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Foreign Policy
Feb 17, 2025

Trump Is Rattling Europe's Far Right
The new U.S. president's agenda has been complicated for his ideological allies abroad.

Foreign Policy
Feb 17, 2025

Canada Tries to Break the Ice With Trump
A key Arctic initiative may be a way to mend relations.

Foreign Policy
Feb 17, 2025

The Islamic State Is Making a Comeback
A metastasizing threat will only remain localized for so long.

Foreign Policy
Feb 16, 2025

The Dangers of Presidential Impoundment
Nixon tried what Trump is planning—and it caused a constitutional crisis.

Foreign Policy
Feb 16, 2025

What Makes Trump's Tariffs Different This Time Around?
A guide to the history and future of U.S. protectionism.

Foreign Policy
Feb 15, 2025

Zelensky's Big Pitch to Munich
The Ukrainian president called for Europe to build an army.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Vance Delivers Rebuke on Immigration, Alleged Censorship
Situation Report covers the Munich Security Conference.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Vance, Zelensky Discuss U.S. Role in Future Peace Deal With Russia
Whereas Ukraine seeks greater U.S. security guarantees, the White House is hesitant to provide them.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Zelensky Seeks U.S. Security Guarantees at Munich
But Vice President J.D. Vance has mixed messaging on just how far the White House is willing to go.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Vance Leaves Europe Gobsmacked
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a rebuke on immigration and alleged censorship to a shocked Munich Security Conference.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

How Big Does Donald Trump Think Greenland Is?
Map projections may be key to understand a presidential obsession.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

And the Oscar for Darkest Documentary Goes to…
In a heavy year for the category, at least one nominee had our reviewer break down sobbing.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

The Only Viable Peace for Ukraine
Neutrality in exchange for occupied territory—with an ironclad Western defense guarantee if Russia attacks again—is the way forward.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Jubilation in Moscow Over Trump's Gifts to Putin
To the Kremlin and its supporters, fortune has finally turned Russia's way.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

A Brief History of Coffee and Colonialism
And why coffee prices are surging in commodity markets.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Feb. 8: Sudan's army advances on a key city, France and India co-host a summit, and Canadian officials plead with Washington.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

A Hopeful Pope Francis Won't Be Silenced
In his autobiography, the pontiff pleads for a world that no longer exists.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Health Is a Cornerstone of Global Security
Without it, inequality is exacerbated and political unrest spreads.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Germany's Pro-Israel Policy Must End
The country's desire to atone for historical atrocities threatens to make it complicit in new ones.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Colombia's Cabinet Implodes
The crisis is the latest setback for the Latin American left.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

The Last China Hand
Jerry Cohen has spent a lifetime trying to understand the People's Republic.

Foreign Policy
Feb 14, 2025

Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check
Foreign Policy's guide to the global state of (televised) romance.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

AI Is Infiltrating the U.S. Government
Trump's actions are a distraction from the main order of business: the pursuit of fantastic profit through a surging industry.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

Trump Unveils Sweeping Reciprocal Tariff Plan
U.S. officials will set tariff rates in the coming months, with sweeping ramifications for global trade.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

Trump Unveils Plan to Levy Reciprocal Tariffs on U.S. Allies, Competitors
U.S. officials will set tariff rates in the coming months, with sweeping ramifications for global trade.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

Trump Is Poised to Dominate Conversation in Munich
Situation Report previews the Munich Security Conference.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

What Happens When Leaders Try to Dictate Art?
Trump's absurd Kennedy Center takeover is a dangerous step.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

Munich Braces for Team Trump
The U.S. president isn't attending the Munich Security Conference himself, but he's poised to dominate the conversation nonetheless.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

NATO Can Help Tackle the U.S. Border Crisis
A shared security challenge is a chance for the alliance to shine.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

The Case for Optimism on Trump's Latin America Focus
Former U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson says she's "hopeful" but warns against a "blanket stop" on aid to the region.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

Italy Is Trump's New Bridge to Europe
Giorgia Meloni wants to be Europe's top transatlantic leader for the Trump era.

