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Foreign Policy
May 15, 2025

The Campaign to Mainstream the Houthis
A surprise ceasefire with the U.S. comes amidst narrative laundering by Western political figures.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Israeli Strikes Pound Gaza in Renewed Military Campaign
Deadly assaults and warnings of famine come as the United States pushes for a renewed cease-fire.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Why Disinformation Surged During the India-Pakistan Crisis
Misleading content proliferated in part because of the kinetic nature of the conflict.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Trump's Aid Freeze Is Undermining His Immigration Policy
Colombia relied on U.S. funding to support Venezuelan migrants. Now, many are on the brink of survival.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Birthrates Are Plunging Everywhere—but Not in Israel
Can policymakers learn from the Israeli experience?

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Washington's Energy U-Turn Is Good News for Africa
After Trump administration pressure, the World Bank may make sweeping changes to global energy finance.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

OnlyFans Performers Can't Get Justice
The law says stealing OnlyFans content is sexual abuse. Enforcement is another matter.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Elon Musk Was Donald Trump's Useful Idiot
It's looking increasingly likely that the world's richest man got played.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

White South Africans Enter the U.S. as Refugees
As Trump welcomes the first batch of refugees to the U.S., rights groups are pushing back.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Why Khamenei Is Betting on Trump
The calculus behind Iran's stunning reversal on a new nuclear deal.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

AI-Generated Law Isn't Necessarily a Terrible Idea
The UAE joins a stream of other countries using the technology to write legislation.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Social Media Companies Now Work for Governments—Not Users
Content from rap videos to protest photos is being removed in the name of "national security."

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2025

Trump Isn't Following the Script on Israel
In dealing with Netanyahu, the U.S. president appears to actually be living up to his campaign slogan to put America first.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

Trump Delivers Middle East Policy Speech, Announces Investment Deals in Riyadh
The U.S. president kicked off his three-day Persian Gulf tour with a major Middle East policy speech in Riyadh.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

Trump Champions ‘Golden Age of the Middle East' During Saudi Arabia Visit
The U.S. president kicked off his three-day Persian Gulf tour with a major Middle East policy speech in Riyadh.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

U.S.-China Trade Deal Defies Expectations
But big questions remain about what happens next.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

Bosnia's Paradoxical Peace Rests on a Flawed Constitution
The United States and European Union must step up for reform.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

Uruguay's José Mujica Aimed to Change the World
On his journey from urban guerrilla to tortured prisoner to elected president, the world also changed him.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

Why This Is the Best Time to Sanction Russia
If Trump were interested in ending the war, he would pressure Putin now.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

China's Economic Officials Are Trying to Speak Like Human Beings
A softer communication approach may have helped the Geneva talks.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

In India, Controversial Law Threatens Muslim Property
To many Indian Muslims, the Waqf Amendment Act looks like a calculated attempt to disempower their community.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

Trump's Brain Drain Will Be Europe's Gain
Brussels and London should go big on siphoning American science and technology talent.

Foreign Policy
May 13, 2025

Modi Has Changed India's Military Doctrine
After a terrorist attack in Kashmir, everyone knew that India would retaliate. Nobody quite understood how.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

Trump Mistakenly Thinks Japan Is a Soft Target
Tokyo is ready to play hardball in trade negotiations

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

PKK to Disband, End Insurgency in Turkey
The Kurdish group's announcement concludes one of the longest conflicts in the region.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

How Trump Can Reset His Failed Ukraine Policy
More pressure on Russia could end the war.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

Trump Heads to the Gulf With Deals on the Table
The U.S. president's trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE has billions of dollars at stake—sometimes with troubling implications.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

U.S. and China Announce Big Tariff Rollback
In a joint statement, the two sides took a step back from the cliff.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

How the Oct. 7 Attack on Israel Sank the Palestinian Cause
The war in Gaza galvanized sympathy for Palestinians but little more.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

Japan's Support for Women's Equality Doesn't Extend to Domestic Reform
Anxieties around imperial succession have exposed the nation's lack of gender parity.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

American Shipbuilding Needs Allies
If it wants icebreakers, the United States must embrace the role of junior industrial partner.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

Biased AI Models Are Increasing Political Polarization
AI tools trained in different countries are producing wildly divergent views on controversial geopolitical questions.

Foreign Policy
May 12, 2025

The Post-World War II System Was Always Fragile
Roosevelt warned that even in peacetime, America's obligations to the world would continue.

