall of El Fasher Marks Another Dark Turn in Sudan's Civil War
Under Rapid Support Forces control, civilians face summary execution, sexual violence, and famine, experts say.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

AI's Rapacious Appetite for Electricity Can Accelerate Clean Energy
Why Big Tech's energy problem might prove crucial to fighting climate change.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

COP30's Dangerous Omission
Brazil's people-centered climate vision risks abandoning the most vulnerable.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

What Does Trump Think Nuclear Testing Is?
A vague statement opens a range of expensive possibilities.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

How Beijing Views Trump
A top China scholar and former Biden administration advisor on the Trump-Xi meeting and the future of the U.S.-China relationship.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

Could the Financial Action Task Force Save U.N. Sanctions?
As a more technical body, the task force might be able to fill the gap left by Security Council paralysis.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

In Hurricane Melissa's Wake, Trump's Foreign Aid Cuts Face Critical Moment
The storm's devastation is a key test of the United States' reduced humanitarian response abilities.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

Ireland's Next President Will Assume the Progressive Mantle
Anti-war candidate Catherine Connolly's victory is the country's latest rebuke to the global right-wing populist wave.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

Ukraine's New U.S. Ambassador Previews Her Pragmatic Approach to Washington
"I am Ukrainian, right? I'm not a Democrat or Republican."

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

Dick Cheney, Architect of the War on Terror, Dies
The former U.S. vice president set out to strengthen the power of the presidency and the country but ultimately undermined both.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

Dick Cheney, Architect of the War on Terrorism, Dies
The former U.S. vice president set out to strengthen the power of the presidency and the country but ultimately undermined both.

Foreign Policy
Nov 04, 2025

Indonesia's Belt and Road Railway to Nowhere
For a while, it looked as if China had learned its lesson on scaling back investments.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well
Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

Tanzania's President Sworn In Amid Political Crisis
Samia Suluhu Hassan begins her second term after vote-rigging allegations and deadly protests rocked the country.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

Why Is Trump Suddenly Talking About Invading Nigeria?
A U.S. military intervention would be a disaster in an already divided country.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

The U.N. Must Help Consolidate Gaza Peace
Trump should seek a Security Council resolution to bolster his peace plan and preempt spoilers.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

What the U.S. Supreme Court Tariffs Case Is Really About
The case is less about tariffs and more about whether the U.S. Constitution still matters.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

Can the Gulf Rebuild the Middle East?
Despite many threats, the Gulf states have emerged with structural advantages that could reshape the region.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

The Taliban's Entry Into India-Pakistan Rivalry
Kabul's flirt with New Delhi is a classic case of geopolitical logic.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

India Is Disenfranchising Millions of Voters
A controversial policy may be targeting religious minorities and Dalits.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

Taiwan's Government Is Scared of Its Own Semiconductor Giant
Taipei needs to learn how to better wield the "silicon shield."

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

Why Russell Vought Is One of the Most Powerful People in Washington
Trump's budget director is working through the system rather than around it.

Foreign Policy
Nov 03, 2025

The Quad Is Dead, Long Live the Quad
In an increasingly dangerous era, the group's old patterns of cooperation will not suffice.

Foreign Policy
Nov 02, 2025

A New Nuclear Arms Race?
How Trump could reshape the nuclear order.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

Why China Is Winning the Trade War
Rare earths and other assets have given Beijing an edge in trade talks with Washington.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

Xi Takes the Spotlight at APEC Summit in Trump's Absence
China aims to portray itself as a champion of free trade amid high U.S. tariffs.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Oct. 25: Hurricane Melissa batters the Caribbean, Argentina holds midterm elections, and Trump travels through Asia.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

Add This to the Canon of Great Diplomacy Books
A. Wess Mitchell's tour through two millennia of diplomacy is catnip for foreign-policy wonks.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

Moscow's Shadow Looms Over Bratislava
Russia's historic role remains central to the debate over Slovak foreign policy today.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

China Is Stamping Out Dissident Art
Curators, painters, and performers are facing jail or exile.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

Will Trump's Critical Minerals Blitz Pay Off?
The U.S. president has been on a mission to secure new supply chains—and counter China's grip.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

Trump Plays Offense in China's Backyard
His Cambodia charm offensive is the new normal in U.S. foreign policy.

