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Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

Widespread Repression, Intimidation Mar Uganda's Presidential Election
Rights groups denounce internet blackouts, violent clashes, and arbitrary arrests by security forces.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

Iran's Crown Prince Has Become Indispensable
How Reza Pahlavi went from teenaged exile to symbol of his country's future.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

How Troubled Is the Iranian Economy?
A plunge in exchange rates triggered the huge protests.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

A Long History of Betrayal
Why Washington keeps encouraging foreign uprisings—and then walking away.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

Venezuela on Screen
From a contemplative documentary to a swashbuckling biopic, these films lend a sense of humanity to the present crisis.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

What One Film's Success Reveals About Today's Russia
An adaptation of "The Master and Margarita" has become a smash hit—despite Moscow's attempts to sink it.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

The Thought Experiment That Started a Revolution
How a hypothetical scenario started a global movement—and exposed the limits of moral theory.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

The Pillaging of the American Arctic
How Alaskans are navigating the Trump administration's critical mineral drive.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

What Next After Iran's Massacre?
After killing thousands of protesters, Tehran has no reason to back down.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

How to Navigate the New World Jungle Law
Geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer on Trump's foreign policy ideology—and how the world is adapting to it.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

Venezuela Is Regime Change Under Another Name
Maduro's removal is a familiar story, and one that doesn't end well.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

The Biggest Challenges Trump Faces in His Second Year
From Russia-Ukraine to the U.S. midterms, Trump faces a bumpier year at home and abroad.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

Baltic Cable-Cutting Is Back
Renewed attacks pose a continuing challenge for Europe at a difficult moment.

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2026

Trump's Cuba Calculus
The U.S. president has his sights on the island. But it's a very different case from Venezuela.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

Europe United, Europe Alone
As Trump doubles down on Greenland, Europe doubles down on Europe.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

Is the Iran Crisis Over?
Trump said the killing has stopped, but a lot is up in the air.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

Europe Confronts Trump's Greenland Ambitions
Deploying troops to the island signals European unity in the face of the White House's belligerence.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

How Trump's Pressure Tactics Sank the Venezuela War Powers Debate
Senate Republicans successfully used a controversial procedural tactic to strip a war powers resolution of its privileged status.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

Taiwan Announced Billions More for Defense. Here's How It Can Deliver.
A new annual strategy document would streamline spending and signal seriousness to allies.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

Faulty Assumptions About Iran Have Driven a Failed U.S. Policy
Believing that the clerical regime could be pragmatic was a mistake.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

Bulgaria's Eurozone Entry Is Another Setback for Russia
The euro just gained its 21st member despite Moscow's attempts at sabotage.

Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026

Fear the Sphere
Competing spheres of influence will not provide the stability their supporters expect.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Pakistan's High-Stakes Play in the Middle East
How Islamabad is capitalizing on the current geopolitical moment.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

How Russia Is Supporting Iran's Repression
Moscow is providing the military equipment and internet technology that Tehran is deploying against protesters.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Will Iran Execute Protesters Despite U.S. Intervention Threats?
As the death toll climbs, it remains unclear whether Tehran will bow to the White House's warnings.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

U.S. Suspends Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries
Trump is escalating his immigration crackdown as he gears up for a second year back in office.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Elon Musk's X Is in Deep Trouble Over Deepfake Porn
Grok is being used to make abusive and illegal images.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Trump's Claims About Nigeria Strikes Don't Hold Up
The Christmas attack did not target the Islamic State, observers say.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

The EU-Mercosur Deal Is a Hedge Against the Donroe Doctrine
As the United States pursues gunboat diplomacy, Europe and South America are choosing cooperation instead.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Trump's Peace Deal Means Nothing for the Congolese
Many of those living under the rule of the M23 militia prefer to keep it that way.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Why a U.S. Attack on Iran Would Backfire
Trump has threatened strikes in support of anti-regime protesters.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Why an American Attack on Iran Would Backfire
Trump has threatened strikes in support of anti-regime protesters.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Trump's State Capitalism, by the Numbers
The companies and sectors where the U.S. president has taken a government stake.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

The Grand Strategy Behind Trump's Foreign Policy
Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

The Dangerous Fallout of Trump's Retreat to the Hemisphere
The revolution in U.S. foreign policy will lead to a much less stable world.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

The World Minus One Will Be a Mess
Multilateral cooperation will struggle to survive in Washington's absence.