Foreign Policy
May 11, 2025

Is American Soft Power Finished?
Joseph Nye's death marks the end of an era of U.S. foreign policy.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

U.S., China Prepare for High-Stakes Trade Talks in Geneva
But the likelihood of the two sides reaching a comprehensive deal soon remains low.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

U.S.-China Trade Talks to Focus on De-Escalation
But the likelihood of the two sides reaching a comprehensive deal soon remains low.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of May 3: Australia and Singapore vote, India strikes Pakistan, and the conclave picks a new pope.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

The Long History of U.S.-Canada War Plans
An unthinkable conflict has been gamed out surprisingly often.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

A Thousand Ways of Being Chinese
Emily Feng's "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom" delves into identity in Xi's China.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

What Abundance Lacks
A bestselling progressive book gets its policy all wrong.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

How Progressives Are Unwittingly Aiding the Rise of Autocracy
Dictators get an unlikely boost from the left's identity politics.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

How World War II Changed the Global Economy
Industrial mobilization, high tax rates, and labor deals are part of the legacy.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

Joseph Nye Was the Champion of a World That No Longer Exists
The distinguished scholar, who coined "soft power," shaped five decades of U.S. foreign policy.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

The Potential Off-ramps for India and Pakistan
The avenues exist, but you need leaders to take them.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

Don't Expect a Trade Deal in Geneva
China doesn't know what the U.S. wants—and maybe the U.S. doesn't either.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

How Trump Could Reset With Russia
A U.S.-Russia alignment would let Vladimir Putin declare victory over Europe.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

Both Xi and Trump Want the Other to Call Them First
A conflict over face is tangling up the trade war's resolution.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

DOGE Has Its Sights on the Defense Department
One of the worst cost-saving ideas is to close yet more military bases.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

Why Netanyahu Might Be on a Collision Course With Trump
The prime minister is learning there's no carveout for Israel in "America First."

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

The Ukrainian Troops Who Will Never Stop Fighting
Behind enemy lines, Ukrainian agents are committed to tormenting their Russian occupiers—even if there's a ceasefire.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

Trump Targets Haitian Gangs
U.S. authorities slapped a terrorist designation on two groups as Haiti's crisis deepens.

Foreign Policy
May 09, 2025

Israel Is Ready to Embrace Europe's Far Right
European populism's long tradition of antisemitism isn't disqualifying for the Israeli government.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Is America Facing a ‘Cultural Revolution'?
What to make of the comparisons between Trump and Chairman Mao.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

U.S., U.K. Announce Major Trade Deal
This is the White House's first major trade agreement since it issued sweeping reciprocal tariffs last month.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Trump, Starmer Celebrate ‘Breakthrough' U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal
This is the White House's first major trade agreement since it issued sweeping reciprocal tariffs last month.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Can the U.S.-Houthi Cease-Fire Hold?
Trump's announcement that he would end airstrikes on the militant group in Yemen came as a surprise, but the truce seems shaky at best.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Can China Trump-Proof Its Economy?
An export-driven model may no longer work.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

How India and Pakistan Can Pull Back From the Brink
Exaggerated claims of military success—amplified by the two countries' media—could help each side save face.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

A Tale of Four Fighter Jets
The aircraft India and Pakistan use to strike each other tell a story of key geopolitical shifts.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Military Rule Is Not the Answer to Sudan's Conflict
The country's civil society leaders must be at the forefront of postwar reconstruction.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Why a Pact to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Sense
A proposal to reprise a Reagan-era currency agreement has serious flaws.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Trump's Russia-Ukraine Deal Will Be Null and Void
International law nullifies any treaty coerced by force—like Moscow has deployed since 2014.

Foreign Policy
May 08, 2025

Don't Offshore American AI to the Middle East
After freeing itself from a dependence on the region's oil, the United States should not sign up for the same with AI.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

China's Xi Jinping Travels to Russia for Victory Day
With 29 foreign leaders in attendance, Moscow is hoping to demonstrate that Western isolation efforts have largely failed.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

India Has a Long-Term Plan With Pakistan
New Delhi aims to root out cross-border terrorism, but it risks fueling discontent.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

U.S. AI Leadership Needs Smarter Controls
A refined approach can keep democracy in the lead.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

What Is the Risk of a Conflict Spiral Between India and Pakistan?
Officials in New Delhi and Islamabad have remained sanguine, but there is still reason to fear extreme escalation.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