Foreign Policy
Oct 31, 2025

Economics Is Europe's Tool for Everything
Why the bloc always seeks economic solutions to its political problems.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

The Politics of Hurricane Melissa
The storm hit three island nations with vastly different approaches to climate adaptation.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

Trump and Xi Reach a Trade Truce
Beijing appears to be the bigger winner, leveraging Washington's reliance on China to lower steep U.S. duties.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

The Defense Implications of Trump's Asia Trip
Featuring planes, ships, rockets, and nukes.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

What Israel Means by a Two-State Solution
A closer look at the reforms that may be a prerequisite for Palestinian statehood.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

Why Are China's Generals So Quiet as Xi Purges Them?
The PLA is a politically neutered army.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

To Deter Russia, Europe Needs Ukraine
A Ukraine-Baltics defense pact would bring Kyiv into Europe's security architecture.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

A Ukraine-Baltics Security Pact
To deter Russia, Europe needs to bring Ukraine into its security architecture.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

What Trump and Xi Did—and Didn't—Agree To
From soybeans to semiconductors, here's everything you need to know about what came out of the meeting.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

China's Global Initiatives Are Worth Taking Seriously
Beijing's latest policy is vague but still important.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

Trump's Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race
It's unclear whether his statement refers to warhead detonations.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

Trump and Xi Step Back From the Brink—for Now
The United States and China have struck a vague and reversible deal.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

How to Get More U.S. Weapons to Ukraine
Opening Europe's 150 billion euro defense fund to U.S. companies could seal the deal.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

The Women Carrying Water—and the World
The complicated life of women struggling with climate change—and cultural change—in Kashmir's mountains.

Foreign Policy
Oct 30, 2025

Will Belém Kill Paris?
COP30 in Brazil tests the 2015 climate accord at a pivotal moment.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

How Russia Sanctions Could Affect India
U.S. and EU penalties on Russian oil companies raise the stakes for New Delhi's trade talks with Washington.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

South Korea Courts Trump During Visit
East Asian countries are using a tried-and-true method to woo the U.S. president and secure better trade deals.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

The U.S. Government's Repair Bills Are Coming Due
Decades of accumulated technical debt have hollowed out state capacity.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

Tanzania's Unfree Election
The country heads to the polls in an increasingly authoritarian political environment.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

‘Putin Doesn't Want Peace'
Estonia's president on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, drones, and Trump.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

The U.S. Is Withdrawing Some Troops From Eastern Europe
Top congressional Republicans expressed concern over the lack of consultation.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

Milei's Midterm Miracle
Did Argentine voters endorse their president's economic overhaul—or cow to Trump's threats?

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

Why Putin's Energy Weapon Failed
New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

Russia Aims to Freeze Ukraine Into Submission
Moscow is targeting Ukraine's natural gas supply, right with winter just around the corner.

Foreign Policy
Oct 29, 2025

ASEAN's Mixed Feelings About U.S.-China Detente
What if China ends up with a better deal than Southeast Asia?

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Can Trump and Xi Strike a Deal?
Both sides are sending positive signals ahead of a Thursday meeting, but a temporary truce may be more likely.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

U.S. Government Shutdown Sorely Tests National Security State
One month into federal funding shortfall, U.S. defense and diplomacy resources are being stretched.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

U.S. Gunboat Diplomacy Will Only Embolden China
Trump's aggression in Latin America has given a powerful boost to Beijing in the Pacific.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

China vs. the U.S.: Who Will Win Over ASEAN?
Beijing is hoping to use an expanded free trade deal to portray itself as the bloc's alternative to the United States.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Is the AI Economy a Bubble?
Economist Jared Bernstein warns that revenues simply aren't catching up with sky-high valuations.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

We've Forgotten What ‘Soft Power' Is
Internationalists are mourning the loss of soft power. Do they even know what that means anymore?

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Israel Conducts Deadly Strikes in Gaza
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing amid fresh Israeli airstrikes.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Netanyahu Orders Immediate Strikes on Gaza
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing as Israel accuses Hamas of violations.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Why There's No Easy Button to End the Russia-Ukraine War
Economic carrots and sanctions aren't powerful enough to compensate Russia for giving up its maximalist aims.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

How Turkish Arms End Up in African Conflicts
Ankara's engagement on the continent has generated violence, not stability.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Central Europe Has Compassion Fatigue
Nearly four years of hosting Ukrainian refugees is fueling a resentful backlash.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Prosecuting the Powerful
Historical data shows putting leaders on trial is a healthy democratic practice.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

The Lessons of ‘A House of Dynamite'
Kathryn Bigelow's latest movie offers insights for an increasingly dangerous world.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

Democratic Peace Theory, R.I.P.
The rise, and potential fall, of a mainstay academic theory.

Foreign Policy
Oct 28, 2025

How Trump Can Avoid ‘Owning' Gaza
Expanding U.S. strategic ambiguity with both Israel and the Gulf states is the best bet for regional progress.

Foreign Policy
Oct 27, 2025

The Trump Trade Tracker
The latest global picture on Trump's tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.

Foreign Policy
Oct 27, 2025

A Bridge Divided
Do expanding internal border controls within the Schengen zone compromise the European project?

Foreign Policy
Oct 27, 2025

For Syrian Refugees, U.S. Aid Cuts Have Been Devastating
Many face a tough choice—remain in squalid camps or return to a troubled homeland.

Foreign Policy
Oct 27, 2025

Trump, Takaichi Seek New Trade, Security Opportunities to Counter China
After signing several trade deals at the ASEAN summit, the U.S. president is turning his attention to Washington's East Asian partners.

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