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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...

yesterday 0

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...

previous day 8

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...

previous day 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...

previous day 3

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...

previous day 9

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...

wednesday 20

Foreign Affairs

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 4

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

Foreign Affairs

Shannon K. O’Neil

Who Is to Blame for the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza?

Who Is to Blame for the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza?

In “How to Stop a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza” (August 14, 2025), Jacob J. Lew and David Satterfield set out to highlight problems that have...

20.10.2025 2

Foreign Affairs

Yechiel Leiter

A Grand Strategy of Reciprocity

A Grand Strategy of Reciprocity

The United States has pursued two grand strategies in the 80 years since World War II. One was an extraordinary success: the policy of...

19.10.2025 40

Foreign Affairs

Oren Cass

The Miseducation of Xi Jinping

The Miseducation of Xi Jinping

Given the flood of books on China that has poured forth in recent years, one might think the rest of the world would have figured out that...

19.10.2025 9

Foreign Affairs

Orville Schell

The Cracks in Russia’s War Economy

The Cracks in Russia’s War Economy

To sustain its war against Ukraine, Russia militarized its economy. Although—contrary to popular belief abroad—the Russian economy is not on a full...

19.10.2025 30

Foreign Affairs

Alexandra Prokopenko