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What Trump’s Spy Chief Pick Signals

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David Ignatius

Trump Is Playing With Fire in Cuba

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Howard W. French

How Trump Should Approach an Iran Endgame

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Ravi Agrawal

Meanwhile, in the Western Hemisphere…

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John Haltiwanger

China Is Too Big for Shangri-La

China Is Too Big for Shangri-La

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Deng Yuwen

Trump’s New ‘Forced Labor’ Tariffs Are a Fig Leaf

Trump’s New ‘Forced Labor’ Tariffs Are a Fig Leaf

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Keith Johnson

Are We Reliving the 1890s, 1930s, or 1950s?

Are We Reliving the 1890s, 1930s, or 1950s?

Ongoing reports and analysis U.S. foreign policy during Donald Trump’s second term has unleashed deep and wide-ranging concern about international...

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Jo Inge Bekkevold

Estonia Has Lessons for Us All

Estonia Has Lessons for Us All

Science and Technology One of the pitfalls of diplomacy, so the traditionalists assert, is when the representative of the foreign nation goes native....

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John Kampfner

Vladimir Putin’s Second-Biggest Headache

Vladimir Putin’s Second-Biggest Headache

Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. Russian President Vladimir Putin has a lot to worry about these days. What he...

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Christian Caryl

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Is Still Unstable

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Is Still Unstable

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Calm sets in along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after months of...

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Michael Kugelman

The Threat of Unrest Is Decarbonizing the Global South

The Threat of Unrest Is Decarbonizing the Global South

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Nigel Purvis

Why Is Trump Targeting Brazilian Gangs?

Why Is Trump Targeting Brazilian Gangs?

The United States’ May 28 announcement that it would designate Brazil’s two biggest criminal gangs—the First Capital Command and the Red...

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Oliver Stuenkel

What to Know About Ethiopia’s Election

What to Know About Ethiopia’s Election

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Ethiopians go to the polls amid growing political rifts in Tigray and beyond, an...

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Nosmot Gbadamosi

Iran Launches Deadly Attack on Kuwait’s Main Airport

Iran Launches Deadly Attack on Kuwait’s Main Airport

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Iran targeting its Persian Gulf neighbors, local elections in South Korea, and Ukraine’s...

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Alexandra Sharp

India’s Cockroach Movement Gains Momentum

India’s Cockroach Movement Gains Momentum

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Sumit Ganguly

Congress Prepares for a Consequential Iran Vote

Congress Prepares for a Consequential Iran Vote

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Rachel Oswald

The New Weapon Behind Ukraine’s Battlefield Success

The New Weapon Behind Ukraine’s Battlefield Success

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Sam Skove

The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

In Washington, much of the debate over Taiwan’s security has focused on the island’s defense budget and purchases of U.S. weapons. On the first,...

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Mark Montgomery

America Enabled the Gulf’s African Adventurism

America Enabled the Gulf’s African Adventurism

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Middle East and North Africa Despite Western governments’ long-standing preoccupation with China’s role in Africa,...

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Zuri Linetsky

Middle East Cease-Fires Matter Even When They’re Broken

Middle East Cease-Fires Matter Even When They’re Broken

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Middle East and North Africa An uneasy cease-fire of a kind holds in the Middle East. The United States and Iran have...

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Avishay Ben-Sasson-Gordis

Why Asia’s Not Buying What Hegseth’s Selling

Why Asia’s Not Buying What Hegseth’s Selling

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. It’s been a very busy week in the region. We’re covering the highlights from the Shangri-La...

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Joseph Rachman

Russia Pounds Ukraine With Missile, Drone Strikes

Russia Pounds Ukraine With Missile, Drone Strikes

Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a deadly Russian aerial...

tuesday 4

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Alexandra Sharp

The Deadly Price of China’s Coal Boom

The Deadly Price of China’s Coal Boom

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: China is rocked by two fatal mining accidents, a top Chinese cartographer is...

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James Palmer

The Gulf Crisis Is Forcing Japan Into an Energy Rethink

The Gulf Crisis Is Forcing Japan Into an Energy Rethink

Japan’s decadelong strategy to insulate itself from Middle Eastern energy disruption has been proved right and rendered unworkable at the same time....

tuesday 3

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James baillie

Two Senators Just Blew Up Trump’s Boat-Strike Justifications

Two Senators Just Blew Up Trump’s Boat-Strike Justifications

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John Haltiwanger

Israel Has a Growing Anti-Christian Problem

Israel Has a Growing Anti-Christian Problem

A recent violent and unprovoked attack on a French nun in Jerusalem has cast a spotlight on the rising hostility toward Christian communities in...

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Giovanni Legorano

The World’s Mineral Powers Seize Their Moment

The World’s Mineral Powers Seize Their Moment

Billions of dollars are being pumped into a global critical minerals boom, as the resources are increasingly wielded as trade weapons and countries...

tuesday 4

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Christina Lu

There Are Only Four Great Powers

There Are Only Four Great Powers

In our new era of great-power competition, it’s important to identity the competitors. But it has always been easier to speak about the great powers...

tuesday 2

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Brendan Simms

Trump Says Israel, Hezbollah to Halt Attacks as Iran Talks Continue

Trump Says Israel, Hezbollah to Halt Attacks as Iran Talks Continue

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how the Israeli war in Lebanon is impacting U.S.-Iran talks, a slew of crucial nationwide...