Foreign Policy
Jan 14, 2026

Israel Wants Hezbollah's Weapons by Any Means Necessary
The Lebanese Armed Forces have made progress on disarmament—but Israel is thinking of finishing the job.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

Trump's Fantastical Geopolitics
The White House's aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

No, China Isn't Going to Take Over Greenland
Trump's absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

Japan Courts South Korea Amid Rift With China
But Seoul's unwillingness to take a side may deny Takaichi the win she wants.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

Ghosts Are Haunting France's Remilitarization
History is shaping, and constraining, the bid to revive French military culture.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

Claims of Vehicular Terrorism in Minnesota Don't Hold Up
The U.S. government is adopting dangerous language to justify unlawful killing.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

U.S. Congress to Provide Billions More in Foreign Aid Than Sought by Trump
The spending bill is a mix of rebuttal and acceptance of Trump's efforts to overhaul the foreign affairs bureaucracy.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

Iran's Internet Blackout by the Numbers
How the Islamic Republic's repressive tactics stack up against regimes around the world.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

Tariffs Have Hurt, Not Helped, the U.S. Economy
And they will likely play an even bigger role in 2026.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

The Case for Trump's Venezuela Plan
Former Trump official Matthew Kroenig explains why he thinks the White House made the right call in capturing Nicolás Maduro.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

In Myanmar, Civilians Bear Consequences of Starlink Cuts
Further restrictions would almost certainly help the military as it consolidates power.

Foreign Policy
Jan 13, 2026

Is Serbia Heading Toward a Serbo-Maidan?
Mass demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic's government could turn brutal in the year ahead.

Foreign Policy
Jan 12, 2026

Iran Escalates Protest Crackdown but Says Open to U.S. Talks
"We are not looking for war, but we are prepared for war," Iran's foreign minister warned.

Foreign Policy
Jan 12, 2026

Maduro's Trial Follows the Twisted Logic of the War on Terrorism
The U.S. government wants the power of war without the rights of prisoners.

Foreign Policy
Jan 12, 2026

The Manager-Monarch Who Saved Oman
Oman's new(ish) sultan doesn't do spectacle. He does spreadsheets. And it's working.

Foreign Policy
Jan 12, 2026

Trump and the Fed Are Now at War
The White House risks gutting the independence of the world's most important central bank in its quest for cheap money.

Foreign Policy
Jan 12, 2026

Trump's 3 Options to Turn the Screws on Europe
As the trade imbalance widens, European leaders need to prepare for likely retaliation.

Foreign Policy
Jan 12, 2026

Trump's Three Options to Turn the Screws on Europe
As the trade imbalance widens, European leaders need to prepare for likely retaliation.

Foreign Policy
Jan 12, 2026

America's War Chest in Waiting
Washington's new tool of statecraft is a $200 billion checkbook.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

The EU-Mercosur Trade Deal May Not Be the Big Win Some in Europe Think
The accord is expected to add only 0.05 percent to the EU's economy and has ignited political upheaval across Europe.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

Why Oil Doesn't Explain Trump's Venezuela Gambit
The "Donroe Doctrine" is about the spectacle of violence.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

What We Know and Don't Know About the Legal Case Against Maduro
The case is poised to be long and complicated.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Jan. 3: Trump abducts Venezuela's Maduro, protests continue in Iran, and the U.S. threatens Greenland.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

A Rigged Election Is No Reason to Reengage Myanmar
Washington's outreach to Myanmar's junta is shortsighted.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

Greenland's Filmmakers Are Ready to Tell Their Own Stories
A burgeoning movie industry seeks to give the island an international voice.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

World-Historical Murder Mysteries
Plus, more international fiction releases in January.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

Are We Really Living in a Global Monoculture?
A new book argues—unconvincingly—that there is a "blank space" where culture used to be.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

Iran's Currency Crisis Could Be the Regime's Downfall
Economic disaster has put vast crowds in Tehran's streets.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

2026 Is Already Challenging the U.N.
The Trump administration's mix of aggression and withdrawal is testing the international body.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

Greenland's Rare Earths Aren't All That
The island may not be the treasure trove that some U.S. officials think.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

China's Quiet Retreat From North Korean Denuclearization
How Beijing's gamble could backfire.

