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Jan 14, 2026
The Lebanese Armed Forces have made progress on disarmament—but Israel is thinking of finishing the job.
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Jan 13, 2026
The White House's aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.
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Jan 13, 2026
Trump's absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.
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Jan 13, 2026
But Seoul's unwillingness to take a side may deny Takaichi the win she wants.
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Jan 13, 2026
History is shaping, and constraining, the bid to revive French military culture.
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Jan 13, 2026
The U.S. government is adopting dangerous language to justify unlawful killing.
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Jan 13, 2026
The spending bill is a mix of rebuttal and acceptance of Trump's efforts to overhaul the foreign affairs bureaucracy.
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Jan 13, 2026
How the Islamic Republic's repressive tactics stack up against regimes around the world.
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Jan 13, 2026
And they will likely play an even bigger role in 2026.
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Jan 13, 2026
Former Trump official Matthew Kroenig explains why he thinks the White House made the right call in capturing Nicolás Maduro.
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Jan 13, 2026
Further restrictions would almost certainly help the military as it consolidates power.
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Jan 13, 2026
Mass demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic's government could turn brutal in the year ahead.
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Jan 12, 2026
"We are not looking for war, but we are prepared for war," Iran's foreign minister warned.
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Jan 12, 2026
The U.S. government wants the power of war without the rights of prisoners.
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Jan 12, 2026
Oman's new(ish) sultan doesn't do spectacle. He does spreadsheets. And it's working.
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Jan 12, 2026
The White House risks gutting the independence of the world's most important central bank in its quest for cheap money.
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Jan 12, 2026
As the trade imbalance widens, European leaders need to prepare for likely retaliation.
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Jan 12, 2026
As the trade imbalance widens, European leaders need to prepare for likely retaliation.
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Jan 12, 2026
Washington's new tool of statecraft is a $200 billion checkbook.
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Jan 09, 2026
The accord is expected to add only 0.05 percent to the EU's economy and has ignited political upheaval across Europe.
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Jan 09, 2026
The "Donroe Doctrine" is about the spectacle of violence.
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Jan 09, 2026
The case is poised to be long and complicated.
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Jan 09, 2026
Test yourself on the week of Jan. 3: Trump abducts Venezuela's Maduro, protests continue in Iran, and the U.S. threatens Greenland.
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Jan 09, 2026
Washington's outreach to Myanmar's junta is shortsighted.
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Jan 09, 2026
A burgeoning movie industry seeks to give the island an international voice.
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Jan 09, 2026
Plus, more international fiction releases in January.
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Jan 09, 2026
A new book argues—unconvincingly—that there is a "blank space" where culture used to be.
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Jan 09, 2026
Economic disaster has put vast crowds in Tehran's streets.
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Jan 09, 2026
The Trump administration's mix of aggression and withdrawal is testing the international body.
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Jan 09, 2026
The island may not be the treasure trove that some U.S. officials think.
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Jan 09, 2026
How Beijing's gamble could backfire.
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Jan 09, 2026
Reminiscent of its anti-Ukraine propaganda, the Kremlin is wielding history in a psychological war.
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Jan 08, 2026
‘America First' is starting to look like ‘America Everywhere.'
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Jan 08, 2026
Even a generous reading results in a heap of contradictions.
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Jan 08, 2026
No one in the region is saying "TACO" now.
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Jan 08, 2026
The early procedural success indicates that lawmakers may have reached their limits on Trump's expansive interpretation of Article 2 powers.
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Jan 08, 2026
The leadership knows lack of domestic demand is a problem—but may not have the tools to fix it.
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Jan 08, 2026
Trump says the entities "operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty."
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Jan 08, 2026
Trump says the entities "operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty."
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Jan 08, 2026
U.S. efforts to counter Russia and China need allies, not targets.
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Jan 08, 2026
The divide is forcing countries across the region to take sides.
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Jan 08, 2026
The author of FP's ‘10 Conflicts to Watch' on a violent start to 2026.
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Jan 08, 2026
The Lebanese Armed Forces have a unique opportunity to assert meaningful sovereignty over their country.
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Jan 08, 2026
The defense establishment has severe knowledge gaps about its own, aging industrial base.
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Jan 07, 2026
With U.S. extended deterrence under strain, managing Seoul's nuclear hedging may be safer than trying to stop it.
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Jan 07, 2026
The Trump administration issues mixed messaging on whether it will use U.S. military force to annex Greenland.
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Jan 07, 2026
Problems with the armed forces pre-date Maduro and even Chávez.