01.06.2026 6

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Alexandra Sharp

Pakistan’s Diplomatic Pivot Makes It a Trump-Era Power Player

Pakistan’s Diplomatic Pivot Makes It a Trump-Era Power Player

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01.06.2026 5

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Azeem Ibrahim

A Trump Deal With Iran Could Spell Trouble for Netanyahu

A Trump Deal With Iran Could Spell Trouble for Netanyahu

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01.06.2026 6

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Aaron David Miller

The Epidemic of GPS Jamming

The Epidemic of GPS Jamming

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01.06.2026 3

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Elisabeth Braw

Washington Wants Myanmar’s Minerals

Washington Wants Myanmar’s Minerals

In 1988, student activists in Myanmar were protesting the military-dominated government of Gen. Ne Win. At some point, a rumor took hold that the U.S....

01.06.2026 3

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Michael Haack

The Energy Crisis Will Long Outlast the Iran War

The Energy Crisis Will Long Outlast the Iran War

Middle East and North Africa Regardless of how close the United States and Iran really are to a durable peace agreement, or what the exact conditions...

01.06.2026 7

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Keith Johnson

Can the State Department Make Europe Great Again?

Can the State Department Make Europe Great Again?

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Sam Skove

Germany Is Scrambling to Speed Up Its Rearmament

Germany Is Scrambling to Speed Up Its Rearmament

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has adopted a cautious approach when dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but one day last month, Merz...

01.06.2026 10

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Anchal Vohra

Clinton’s Lincoln Bedroom Scandal Looks Quaint Now

Clinton’s Lincoln Bedroom Scandal Looks Quaint Now

U.S. politics is drowning in scandal. President Donald Trump continues to test the boundaries of what is considered acceptable, blurring the lines...

01.06.2026 10

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Julian E. Zelizer

As Trade Talks Begin, U.S.-Mexico Ties Falter

As Trade Talks Begin, U.S.-Mexico Ties Falter

Foreign & Public Diplomacy In late February, relations between Mexico and the United States seemed to hit a high note. After months of pressure...

29.05.2026 7

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Oscar Lopez

What Iran Stands to Gain From a Truce Deal With the United States

What Iran Stands to Gain From a Truce Deal With the United States

The United States and Iran might be edging closer to an agreement for ending their ongoing war. Such a deal would be momentous for the global economy,...

29.05.2026 10

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Cameron Abadi

U.N. Blacklists Israel, Russia for Sexual Violence in Conflict

U.N. Blacklists Israel, Russia for Sexual Violence in Conflict

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a United Nations report on sexual violence in conflict, continued efforts to secure a U.S.-Iran...

29.05.2026 9

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Alexandra Sharp

What Magyar Means for MAGA

What Magyar Means for MAGA

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s spectacular landslide defeat last month has been interpreted as a setback for the European right. It...

29.05.2026 9

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Adrian Karatnycky

The Dollar Was—and Remains—an Accident

The Dollar Was—and Remains—an Accident

What is a dollar? What even is money? These are not questions I thought I would find myself grappling with after half a century of spending with...

29.05.2026 10

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Chloe Hadavas

What in the World?

What in the World?

The days are getting longer, which means more hours in the day to follow the latest headlines. Find out if you’ve kept up with this week’s...

29.05.2026 10

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Drew Gorman

Authoritarian Transformation in Istanbul’s Old City

Authoritarian Transformation in Istanbul’s Old City

Visitors to Istanbul sometimes say that they love how the new and old mesh together in the city. You can take a brand-new metro line to visit ancient...

29.05.2026 7

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Selim Koru

Of Course It’s a War

Of Course It’s a War

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29.05.2026 7

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Benjamin Farley

Syria Wants to Replace the Strait of Hormuz

Syria Wants to Replace the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East and North Africa When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in December 2024, Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa declared that he...

29.05.2026 7

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Charles Lister

Don’t Count the Quad Out

Don’t Count the Quad Out

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29.05.2026 10

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Arzan Tarapore

What’s Behind the EU-Mexico Trade Deal?

What’s Behind the EU-Mexico Trade Deal?

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Mexico and the European Union update their trade agreement, a...

29.05.2026 10

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Catherine Osborn

Groundhog Day: Iran War Edition

Groundhog Day: Iran War Edition

Middle East and North Africa Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. Rishi is on a much-deserved vacation this week, so FP’s Sam Skove...

29.05.2026 10

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John Haltiwanger

Don’t Count the Quad Out

Don’t Count the Quad Out

The recently concluded Quad foreign ministers’ meeting should help to ease some of the recent anxieties around the group. Analysts have been tempted...

29.05.2026 8

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Arzan Tarapore