Foreign Policy
Feb 13, 2025

The Global South, Not Europe, Should Play Peacekeeper in Ukraine
A peace deal will require boots on the ground. To avoid escalation, neutral countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America should provide troops—rather than the EU.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Hegseth Places Onus of Ukraine's Security on Europe
The U.S. defense secretary rules out U.S.-provided peacekeeping troops in Kyiv.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Modi Arrives in Washington
The Indian leader's trip comes on the heels of an electoral boost for his party back home.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Is the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal All Talk?
Kyiv may have the critical minerals, but that's just one part of the equation.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Foreign Autocrats Are Exploiting Trump's Chaos
Spending cuts in Washington are creating openings for repressive regimes.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Victory in Delhi Gives BJP a Boost
Modi arrives in Washington to meet Trump as an especially confident leader.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Hegseth Rules Out U.S. Peacekeeping in Ukraine
The Trump administration has placed the onus of Kyiv's security on Europe to allow Washington to shift its focus toward China.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Trump's Trade Wars Are Self-Defeating
The economic own goals are bad. The strategic backfires are worse.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Why Is the World So Polarized on Gaza?
The answer might be linked to race and colonization, explains author Pankaj Mishra, speaking on FP Live.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Does Europe Need the Draft?
Trump and Putin are causing a rethink over conscription policies.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

America Is Its Own Worst Enemy
It's not unprecedented for a powerful country to simply shoot itself in the foot.

Foreign Policy
Feb 12, 2025

Trump vs. South Africa
U.S. government escalates feud with Pretoria by cutting aid and offering refugee status to Afrikaners.

Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2025

DOGE Is Hacking America
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history.

Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2025

Jordan's King Abdullah Talks Gaza With Trump
The king reiterated his opposition to the U.S. president's proposal but offered vague answers on how best to help Palestinians in the territory.

Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2025

U.S.-Africa Policy Should Be Driven by Trade, Not Aid
Washington's focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement are the answer.

Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2025

What Trump's Steel Tariffs Mean for China
Beijing stands to lose indirect access to the U.S. market, but it will be hard to dent its heavy industry.

Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2025

Ukraine Needs a Peace of Inches, Not Miles
The only path forward is a series of small-scale, gradual agreements with Russia.

Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2025

Trump Accidentally Sowed Chaos at the Post Office
Closing the littlest loophole proved to have big consequences.

Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2025

Trump's Grand Bargain With Iran Shouldn't Abandon Its People
Trump has significant leverage to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran that also protects protesters.

Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2025

Trump to Impose Sweeping Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports
Further reciprocal tariffs are expected later this week.

Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2025

Pope Francis Is Ready to Take On MAGA
Trump's assault on immigrants and charity has no friend in the Vatican.

Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2025

Rwanda Keeps Getting Away With Sowing Chaos in Congo
Western powers are unwilling to hold Kigali accountable.

Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2025

Brazil's Slow-Burning Economic Crisis Might Be the U.S. Future
Fiscal discipline is easy to promise and hard to stick to.

Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2025

Attacking Government Workers Has Long Been a Presidential Pastime
Donald Trump's attempt to dismantle the federal bureaucracy is the latest in a string of efforts by both parties.

Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2025

South Korea Has More Leverage Over China Than You Think
The middle power has found a way to survive without bending the knee to Beijing.

Foreign Policy
Feb 09, 2025

What History Teaches Us About Today's Foreign-Policy Woes
Wisdom from decades past for a world of permanent crisis.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Ecuador Holds Election With Security Crisis on the Ballot
On Sunday, will the country embrace President Daniel Noboa's hard-line approach or vote for fresh solutions?

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

China Condemns U.S. ‘Coercion' Over Panama Canal
Panama maintains that U.S. President Donald Trump did not push the Latin American country to leave the Belt and Road Initiative.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

How Gaza Shattered the West's Mythology
The war has exposed post-World War II illusions of a common humanity.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

How Trump's Tariff Policy Will Shape the World
China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

America's Economic Warfare Is Sowing Its Own Demise
A new book provides insight into the unintended consequences of U.S. sanctions.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

The Novels We're Reading in February
From a British techno-dystopia to Berlin's underground.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

How Israel Deceived the U.S. and Built the Bomb
Newly declassified documents reveal how Israel operated under the noses of U.S. inspectors.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

The Best International Films at the Oscars
Find out why the frontrunner is so controversial—and why everything about Latvia's entry is a miracle.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Elon Musk Is America's Cecil Rhodes
It's not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

In Washington, Trump and Modi Could Build on Rapport
The two leaders' bonhomie will continue if the Indian prime minister makes accommodations on trade and illegal immigration.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Will Trump Make Gaza or Greenland the 51st State?
Another wild week in Washington calls into question long-standing U.S. alliances and policies.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Trump's Brinkmanship Is Changing Mexico
Claudia Sheinbaum emerged victorious from the week's tariff tussle, but her assumptions about the United States are shaken.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Trump's Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab
Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Why Trump's Return Spells Trouble for Sisi
Egypt's leader may have once been Trump's "favorite dictator," but Washington's latest demands threaten Cairo's interests.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Sudan's New Model for Aid Distribution
Rather than rely on other countries or international organizations, local communities have banded together.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Deference to Passports Puts Dissidents at Risk
Biometrics, already used in some border crossings, could help protect activists.

