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Foreign Policy
Aug 20, 2025

Can India and the U.S. Repair Their Relationship?
Trump's 50 percent tariffs don't need to burn the bridge.

Foreign Policy
Aug 20, 2025

Is Ukraine the Future of Asia?
Washington's switch to accommodating Moscow's geopolitical goals sends an ominous signal.

Foreign Policy
Aug 20, 2025

Congo's Peace Negotiations Fall Through
As Qatari-brokered talks are suspended, fighting is intensifying in eastern Congo.

Foreign Policy
Aug 20, 2025

Why the Nuclear Taboo Is Stronger Than Ever
Fears of proliferation and the crumbling of an earlier nuclear order could actually be accelerating international norm-building.

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

A Guide to Censorship in China
Strange processes determine what does—or doesn't—get published.

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

Israel Weighs Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
Hamas has accepted a cease-fire proposal, putting the ball in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's court.

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

China Is Worried About Dollar-Backed Stablecoins
Beijing is speeding up plans to create systems it can monitor.

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

World Leaders Debrief Trump's Meetings With Zelensky and Putin
Roughly three dozen world leaders gathered virtually to discuss a path to ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

7 Lingering Questions After the Trump Ukraine Summit
After a flurry of diplomacy, what was actually agreed to?

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

Why Steve Witkoff Is Trump's Master of Disaster
The helpless envoy embodies everything that is dysfunctional about current U.S. foreign policy.

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

Russia and Ukraine Are as Far Apart as Ever
Despite Trump's efforts, negotiation will only come when both parties believe their interests are better served by talking than fighting.

Foreign Policy
Aug 19, 2025

Trump Has No Idea How to Do Diplomacy
Even when he's partly right, he's wrong.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

China Can't Unify Its Own Markets
Local leaders are driving an economic race to the bottom.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

Trump Hosts Major Ukraine-Europe Summit on Russia-Ukraine War
U.S. and European leaders met to discuss security guarantees and whether to push for a cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

Trump, Zelensky Strike Optimistic Tone at White House Talks
U.S. and European leaders met to discuss security guarantees and whether to push for a cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

How Much of Ukraine Does Russia Control?
The situation remains challenging along the 600-mile front line.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

Key Takeaways From Trump's Meeting With Zelensky
Less fireworks in the White House, but no definitive outcomes just yet.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

Did Putin Play Trump at the Alaska Summit?
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a former CIA analyst focused on Russia, explains in this FP Live clip.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

Grading Trump's Ukraine Diplomacy
Key takeaways from a spate of high-level meetings in Alaska and Washington.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

How Europe Can Pressure Putin—Without Trump
Now that Trump appears to have sworn off additional economic sanctions to push Russia into a cease-fire, Europe may have to go it alone.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

To Get Peace in Ukraine, Trump Should Play the Nuclear Card
The White House needs to learn from the Kremlin's success with nuclear blackmail

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

A Brief History of Trump's Tumultuous History With Zelensky
Here are some of the two leaders' most turbulent moments to date.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

A Brief History of Trump's Tumultuous Relationship With Zelensky
Here are some of the two leaders' most turbulent moments to date.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

Who Zelensky Is Bringing to Washington—and Why
Several European leaders will accompany the Ukrainian president as he makes his case to Trump.

Foreign Policy
Aug 18, 2025

How Disastrous Was the Trump-Putin Meeting?
The Europeans are coming to Washington in an attempt to salvage Ukraine's position.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Trump's Putin Gambit Failed—but Maybe It Was Still Worth Trying
Successful diplomacy of any kind requires some kind of high-stakes compromise.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

‘There's No Deal Until There's a Deal'
Read Trump and Putin's remarks after their pivotal meeting in Alaska.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Trump Gives Putin a First-Rate Welcome at Alaska Summit
The U.S. president welcomed his Russian counterpart to their Ukraine war summit with bonhomie.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Putin in Alaska
The U.S. president welcomed his Russian counterpart to their Ukraine war summit with bonhomie.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Russia's Lavrov Wears USSR Sweatshirt to Trump-Putin Summit
The foreign minister wasn't subtle about his Soviet nostalgia.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

When Will World War II End in Japan?
Silence on the official history of 1939 to 1945 has led to a flowering of creative interpretations.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Fears of a Fragile World
From the Habsburgs to modern Washington, anxiety underlies empire.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

China Is Still Afraid of Losing World War II
In the long Asian wars, being the victor in 1945 meant little.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

How the Louvre Made France
For centuries, French leaders have used the iconic museum to cement their place in the world. Macron is no different.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Who's With Trump in Alaska
The U.S. president's entourage has some surprising inclusions and exclusions.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

How Europe's Future Hinges on Defense
Jared Cohen: "Without economic growth, you start to evaporate geopolitically."

