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Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

U.N. Blacklists Israel, Russia for Sexual Violence in Conflict
Both countries have refuted the allegations and accused the agency of bias.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

What Iran Stands to Gain From a Truce Deal With the United States
U.S. concessions could include the unfreezing of assets and unsanctioning of oil.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

As Trade Talks Begin, U.S.-Mexico Ties Falter
Bilateral relations have reached a breaking point at a crucial moment for the USMCA.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

What Magyar Means for MAGA
Mellower European populists have killed some Republicans' dreams of a far-right alliance.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

The Dollar Was—and Remains—an Accident
As a new book shows, the dollar isn't really the United States' currency, but a 500-year-old relic.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

Authoritarian Transformation in Istanbul's Old City
Two new books seek to capture the changing reality of Turkey and the world.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of May 23: The U.S. strikes Iran, European countries summon Russian diplomats, and the WHO calls for a cease-fire in Congo.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

Syria Wants to Replace the Strait of Hormuz
The country hopes to fund its reconstruction by serving as the Middle East's new transit and logistics hub.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

Of Course It's a War
Trump's legal evasion regarding Iran reveals the rotten state of constitutional war powers.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

What's Behind the EU-Mexico Trade Deal?
With USMCA on ice, Mexico City is looking across the Atlantic for new partners.

Foreign Policy
May 29, 2026

Don't Count the Quad Out
A more modest agenda is also more credible.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Groundhog Day: Iran War Edition
It's an open question if negotiators can break the repetitive cycle engulfing the war.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Tentative U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Extension Deal Awaits Trump's Approval
Tehran's leadership has also not publicly signed off on the agreement yet.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

No Commodity Is Safe From the Iran War
From Diet Coke to condoms, the world's supply chains have faced surprising downstream disruptions.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

The Iran War Has Only Worsened Sudan's Conflict
The country is uniquely vulnerable to regional shocks.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Erdogan Is Forcibly Designing His Own Opposition
Turkey is moving from repressing the opposition to reshaping it.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Cubans Abandon the American Dream
As conditions on the island worsen, people are leaving—just not for the United States.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Bibi's Manichean Politics
Over three decades, Netanyahu's pivot to divisive electioneering has paid off.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

The Madman Strikes Back
Nixon's theory on the power of unpredictability didn't account for an actual madman adversary.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Friedrich Merz Doesn't Understand the EU
Germany's chancellor keeps complaining about the source of the continent's power.

Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Trump Should Just Admit He Screwed Up
The Iran war was obviously a mistake. Why not say so?

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

Can the U.S. End Nigeria's Insurgency?
Despite recent successful strikes, experts doubt the campaign's long-term success.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

Trump Accuses Iran of Stalling Peace Talks
At the same time, the White House is optimistic that a deal to end the war is in reach.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

Trump Is Making NATO Stronger, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Says
He also said NATO allies should "take their part" in the Iran war.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

Rubio's Visit Won't Assuage India
Repairing Trump's damage to bilateral ties will require more than a charm offensive.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

China Needs North Korea on Its Side
A Xi visit to Pyongyang is likely soon, after a seven-year gap.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

China Needs North Korea on Side
A Xi visit to Pyongyang is likely soon, after a seven-year gap.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

Inside the Struggle to Build an Iranian Opposition
A new group is trying to create what its predecessors could not: an effective democratic force for Iran.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

On AI, It's the Pope vs. Trump
The Vatican has made a frontal challenge to the Trump administration's approach to technology.

Foreign Policy
May 27, 2026

Indonesia's Dive Into Economic Nationalism
A messy rollout looks set to disrupt global commodity markets.

Foreign Policy
May 26, 2026

Trump Is Treating Taiwan Like Collateral
The pause of a $14 billion arms package raises concerns about U.S. support for Taipei.

Foreign Policy
May 26, 2026

U.S. Launches ‘Self-Defense' Strikes on Iran
Still, Washington insists that it is committed to peace talks with Tehran.

Foreign Policy
May 26, 2026

The Iran War Has Remade the Gulf
The region knows that Iran won the war—and is hedging its bets as a result.

Foreign Policy
May 26, 2026

Xi Ascendant
Trump's Beijing trip shows that the wind is blowing in China's direction.

Foreign Policy
May 26, 2026

Why the U.S. Should Wind Down Military Aid to Israel
Washington should no longer be liable for Israeli misdeeds.