Foreign Policy
Jan 09, 2026

Russia's Threats Against Finland Are Disturbingly Familiar
Reminiscent of its anti-Ukraine propaganda, the Kremlin is wielding history in a psychological war.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

Trump's Imperialist Military
‘America First' is starting to look like ‘America Everywhere.'

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

The ‘Donroe Doctrine' Makes No Sense
Even a generous reading results in a heap of contradictions.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

How Will Latin America Move Forward From the Maduro Raid?
No one in the region is saying "TACO" now.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

U.S. Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump's Venezuela Campaign
The early procedural success indicates that lawmakers may have reached their limits on Trump's expansive interpretation of Article 2 powers.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

Can Xi Jinping Make China Spend?
The leadership knows lack of domestic demand is a problem—but may not have the tools to fix it.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

U.S. to Withdraw From Dozens of International and U.N. Entities
Trump says the entities "operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty."

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

U.S. to Quit 66 International, U.N. Entities
Trump says the entities "operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty."

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

Trump's Greenland Threats Paper Over a Lack of Arctic Strategy
U.S. efforts to counter Russia and China need allies, not targets.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

The Saudi Arabia-UAE Dispute Is About More Than Just Yemen
The divide is forcing countries across the region to take sides.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

Will Venezuela Change Trump's Approach to War?
The author of FP's ‘10 Conflicts to Watch' on a violent start to 2026.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help.
The Lebanese Armed Forces have a unique opportunity to assert meaningful sovereignty over their country.

Foreign Policy
Jan 08, 2026

How to Fix America's Broken Arsenal
The defense establishment has severe knowledge gaps about its own, aging industrial base.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

South Korea's Nuclear Latency May Be Washington's Least Bad Option
With U.S. extended deterrence under strain, managing Seoul's nuclear hedging may be safer than trying to stop it.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

To Seize or Not to Seize Greenland
The Trump administration issues mixed messaging on whether it will use U.S. military force to annex Greenland.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

Venezuela's Military Won't Surrender Its Privileges Easily
Problems with the armed forces pre-date Maduro and even Chávez.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

India-Bangladesh Tensions Reach a Fever Pitch
Cricket drama underscores the depth of the crisis, but Dhaka's upcoming election offers a shot at a reset.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

Will South Sudan Get Dragged Into Sudan's Civil War?
Tensions rise after the Sudanese military captures South Sudanese nationals in battle.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

Democrats Scathing, Republicans Exultant Over Maduro Capture
The polarized response to the Venezuela military operation shows how deeply divided Congress is on Trump's foreign policies.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

Trump Has a Strategy for Venezuela
It is designed to avoid repeating the mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

James Polk's Warning for Donald Trump
The Mexican-American War offers sobering reminders of the current U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

Russia's Military Procurement Is a Warning for Europe
Putin's order books reveal plans for conflict well beyond Ukraine

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

Trump's Tactics Could Unravel U.S. Strategy in Southeast Asia
The region is no stranger to dealmaking, but Washington's selfish ends are self-damaging.

Foreign Policy
Jan 07, 2026

Why Southeast Asia Spoke Out Against Maduro's Capture
The region's rhetorical commitment reflects a wariness of great-power interference.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

What Americans Really Think About Trump's Venezuela Gambit
New polling offers a revealing look into shifting U.S. public opinion.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

Annexing Greenland Would Be a Strategic Catastrophe
Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

What the Venezuela Attack Means for China
Beijing's response will test its "all-weather" partnership with Caracas.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

NATO Leaders Push Back Against Trump's Greenland Threats
Seven alliance members warn against U.S. imperialism.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

Donald Trump Is Channeling George W. Bush
Iraq showed that removing a dictator isn't the same thing as overcoming a dictatorship.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

The Real Reason China and Russia Won't Try a Maduro-Style Raid
U.S. rivals aren't deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

Trump's Venezuela Attack May Give China Cover on Taiwan
Beijing will welcome the chance for its own regional hegemony.

Foreign Policy
Jan 06, 2026

U.S. Airpower Can't Run Venezuela
Any attempt to govern the nation's future will need collaborators on the ground.

Foreign Policy
Jan 05, 2026

Trump's Bad Neighbor Policy
Treating regional countries as vassal states will push them into China's arms.

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