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

India Won't Abandon Russia
Despite the high cost of Trump's secondary tariffs, New Delhi has compelling reasons to keep Moscow close.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

The Time for a Paradigm Shift Is Now
Former Iranian foreign minister outlines path for diplomacy.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Javad Zarif: The Time for a Paradigm Shift Is Now
Former Iranian foreign minister outlines path for diplomacy.

Foreign Policy
Aug 15, 2025

Haiti Taps New Interim Leader
The country avoided a gang-backed government takeover last week, but security remains tenuous.

Foreign Policy
Aug 14, 2025

What Trump and Putin Want From the Alaska Summit
And what they're likely to get.

Foreign Policy
Aug 14, 2025

Smotrich Seeks Major Israeli Settlement Expansion in the West Bank
The Israeli finance minister said the move aims to bury efforts to establish a Palestinian state.

Foreign Policy
Aug 14, 2025

Can Turkey Deliver on Its Armament Ambitions?
Despite the hype, much of Ankara's new military technology remains in development and untested.

Foreign Policy
Aug 14, 2025

Trump's State Department Cuts Are a Self-Inflicted Wound
The reforms were more about making headlines than strengthening U.S. diplomacy.

Foreign Policy
Aug 14, 2025

Only Trump Can Save Israel from Its Own Government
Netanyahu's plan to seize Gaza is a catastrophe for all.

Foreign Policy
Aug 14, 2025

The Trump-Putin Summit Could Actually Be Helpful
There are scenarios in which the meeting might act as a bridge to a peace process.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

The Past U.S. Presidents Who Met Putin
And what their experiences can tell us about how the Alaska summit might unfold.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

Is This Modi's Moment of Reckoning?
From Trump's tariffs to domestic political headaches, challenges converge for the Indian leader.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

Netanyahu Revives Call for Gazans to Voluntarily Migrate to Other Countries
But critics warn that a large-scale relocation effort could violate international law.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

How Putin Tricked Trump
The Alaska summit has been designed to play to the U.S. president's pro-Russian impulses.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

Trump's Trade Tactics Come for Chip Controls
With tariffs on one side and shakedowns on the other, the U.S. president is upending years of China consensus.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

Not Unprecedented but Unprincipled
Whatever Trump does, his Alaska summit is already a win for Putin and a loss for Europe.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

China Can Help Trump and Putin End the War in Ukraine
Seven-party talks in Beijing leading to a U.N.-backed peacekeeping force could help secure peace.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

India Is Struggling to Figure Out Trump
India's government is reeling from U.S. policy shifts—and trying to determine what they mean.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

Beware Europe's Military Bridges to Nowhere
NATO's new spending targets raise questions about the reality of Europe's military buildup.

Foreign Policy
Aug 13, 2025

Netanyahu Is Getting What He Wants
International condemnation is not a problem as long as the Israeli government's long-term objectives are advanced.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

Europe Urges Trump Not to Cave to Putin's Demands
Brussels is worried that Friday's summit in Alaska will sideline Ukraine and undermine Europe's security.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

A New Chapter in the U.S.-China Chip Trade
Nvidia and AMD show how deals get done in Trump's Washington.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

The Battle Inside Russia's Elite
As wealthy Russians maneuver to shift blame for the costs of Moscow's war, Washington can subtly shift their incentives.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

Trump Won't Find a Nobel Peace Prize in Pyongyang
The Korean Peninsula is far more dangerous than in 2019.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

Can UNESCO Accommodate Both Preservation and Human Rights?
Mass evictions and violence at World Heritage Sites around the world have sparked backlash against the U.N. body.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

The Risks of the Trump-Putin Summit
Experts weigh in on what they're watching for in Alaska.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

How to Navigate Trump's Tariffs
Economist Dani Rodrik on what a new global trade order could look like.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

A Lifeline for Global Development Is Under Threat
Trump's remittance tax will hurt migrants—and incentivize emigration.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

Trump's AI Action Plan Is at War With Itself
A self-contradictory mix of U.S. policies may already be stimulating Chinese AI.

Foreign Policy
Aug 12, 2025

Why Texas's Power Grab Is So Dangerous
Yes, congressional redistricting has always been contentious, but this instance of gerrymandering risks overwhelming the system.