Foreign Policy
May 25, 2026

What to Make of Morocco's Most Famous Anti-Colonial Hero?
A century later, the meaning of Abd el-Karim and the Rif Rebellion is still up for grabs.

Foreign Policy
May 25, 2026

Europe Is Slowly Getting Ready to Ditch America
Trump's bad bargains have shaken a complacent continent.

Foreign Policy
May 25, 2026

The Political Truths of Literary Friendship
The private letters of famed literary critic Harold Bloom offer an ethical guide for politics.

Foreign Policy
May 25, 2026

‘One man, one vote'? Maybe Not in Trump's America
A recent Supreme Court decision threatens a core democratic principle.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

Trump's About-Face on U.S. Troops in Poland Mystifies Allies
The abrupt policy reversal leaves NATO allies wondering to what extent the United States will defend Europe.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

What the U.S. Should Have Learned From Past Ebola Outbreaks
The West's shortsightedness in Africa is more apparent than ever.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

‘The Boys' Turned Superhero Satire Against American Politics
The series has been the most on-the-nose fictional take on Trumpism so far.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

The Book About the U.S. Military That Everyone Should Be Reading Now
Kori Schake's ‘The State and the Soldier' is the discussion on civilian control of the military that this moment requires.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

‘Atropia' Takes on the War on Terror
For a movie set 20 years ago, it has a surprising amount to say about today's wars in the Middle East.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

The Next Pandemic Will Come From a Conflict Zone
The latest Ebola outbreak underscores a central flaw with the global preparedness model.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

Xi's Flurry of Post-Trump Diplomacy
The Chinese president may be preparing for a rare and momentous trip to Pyongyang.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

China's Fallen Generals Are Getting Unexpectedly Harsh Punishments
Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising the floor for punishing purge targets.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

Is the United States on the Verge of Military Intervention in Cuba?
Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

No Limits, No Good Options
Putin's visit to China shows that Russia is getting sucked deeper into a profoundly unequal relationship.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

Violence Looms Over Colombia's Election
Three presidential candidates lead the field ahead of a first-round vote.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

Geopolitical Chaos is Wrecking Pandemic Agreements
U.S. dysfunction is undercutting attempts at equality.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

How the West Misreads Modi's Success
India may be less liberal now, but it remains democratic.

Foreign Policy
May 22, 2026

Why the Quad Was Doomed From the Start
The Philippines has replaced India in Washington's security calculus on China.

Foreign Policy
May 21, 2026

Trump Hasn't Given Up on Greenland
And America's NATO allies are still on edge about it.

Foreign Policy
May 21, 2026

Israeli Minister's Taunting of Detained Flotilla Activists Sparks Foreign Backlash
Foreign leaders and Israeli officials are condemning Itamar Ben-Gvir's treatment of Global Sumud Flotilla activists.

Foreign Policy
May 21, 2026

Georgia's Dogs Are Disappearing
A botched government program has become a PR disaster.

Foreign Policy
May 21, 2026

No, Russia's Economy Is Not About to Collapse
The war with Ukraine has slowed growth, but Moscow remains stable.

Foreign Policy
May 21, 2026

Donald Trump's War on Tourism
Turned off by U.S. policies and border practices, foreign visitors are going elsewhere.

Foreign Policy
May 21, 2026

The Calls for a U.S. War on Cuba Are Getting Louder
Florida Republicans want Trump to seize indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

Pakistan's High-Wire Act Gets Riskier
The country has sent troops and arms to Saudi Arabia at a delicate moment in the Iran war.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

Ukraine and Russia Are Souring on U.S. Negotiations
The two nations, seemingly frustrated by the United States as a mediator, are sizing up alternatives.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

Mass Protests Plunge Bolivia Into Political Upheaval
The United States has called the weekslong crisis an "ongoing coup d'état."

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

Trump's War Is Wrecking Trump's Economy
Inflation is rising and fault lines are widening on disruptions from history's biggest energy shock.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

Mali Strikes Rebel-Held Kidal as Insurgency Worsens
How long can the country—and the Sahel's other junta-led governments—hold on?

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

The UAE's Syrian Gambit
To thwart competitors and secure new transport corridors, Abu Dhabi has set its sights on Damascus.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

What Are U.S. Military Dollars Buying in Egypt?
Israel is not the only relationship that deserves scrutiny from Congress.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

Eurovision's Troubles Mask a Deeper Problem
It's not just the song contest that's at risk of breaking up.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

The Doublespeak of Lebanon's Other Shiite Leader
Hezbollah's fate will be decided by the Amal Movement's calculations about its own future.

