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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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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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Dec 30, 2025
What we're watching in the new year, from women's rights to AI dangers.
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Dec 30, 2025
A record number of conflicts are wreaking havoc worldwide.
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Dec 30, 2025
Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.
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Dec 30, 2025
Readers kept track of Trump's whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.
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Dec 30, 2025
How Trump's tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.
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Dec 30, 2025
Nearly one year into Trump's second term, our authors assess the damage he has caused to the global order.
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Dec 29, 2025
The president provided few details about the first known land operations in the country.
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Dec 29, 2025
FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington.
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Dec 29, 2025
Trump's quest for China-free supply chains explained much of his foreign policy in 2025.
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Dec 29, 2025
Where does this year's cease-fire agreement leave Palestinians and Israelis?
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Dec 26, 2025
In 2025, the region went up against tariffs, deportations, and a major U.S. military buildup.
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Dec 26, 2025
Notable episodes of FP's economics podcast from the past year.
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Dec 26, 2025
For better and worse, 2025 was a historical year.
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Dec 26, 2025
In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.
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Dec 26, 2025
International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn't equate to meaningful action.
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Dec 26, 2025
Some parts of the country will begin voting on Dec. 28 in polls that could further legitimize the ruling junta.
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Dec 25, 2025
The figures who shaped the way we thought about the world this year.
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Dec 25, 2025
FP Live's guests included Europe's top diplomat and a Gen Z economic whisperer.
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Dec 25, 2025
How Gen Z-led movements shaped 2025—and what comes next.
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Dec 25, 2025
The geopolitical ripple effects of the nuclear-armed rivals' worst conflict in decades.
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Dec 25, 2025
Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.
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Dec 25, 2025
From trade wars to tech competition, this year was a vicious cycle of escalations, retaliations, and negotiations.
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Dec 24, 2025
How the region responded to Trump—and more—in 2025.
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Dec 24, 2025
The stories that shaped the region in 2025, from India-Pakistan conflict to a deepening Afghan refugee crisis.
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Dec 24, 2025
Our favorite excerpts of 2025
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Dec 24, 2025
Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president's decision-making.
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Dec 24, 2025
Trump wielded U.S. economic and military might in the region to win concessions.
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Dec 24, 2025
Our best reads on the state of the conflict as Washington seeks a deal with Moscow.
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Dec 23, 2025
The trends that defined Beijing's 2025, from the trade war with Trump to challenges on the home front.
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Dec 23, 2025
When it's TACO time, no one wants to be a persistent objector.
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Dec 23, 2025
Our most insightful film reviews of 2025.
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Dec 22, 2025
The White House signals its aims by appointing a special envoy to the territory.
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Dec 22, 2025
FP Live looks back at the year's geopolitical twists and turns.
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Dec 22, 2025
Potemkin peace can be a threat all its own.
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Dec 22, 2025
As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here's who is influencing key policies.
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Dec 22, 2025
Our favorite books—and reviews—of 2025.
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Dec 19, 2025
But Belgium's pushback prevented the bloc from using frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv.
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Dec 19, 2025
An Oscar-shortlisted documentary shows battle in startling clarity.
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Dec 19, 2025
Scott Anderson's "King of Kings" offers a timely picture of U.S. myopia and miscalculation in Tehran.
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Dec 19, 2025
"The Secret Agent," Brazil's Oscars hopeful, probes an undigested history.
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Dec 19, 2025
Iran's most celebrated director asks what a world after the Islamic Republic might look like.
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Dec 19, 2025
The latest installment in James Cameron's cultural juggernaut reflects a sad realism about current affairs.
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Dec 19, 2025
Test yourself on the week of Dec. 13: Chile votes, Russia-Ukraine negotiations continue, and Iran's currency tumbles.
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Dec 19, 2025
From Ukraine to South America, the EU is forging its own path.
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Dec 19, 2025
Smog is crossing borders and wrecking lives.
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Dec 19, 2025
Former U.S. ambassador: "This was never a counternarcotics mission. This has always been a regime change mission."
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Dec 19, 2025
History doesn't suggest a demilitarized zone in eastern Ukraine would work.
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Dec 19, 2025
Alongside an indictment of the continent sits a sacrosanctity accorded to its civilization.
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Dec 19, 2025
The Trump administration's U.N. resolution reimagines international responses to humanitarian crises.
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Dec 19, 2025
Enforcing a 21st-century Monroe Doctrine means recalibrating U.S. defense posture.
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