Trump's Russia Strategy Is All Carrots, No Stick
"The Russians are obviously not responding to the current approach," one expert said.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

Merz Brings Germany Back to the Table
The new chancellor has moved quickly to fix years of foreign policy dysfunction in Berlin.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

Israeli Attacks on Syria Risk Destabilizing Jordan
King Abdullah II faces backlash against his country's peace deal with Israel.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

The Pentagon Is Ignoring Its Own Strategy
Instead of focusing on Asia, the U.S. Defense Department is spreading itself thin.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

How Europe Should Deal With Trump
It's time to take great-power politics seriously.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

South Sudan's Conflict Escalates
A deadly hospital bombing raises fears that the country has returned to civil war.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

Conclave Sends Message With American Pope
Some cardinals had been agitating for U.S. leadership to counter Trump.

Foreign Policy
May 07, 2025

Will the Conclave Elect an American Pope?
Some cardinals are agitating for U.S. leadership to counter Trump.

Foreign Policy
May 06, 2025

Carney Rebuffs Trump's Trade, Sovereignty Threats at White House
The U.S. president appeared unwilling to back down on tariffs while the Canadian prime minister stood firm on his country's sovereignty.

Foreign Policy
May 06, 2025

Trump and Carney Hold High-Stakes Oval Office Meeting
The U.S. president appeared unwilling to back down on tariffs while the Canadian prime minister stood firm on his country's sovereignty.

Foreign Policy
May 06, 2025

The Pentagon Fixates on War Over Taiwan
While U.S. military leaders fret about China, Trump has dismissed the Asia-Pacific.

Foreign Policy
May 06, 2025

Who Can Lead a Divided South Korea?
Early elections will decide the country's future relationship with Washington.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

Albanese Wins Landslide Victory in Australian Election
As in Canada, liberal parliamentary gains show growing hostility toward the White House's America First strategy.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

The Australian Election Wasn't Just About Trump
A landslide for the center-left could inspire social democratic parties worldwide.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

Why Singapore's Ruling Party Won Yet Again
Voters return Lawrence Wong to power as a steady hand amid a global trade war despite simmering concerns over inequality.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

A Massive Shared Military Deal May Be Europe's Future
Joint procurement is rare and hard—but also makes sense.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

Is It Too Late to Slow China's AI Development?
The U.S. has been trying to keep its technological lead through export restrictions, but China is closing the gap.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

Europe Is Reliving Its ‘Great Illusion'
What a book published more than 100 years ago tells us about the continent's self-deceptions today.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

Europe's Nukes Aren't Nearly Enough
The continent has a nuclear deterrent—just not one that's credible.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

From Flooded Shores to Uncertain Futures
Bangladeshi climate refugees are streaming into India—and revealing the strained future of global migration.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

When Republicans Did Something About the Abuse of Power
How one courageous senator turned the tide on McCarthyism.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

Europe's Failed Mission to Space
Without their own space capabilities, Europe's armed forces are blinded and grounded.

Foreign Policy
May 05, 2025

Europe's Failed Quest for Independence in Space
Without their own space capabilities, Europe's armed forces are blinded and grounded.

Foreign Policy
May 04, 2025

How Putin Transformed Russia
Reflections on the Russian leader's 25-year reign.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

Trump Eliminates Key Tariff Loophole
The removal of the "de minimis" exemption will hit Chinese e-commerce giants—but also hurt low-income Americans and small businesses.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

What Trump's New Budget Says About U.S. Foreign Policy
The president wants to significantly pull back on many of America's traditional global engagements while spending more on the border and defense.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

Trump's Trade Talks Are Unlikely to Resolve Tariff Woes Anytime Soon
Trade deals require lots of time and attention to detail. Making nearly 200 of them in 90 days is unrealistic.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

How Americans Learned to Love Coffee
The beginnings of a beautiful friendship.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

How Ancient Rome Blew Up Its Own Business Empire
Aristocrats disdained trade—but it helped build Roman power.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

Hollywood Grapples With an Unfamiliar America
Three new action movies struggle to navigate the United States' uneasy role in the world.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

The Novels We're Reading in May
From the Gulf as a modern Wild West to sisterhood in Singapore.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

‘Elites' Are Protecting Liberal Democracy in Romania
When elections are weaponized, guardrails are necessary to prevent corruption.

Foreign Policy
May 02, 2025

India Makes Diplomatic Push for Military Action Against Pakistan
At the United Nations, New Delhi seeks to build a case for self-defense after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir.

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