Foreign Policy
May 20, 2026

Why Were Shots Fired in the Philippines Senate?
The gunfight is the latest twist in a power struggle between two dynasties.

Foreign Policy
May 19, 2026

Why China Is Cracking Down on Elite Education
The campaign is motivated by corruption concerns and an old-fashioned egalitarianism.

Foreign Policy
May 19, 2026

What Does Putin Want From Xi?
Russia seeks to resolve several trade issues during this week's summit. But China holds the cards.

Foreign Policy
May 19, 2026

Washington Might Be Ready to Bargain With Beijing
The United States may be accepting the reality of Chinese power.

Foreign Policy
May 19, 2026

Can Armenia's Democracy Prevail?
Unconditional Western support for the incumbent prime minister could backfire.

Foreign Policy
May 19, 2026

Three Concrete Steps to Advance Palestinian Freedom
Legal reform and structural change may lack flair, but they can improve the situation on the ground.

Foreign Policy
May 19, 2026

The World Keeps Asking Iran the Wrong Question
Even before the Islamic Republic, the country has always wanted the same thing.

Foreign Policy
May 19, 2026

The Myth of Zero Enrichment
Tehran regards Washington's demand as tantamount to unconditional surrender, but there may yet be a way forward.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

What Happened When Trump Met Xi
Historian Rana Mitter on the new balance of power between Washington and Beijing.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

G-7 Finance Ministers Discuss Economic Fallout of Iran War
Rising oil prices and growing bond market volatility have raised fears of a global recession.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

Iran Is Winning the Vibe War
Disinformation experts need a new framework in the era of AI slop.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

Ukraine Has a New War Strategy—and It's Working
A year ago, the Ukrainian government decided to take the fight directly to Russia. It hasn't looked back since.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

Iran Could Be Trump's Greatest Failure
A lot of things have gone horribly wrong—and it's not over yet.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

The Gulf's African Aftershocks
How the Iran war is deepening proxy conflicts around the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

How California Politics Set the National Tone
Ronald Reagan honed his right-wing conservatism in the Golden State.

Foreign Policy
May 18, 2026

There Is a Solution to the Global Health Care Crisis
Cuts in foreign aid have been devastating. Countries have a window to step in and craft plans for success.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

CIA Director Ratcliffe's Trip to Havana
The United States is offering to turn Cuba's lights back on—for a price.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

A ‘Lord of the Flies' for Our Time
This is the perfect project for the creator of ‘Adolescence.'

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

The 156,000 and the 1.4 Billion
What Curaçao figured out about World Cup soccer that India still hasn't.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

War Is an International Crime. Why Does It Go Unpunished?
A sweeping legal history reveals how the international community failed to live up to the promises of Nuremberg.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

I Was the Russian Commander in a War Game. This Is How I Defeated NATO.
Decision paralysis and divisions among alliance members were easy to exploit.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

The Trump-Xi Summit Was Remarkably Banal
A more confident China is happy to downplay presidential visits.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

The Bureaucratic Tax on Africa Policy
How Washington bargains away its Africa strategy to other regions.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

Hungary's Power Shift Opens Door for EU Sanctions on Israel
Freed from Viktor Orban's veto, the bloc should expand its actions against Israeli encroachment in the West Bank.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

Trump's Lebanon Negotiations Are Breaking the Country
Rather than acting as a good-faith mediator, Trump is humiliating the Lebanese government.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

Argentina Has Milei Malaise
As wages in the country slump, so do the libertarian leader's ratings.

Foreign Policy
May 15, 2026

What Makes Trump's New Counterterrorism Strategy So Alarming
Most worrisome are the terrorist threats missing from the document.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2026

Talking (and Not Talking) Taiwan
A tale of two readouts.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2026

Day 1 of Beijing Summit Produces No Big Wins for Trump
From the Iran war to trade, the U.S. president failed to secure major concessions from his counterpart.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2026

Trump, Xi Hold High-Stakes Summit in Beijing
From the Iran war to trade, the U.S. president failed to secure major concessions from his counterpart.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2026

Israel's Lebanon Strategy Is Self-Defeating
A weakened state can't disarm Hezbollah.

Foreign Policy
May 14, 2026

What Happened in India's West Bengal?
The BJP decisively ousted longtime leaders in the state, but last-minute changes to the voter rolls have fueled allegations of foul play.

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