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Jul 06, 2020
The country is upending its national identity by finally starting to acknowledge race.
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Jul 06, 2020
Iran now admits that a fire at the Natanz nuclear site destroyed a centrifuge assembly center, prompting speculation of outside interference.
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Jul 06, 2020
British politicians used to condescend to their U.S. counterparts. During the pandemic, they've started copying their most destructive habits.
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Jul 06, 2020
When the coronavirus crisis is over, China will be forced to embrace a less ambitious future.
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Jul 04, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis could lead to a modern-day New Deal—but only if Democrats have the courage to replace failed economic policies with radical reforms.
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Jul 04, 2020
Read Foreign Policy staffers' reviews of recent releases on America in the world, English piracy in the Indian Ocean, and mass murder in Indonesia.
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Jul 04, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has made the world more reliant on technology. The EU's competition commissioner says that makes her fight more urgent.
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Jul 04, 2020
The pandemic proved, once and for all, that the world can't be flat. But global trade can recover—if we rewrite the rules.
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Jul 04, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic won't automatically lead to reforms. Great upheavals only bring systemic change when reformers have a plan—and the power to implement it.
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Jul 04, 2020
Chinese history shows that where soldiers march, plague follows.
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Jul 04, 2020
The United States has abdicated its dominant role. Here's how to fill the gap.
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Jul 03, 2020
Recently disbursed IMF funding will only help the Sisi regime and entrench its rule.
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Jul 03, 2020
Interviews with political appointees at the Pentagon raise fears of another purge.
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Jul 03, 2020
This week's constitutional referendum gives the long-serving president the veneer of legitimacy needed to hold on to power through 2036.
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Jul 03, 2020
Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.
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Jul 03, 2020
They swept the issue under the rug, and even Thomas Jefferson realized that civil war was inevitable before he died on July 4, 1826. But history could have taken a different direction, some historians say.
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Jul 03, 2020
A House letter calls the arrests of an Egyptian American human rights advocate's family a bid to "undermine" the U.S. judicial process.
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Jul 02, 2020
Well-meaning reforms are often blocked and rarely succeed. But there are ways to make them stick.
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Jul 02, 2020
Well-meaning reforms are often blocked and rarely succeed. But there are ways to make them stick.
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Jul 02, 2020
Taiwan's government is signaling its status as a regional beacon for democracy and human rights—in contrast to South Korea, which frames assistance to North Korean refugees as helping ethnic brethren.
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Jul 02, 2020
Annexation will raise their legal risk of being held accountable for human rights violations and war crimes.
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Jul 02, 2020
The Trump administration's crusade against the International Criminal Court is misguided and will harm long-term U.S. interests.
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Jul 02, 2020
Trump's so-called maximum pressure campaign has empowered hard-line figures in Tehran, marginalizing those eager to take the diplomatic route.
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Jul 02, 2020
Israel's West Bank land grab is off the table—for now.
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Jul 02, 2020
Aegis Ashore was more expensive than bargained for, but scrapping the program may come with its own costs.
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Jul 02, 2020
The world's two biggest internet markets are in conflict, as New Delhi finds a new arena for its skirmishes with Beijing.
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Jul 02, 2020
Trump is already threatening a veto over plans to rename Army bases named after Confederate generals.
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Jul 02, 2020
The White House wants fired National Security Council aide Rich Higgins hired for a senior Defense position.
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Jul 02, 2020
Months of isolation and governments grappling with other crises could lead to a rise in attacks.
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Jul 02, 2020
As more information comes to light on the Russian bounty case, the White House provides its version of events.
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Jul 01, 2020
By silencing Hong Kong, the Chinese Communist Party shows it prioritizes ideology over pragmatism.
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Jul 01, 2020
Hindu nationalism has helped spread a distinct brand of anti-Islam around the world, and famously multicultural Canada may have a problem on its hands.
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Jul 01, 2020
Putin is replicating his success in Syria in a new theater of conflict—and part of his plan is to hurt American interests once again.
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Jul 01, 2020
Populists came to power peddling political fantasies—but the coronavirus has broken the fever.
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Jul 01, 2020
How the physical environment affects our experience of difference.