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Jan 07, 2026
Cricket drama underscores the depth of the crisis, but Dhaka's upcoming election offers a shot at a reset.
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Jan 07, 2026
Tensions rise after the Sudanese military captures South Sudanese nationals in battle.
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Jan 07, 2026
The polarized response to the Venezuela military operation shows how deeply divided Congress is on Trump's foreign policies.
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Jan 07, 2026
It is designed to avoid repeating the mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Jan 07, 2026
The Mexican-American War offers sobering reminders of the current U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
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Jan 07, 2026
Putin's order books reveal plans for conflict well beyond Ukraine
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Jan 07, 2026
The region is no stranger to dealmaking, but Washington's selfish ends are self-damaging.
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Jan 07, 2026
The region's rhetorical commitment reflects a wariness of great-power interference.
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Jan 06, 2026
New polling offers a revealing look into shifting U.S. public opinion.
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Jan 06, 2026
Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.
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Jan 06, 2026
Beijing's response will test its "all-weather" partnership with Caracas.
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Jan 06, 2026
Seven alliance members warn against U.S. imperialism.
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Jan 06, 2026
Iraq showed that removing a dictator isn't the same thing as overcoming a dictatorship.
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Jan 06, 2026
U.S. rivals aren't deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.
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Jan 06, 2026
Beijing will welcome the chance for its own regional hegemony.
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Jan 06, 2026
Any attempt to govern the nation's future will need collaborators on the ground.
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Jan 05, 2026
Treating regional countries as vassal states will push them into China's arms.
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Jan 05, 2026
The international community appears powerless to address the attack.
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Jan 05, 2026
The greatest beneficiaries of his actions may be America's biggest rivals.
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Jan 05, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's "no new wars" mantra is officially over.
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Jan 05, 2026
Delcy Rodríguez is an ambitious and skilled political operator.
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Jan 05, 2026
Donald Trump's obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.
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Jan 05, 2026
Trump is keen to seize the oil, but U.S. firms so far are circumspect.
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Jan 05, 2026
The president keeps threading the needle between the extremely hawkish and dovish factions of his base.
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Jan 05, 2026
Maduro's exit doesn't mean the end of his regime.
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Jan 05, 2026
Washington's long-term interests require a smooth political transition in Caracas, not short-sighted mercantilism.
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Jan 05, 2026
The world-minus-one moment.
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Jan 05, 2026
Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.
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Jan 05, 2026
Beijing never bought the argument that reducing emissions would cause economic harm.
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Jan 05, 2026
U.S. allies and partners are taking steps toward a post-American nuclear order.
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Jan 05, 2026
Allies fear that Washington is retreating from leadership at the worst possible time.
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Jan 05, 2026
The center of gravity has moved toward regime change rather than reform.
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Jan 05, 2026
A new documentary details the complicity of the fourth estate with the U.S. government.
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Jan 04, 2026
The U.S. president is snubbing the democratic opposition.
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Jan 03, 2026
In the wake of Maduro's capture, governments across the continent are facing uncomfortable questions about deterrence and autonomy.
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Jan 03, 2026
Some praised Washington's attack, while others called the capture of Maduro a violation of international law.
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Jan 03, 2026
Will Russia and China now assume they can do the same in Europe and Asia?
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Jan 03, 2026
The operation followed hours of military strikes and a monthslong U.S. pressure campaign.
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Jan 03, 2026
A dramatic operation in Caracas leads to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro with the country's fate uncertain.
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Jan 02, 2026
The top stories we're watching this year.
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Jan 02, 2026
The top global risks of 2026 show an ever more unstable world.
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Jan 01, 2026
FP Live looks at the year ahead in U.S. politics—and how that will impact the world.
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Jan 01, 2026
Some tailored advice for international elites in 2026.
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Jan 01, 2026
Simmering conflicts require more attention than can be expected from a mercurial U.S. president.
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Jan 01, 2026
These are the year's biggest races, from Bangladesh to Brazil.
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Dec 31, 2025
The region faces some risks after a tumultuous 2025.
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Dec 31, 2025
From a high-stakes election in Ethiopia to a brewing crisis in South Sudan.
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Dec 31, 2025
Major wars, simmering hostilities, and accelerating instability from Washington.
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Dec 31, 2025
The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.
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Dec 31, 2025
Policymakers in the region have a lot on their minds.
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Dec 30, 2025
One of six FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington in 2026.
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Dec 30, 2025
One of six FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington in 2026.
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Dec 30, 2025
One of six FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington in 2026.
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