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Who Has Free Speech?

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Foreign Affairs

Jacob Mchangama

Losing the Swing States

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Foreign Affairs

Richard Fontaine

The New African Order

The New African Order

As U.S. President Donald Trump dismantles the post-1945 liberal international order, some analysts insist that the disruption could be positive for...

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Foreign Affairs

Amaka Anku

The AI Grand Bargain

The AI Grand Bargain

The United States’ lead in artificial intelligence might seem unassailable. U.S. companies—Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI—are out in front...

23.10.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Ben Buchanan

Exorbitant Pillage

Exorbitant Pillage

The U.S. dollar has dominated the global economy for more than seven decades. Roughly 90 percent of foreign exchange transactions today involve the...

23.10.2025 2

Foreign Affairs

Lael Brainard

How Hunger Threatens Peace in Gaza

How Hunger Threatens Peace in Gaza

Among the many aims of the October 8 cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, flooding Gaza with humanitarian assistance ought to be one of the...

23.10.2025 2

Foreign Affairs

Jeremy Konyndyk

China Against China

China Against China

Thirteen years after Xi Jinping ascended to the top of China’s leadership hierarchy, observers in Washington remain deeply confused about how to...

23.10.2025 10

Foreign Affairs

Jonathan A. Czin

The Biggest Threat to the Gaza Deal

The Biggest Threat to the Gaza Deal

Among the many aims of the October 8 cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, flooding Gaza with humanitarian assistance ought to be one of the...

22.10.2025 10

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Jeremy Konyndyk

The China Model’s Fatal Flaw

The China Model’s Fatal Flaw

China’s role as the world’s factory—producing and exporting goods across the globe—has entered a new phase. In the past decade, China has made a...

21.10.2025 6

Foreign Affairs

Lizzi C. Lee

Taiwan Is Not for Sale

Taiwan Is Not for Sale

When U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the coming weeks and months—likely starting next week at the Asia-Pacific...

21.10.2025 20

Foreign Affairs

Marvin Park

The Stagnant Order

The Stagnant Order

In 1898, as the United Kingdom joined other powers in carving up the once mighty Qing empire, British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury warned a London...

21.10.2025 40

Foreign Affairs

Michael Beckley

Putins All the Way Down

Putins All the Way Down

More than 25 years ago, at the outset of Vladimir Putin’s rule, Russia’s political future felt undetermined, or at least full of contradiction. The...

21.10.2025 3

Foreign Affairs

Joshua Yaffa

The New Supply Chain Insecurity

The New Supply Chain Insecurity

In a matter of months, the Trump administration has rewritten the rules of U.S. trade policy. It has imposed blanket tariffs on nearly every...

20.10.2025 10

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Shannon K. O’Neil