Foreign Policy
Feb 07, 2025

Britain's Machiavellian Answer for Trump
Why the British government tapped its "prince of darkness" as its new U.S. ambassador.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Trump Doubles Down on Gaza Displacement Idea
Legal experts and rights activists argue that the U.S. president's proposal would amount to ethnic cleansing.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Can India and China Turn the Corner?
Despite the recent thaw in tensions, the bilateral relationship is poised to remain tumultuous in 2025.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

What Israel Wants in Gaza
Israel's deputy foreign minister on the cease-fire, Trump's proposal, and more.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

What Trump's Gaza Plan Means for the World
FP asked 10 writers to respond to the U.S. president's shock announcement.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Netanyahu Remains Unpopular at Home—This Is How He Could Win a Coming Election
His party is pushing a bill that would suppress turnout among Arab-Israeli voters.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Trump's Real Estate Envoy to the Middle East
Steve Witkoff's lack of diplomatic experience is his greatest strength—and potentially his fatal weakness.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Trump's Real-Estate Envoy to the Middle East
Steve Witkoff's lack of diplomatic experience is his greatest strength—and potentially his fatal weakness.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Trump Has the Whole Global Trade System in His Sights
The U.S. president's ambitions for "reciprocity" aren't limited to China.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

The Big Questions Facing Trump's New Sovereign Wealth Fund
He isn't the first U.S. president to try to establish one, but the initiative faces several obstacles.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Trump's Plan for ‘Cleaning Out' Gaza Didn't Emerge in a Vacuum
The Biden administration armed, financed, and facilitated Gaza's destruction at every stage and refused to place serious constraints on Israel.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Why Egypt Is United in Opposing Trump's Gaza Plan
Sympathy for the Palestinian cause is widespread among citizens—while the government worries about new security threats and economic strain.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

The Arab World Sees Trump's Gaza Plan As a Declaration of War
A U.S. takeover and expulsion of Palestinians could lead to revolutions and regime collapse.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Criticizing Trump Isn't Enough. Arab Leaders Need a Counterproposal.
Reiterating calls for a two-state solution won't cut it. Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf states must put forward a serious plan for Gaza's reconstruction and demilitarization.

Foreign Policy
Feb 06, 2025

Did Biden Get China Right?
The administration aimed to outcompete China. Four years later, here's how it measured up.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Trump Is Behaving a Lot Like Beijing
The U.S. president's designs on Gaza and other territories mirror China's failed wolf warrior diplomacy.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Trump Returns to ‘Maximum Pressure' on Iran
The U.S. president signed a memo directing agencies to enforce existing sanctions on the country, but his statements suggest he's open to talks.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Palestinians Always Feared U.S. Complicity in Erasing Their Presence
Trump's Gaz-a-Lago fantasy proves he wants to dictate the region's future without consulting its people.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Trump's Gaza Proposal Prompts Global Shock, Condemnation
The United States seizing control of the Palestinian territory would reverse decades of U.S. Middle East policy.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

What Trump Really Wants in Gaza
His outlandish proposal is likely intended to pressure Arab leaders to pay for reconstruction and take responsibility for security.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

How to Assess Trump's Early Moves
On FP Live, three experts on three continents try to find the signal in the noise.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Uncertainty Reigns in Bangladesh
Six months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, the public is growing impatient with the interim government.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Can Trump Power an AI Boom?
DeepSeek has exposed just how uncertain future AI energy demand is.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Trump's Gaza Proposal is Less Original Than He Thinks
His ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza reflects the same disregard for Palestinian rights that has handicapped U.S. policy for decades.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

The Chaos at USAID, Explained
Experts warn that dissolving the agency would be a gift to U.S. adversaries.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Trump Is Motivating Islamist Extremists to Kill Americans
A U.S. occupation of Gaza will turbocharge terrorist recruitment and global anti-American violence.

Foreign Policy
Feb 05, 2025

Ethnic Cleansing Won't Make the Middle East Safer
Trump's proposed takeover of Gaza would derail recent Mideast peace agreements and unravel those signed decades ago.

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