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Jul 01, 2020
Unit 29155 of the GRU is behind plenty of Russia's high-profile misadventures abroad—and now, apparently, the bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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Jul 01, 2020
With Afghanistan again facing a political crisis, Mohammed Najibullah's tarnished memory is being rehabilitated by some. But the crimes of the last Soviet-supported president, who was killed by the Taliban, are hardly forgotten.
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Jul 01, 2020
Rising extremist violence in the country's oil-rich north threatens stability in southern Africa—and requires a coordinated response.
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Jul 01, 2020
Ethnic minorities are being targeted by family planning departments as reproduction restrictions loosen on Han Chinese.
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Jul 01, 2020
The Turkish president wants to turn Istanbul's Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Destroying its dual Orthodox-Islamic heritage would be a blow to religious pluralism and tolerance.
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Jul 01, 2020
The Assad regime is cracking under the pressure of stalemate—just like the State Department planned.
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Jul 01, 2020
As Hong Kong's authorities mark the 23rd anniversary of the British handover, China's new national security law has sparked fear—and protests—across the territory.
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Jun 30, 2020
Annexation of the West Bank would cement a one-state reality on the ground, enshrining Israeli rights over Palestinians.
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Jun 30, 2020
With Trump's re-election prospects up in the air, a heated U.N. meeting on Iran shows world power's fading fear of confronting U.S.
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Jun 30, 2020
It's another battle between centrists and progressives that could have big implications for U.S. foreign policy, especially on Israel.
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Jun 30, 2020
China has swung toward natalist policies for the majority while forcibly sterilizing ethnic minorities.
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Jun 30, 2020
A "C-3" of Canada, Australia, and the U.K. is the right group to stand up to authoritarian aggression.
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Jun 30, 2020
The left says it's U.S. arrogance. The right says it's Chinese malevolence. Both are wrong.
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Jun 30, 2020
Benny Gantz told U.S. negotiators that a July 1 date to begin annexing parts of the West Bank is not "sacred." Netanyahu has dismissed the comment.
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Jun 30, 2020
From the Berlin Wall to Confederate monuments, destroying a historic marker means destroying a learning opportunity.
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Jun 29, 2020
Despite the government's anti-immigration rhetoric, many Polish businesses rely on workers from other parts of Eastern Europe. But lockdown measures and border closures have caused many migrants to return home.
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Jun 29, 2020
Attacks on cell phone towers are merely the latest evidence that virtual disinformation is leading to actual violence.
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Jun 29, 2020
Looking to reinvigorate support at home, Modi could pick a fight with his country's traditional enemy.
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Jun 29, 2020
Nationalists need to yell on a global stage for their careers' sake.
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Jun 29, 2020
The White House is giving in to bipartisan demands for a briefing after U.S. intelligence reporting leaked to several outlets.
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Jun 29, 2020
A Chinese Canadian researcher's breakthrough could have saved thousands of lives.
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Jun 29, 2020
New Delhi risks responding to a deadly border skirmish by making its economy more insular. Few things would benefit Beijing more.
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Jun 29, 2020
As press freedom declines globally, the United States must reckon with its own diminishment.
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Jun 29, 2020
Meet Park Sang-hak, the North Korean defector and activist who could spark another round of "fire and fury."
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Jun 29, 2020
With the number of coronavirus infections rising across the United States, it's too soon to tell whether the death toll will rise along with it.
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Jun 27, 2020
President Andrzej Duda is locked in a surprisingly close race with Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. Their rivalry is the latest battle between the country's poorer and more religious rural regions and its wealthier, socially-liberal cities.
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Jun 27, 2020
Megha Majumdar's bestselling novel "A Burning" begins with a train in flames. But what really gets torched is the Indian Dream.
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Jun 27, 2020
China was winning over the innermost circle of U.S. allies. Now it's driving them away.
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Jun 27, 2020
Bias against individuals with disabilities is influencing lockdown easing, Kenya is heading for dictatorship, and the Trump administration is hurting Western unity in the Balkans.
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Jun 27, 2020
An important new book details the carefully calculated rise of a modern-day tsar.
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Jun 26, 2020
With support services limited by the coronavirus, refugee children are turning to black markets for survival.