Foreign Policy
Aug 11, 2025

Israel Escalates Its Military Offensive in Gaza City
It remains unclear what an occupation of the city might look like or how long it may last.

Foreign Policy
Aug 11, 2025

America's Military Runs on Chinese Rare Earths
But the Pentagon is hoping it can change that.

Foreign Policy
Aug 11, 2025

Is Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU Bid Worth It?
Bosnian politicians are undermining pluralism and democracy under the guise of EU accession. It's time to end the charade.

Foreign Policy
Aug 11, 2025

The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming
Both countries' strategic calculus suggests it will be even more violent.

Foreign Policy
Aug 11, 2025

What Was the Tipping Point on Gaza?
After almost two years of war, Israel is feeling the growing weight of governmental opprobrium.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

Armenia, Azerbaijan Sign Historic Deal to Help Settle Nagorno-Karabakh Feud
By establishing U.S. oversight of the Zangezur corridor, the White House bolsters its influence in the region.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

Are Tariffs the American Brexit?
How Trump's trade policy will harm the U.S. economy.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

Gaza's Hunger Crisis, Explained
Everything we know—and don't know—about what's really happening on the ground.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Aug. 2: Trump slaps new tariffs on India, Bolsonaro is placed under house arrest, and Japan faces scorching heat.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

Japan's Peace Movement Braces for an Age of Nuclear Proliferation
Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are slowly fading.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

No Need for Hoarding
Trump's tariffs will cause problems but not widespread shortages.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

The West's Turn Against Israel
Germany halts arms exports as more countries mark a shift in opinion on Israel's offensive in Gaza.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

Why Everyone in Washington Is a ‘Realist' Now
What's emerging is not yet a new consensus. But neither is it as incoherent as current rhetoric would have you believe.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

With Territory Comes Torment
History offers painful lessons for Trump's expansionist desires.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

The Political Giant the West Forgot
Kwame Nkrumah's life demonstrates that the end of colonial rule in Africa is central to modern history.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

The ICC's Arrest Warrants Against Taliban Leaders Are Historic
The top court's decision sets a clear precedent that persecuting LGBTQ people is a crime against humanity.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

The Dreamers and Cynics of the New Turkey
A renowned director quietly probes life under Erdogan.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

Trump's State Department Reforms Are Necessary
These changes are a first step toward reorienting the institution for today's geopolitical challenges

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

Myanmar's Election Has China's Fingerprints All Over It
The planned December vote won't be democratic, but it could dislodge a key junta leader from power.

Foreign Policy
Aug 08, 2025

El Salvador's Latest Regression Met With Silence From Watchdog
The Organization of American States is experiencing a chilling effect under Trump.

Foreign Policy
Aug 07, 2025

Trump's Mr. Fix It Goes to Moscow
How much has U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff actually fixed?

Foreign Policy
Aug 07, 2025

Trump's Tariffs Take Effect Worldwide
The measures have spiked U.S. import taxes to the highest level since the Great Depression.

Foreign Policy
Aug 07, 2025

Iran's Taps Are Nearly Empty
After five straight years of drought, the country is running dry.

Foreign Policy
Aug 07, 2025

Meet the New Middle East, Same as the Old Middle East
Everything has changed in the region, and nothing is different.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

The U.S.-India Trade Spat Boils Over
With Trump imposing an additional 25 percent tariff, New Delhi faces some difficult choices.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

U.S. Sanctions on Russia Still Loom After Putin-Witkoff Meeting
Yet experts suggest that Moscow won't bow to the White House's threats.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

Putin-Witkoff Talks Fail to Stop Future U.S. Sanctions on Russia
Yet experts suggest that Moscow won't bow to the White House's threats.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

Why Recognizing Palestine Is Meaningless or Even Harmful
Recent announcements by France, Britain, and Canada are mostly performative.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

Trump Piles the Pressure on Putin
So far, it's more signals than sanctions.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

Russia's Submarine Plans Are Bad News for the West
Moscow can challenge foreign navies under the waves.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

Thai-Cambodia Cease-Fire Is Dangerously Weak on the Ground
Both sides are building up further firepower along the border.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

How Will U.S. Democracy Recover After Trump?
Poland and Brazil offer lessons for rebuilding in the wake of illiberal leaders.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

The Mother of All Currency Crises Is on the Horizon
Think the 1990s Asian economic crisis—just on a far larger scale.

Foreign Policy
Aug 06, 2025

How Trump Lost the War on Climate—to China
In this critical decade, Washington is ceding the field entirely.

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