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Jun 26, 2020
The move comes after the last senior official overseeing the defense industry's response to the coronavirus pandemic was fired.
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Jun 26, 2020
Ethiopian officials say they will start filling Africa's largest hydroelectric dam next month, but they haven't reached a deal with the countries downstream.
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Jun 26, 2020
Iran's new speaker of parliament is widely known for being a crook—but a loyal one.
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Jun 26, 2020
The handover of municipal services to military officers makes clear how the president wants to wield power.
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Jun 26, 2020
Some Arab countries now value good relations with Israel over the Palestinian cause—and not just for strategic reasons.
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Jun 26, 2020
The Chinese Communist Party crushes demonstrations—and with it shuts off change.
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Jun 26, 2020
Beleaguered by regional tensions, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic woes, Tehran could use anti-Israel sentiment to restore its reputation.
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Jun 26, 2020
The controversial former national security advisor left his mark in Washington—especially on nuclear arms deals and Iran.
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Jun 26, 2020
Washington speaks of deterrence when it comes to Pyongyang, but Kim would never strike unless attacked first.
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Jun 26, 2020
Serbia's president consolidates his control as Belgrade edges toward autocracy.
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Jun 26, 2020
India was already uneasy with China. Now it's furious
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Jun 26, 2020
Part 2: FP Analytics examines evolving government data collection practices and how AI is making this collection more efficient and ubiquitous.
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Jun 26, 2020
Faced with growing cases nationwide, the White House coronavirus task force will host its first public briefing in over seven weeks.
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Jun 26, 2020
A recent diplomatic spat reveals that Moscow still treats its democratic neighbor as a subservient satellite state.
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Jun 25, 2020
The coronavirus and lockdowns have worsened the region's economic divides—and set the stage for more political upheaval.
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Jun 25, 2020
A new video tries to make spying for the United States attractive for today's youth—but cuts some corners along the way.
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Jun 25, 2020
The real revelation of the former national security advisor's memoir is that he placed Israeli and Saudi interests ahead of America's—by successfully undermining any U.S. diplomatic efforts with Iran.
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Jun 25, 2020
A new report warns that 120 million children in South Asia could fall into poverty this year because of lockdowns—and tens of thousands could die from disease.
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Jun 25, 2020
EU officials speak increasingly of Beijing as a rival, not a partner. But unlike Trump, they don't yet want a divorce.
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Jun 25, 2020
Trump's suspension of visas will only prolong the recession. Here's how to reform them instead.
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Jun 25, 2020
Ableism has pervaded the failed response to the coronavirus.
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Jun 25, 2020
Diplomats and former Pentagon officials are concerned about the knock-on effects of reducing the U.S. military footprint in Germany.
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Jun 25, 2020
Administration officials say they are tired of regular efforts by Capitol Hill to review arms exports to Saudi Arabia and other nations.
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Jun 25, 2020
One of the greatest achievements of U.S. foreign policy has been targeted by a vicious disinformation campaign.
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Jun 25, 2020
Members of Congress fear Beijing could use the facility for espionage and economic warfare. But the Trump administration is set to let it move forward.
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Jun 25, 2020
Ali Babacan promises he's ready to take down Erdogan—but he might leave everything else in place.
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Jun 25, 2020
The one-week referendum has citizens vote yes or no on a whole set of amendments, including one to restart the president's term limit clock.
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Jun 24, 2020
The former national security advisor wrote a book about an ignorant president—but refuses to learn anything himself.
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Jun 24, 2020
Contradictions over the status of the U.S.-China trade deal show that the White House isn't unified in its approach toward Beijing—even amid the pandemic.
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Jun 24, 2020
The Trump administration is hosting Balkans leaders this week to culminate a peace process that's gone wrong from the start.
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Jun 24, 2020
The furor over police abuse of Black communities is raising new questions about the original sin of America's Founding Fathers.
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Jun 24, 2020
The United States has spent decades training foreign nations to build community and capacity—it's time to apply those lessons at home.
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Jun 24, 2020
U.N. agencies have submitted themselves to government control and approval. Donors must demand higher humanitarian standards or send their money through other channels.
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Jun 24, 2020
Why Bolton will be one of the most negative influences on U.S. security policy for decades to come.
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