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Is America Facing a ‘Cultural Revolution’?

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Howard W. French

Israel Is Ready to Embrace Europe’s Far Right

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Giovanni Legorano

Can the U.S.-Houthi Cease-Fire Hold?

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John Haltiwanger

Trump, Starmer Celebrate ‘Breakthrough’ U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal

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Alexandra Sharp

Can China Trump-Proof Its Economy?

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Yasheng Huang

How India and Pakistan Can Pull Back From the Brink

India and Pakistan are once again at each other’s throats. Following a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22, New Delhi...

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Ravi Agrawal

A Tale of Four Fighter Jets

Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN A terrorist attack takes place in Indian-administered...

yesterday 1

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Rishi Iyengar

Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Deal Will Be Null and Void

Ongoing reports and analysis The White House suggests that it is in the final stages of pushing for a Ukraine-Russia peace deal. And there are...

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Duncan B. Hollis

Don’t Offshore American AI to the Middle East

In 1867, Tsar Alexander II of Russia agreed to sell the territory of Alaska to the United States for a mere $7.2 million—approximately 2 cents per...

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Alasdair Phillips-Robins

Military Rule Is Not the Answer to Sudan’s Conflict

Last month, as Sudan surpassed two years of war, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti—the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—...

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Suha Musa

Why a Pact to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Sense

Ongoing reports and analysis Those hoping for a reprieve from the bizarre policies coming out of the White House may be alarmed to hear that the...

yesterday 4

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Agathe Demarais

Will the Conclave Elect an American Pope?

Today, the College of Cardinals—an elite group of churchmen tasked with selecting the next pope—will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the election...

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Christopher White

South Sudan’s Conflict Escalates

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A hospital bombing raises fears that South Sudan has returned to civil war,...

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Nosmot Gbadamosi

How Europe Should Deal With Trump

Europe is at a crossroads. The high-water mark of trans-Atlantic security cooperation is behind us, and the Trump administration regards most of...

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Stephen M. Walt

China’s Xi Jinping Travels to Russia for Victory Day

Understanding the conflict three years on. More on this topic Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at China’s “no limits”...

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Alexandra Sharp

India Has a Long-Term Plan With Pakistan

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India’s strikes against Pakistan should be seen as part of a long-term...

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Michael Kugelman

U.S. AI Leadership Needs Smarter Controls

The DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence model has been a wake-up call for the U.S. technology sector, prompting calls for stricter export controls...

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Nury Turkel

Trump’s Russia Strategy Is All Carrots, No Stick

Understanding the conflict three years on. More on this topic U.S. President Donald Trump reentered the White House in January hoping to achieve a...

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John Haltiwanger

Israeli Attacks on Syria Risk Destabilizing Jordan

MORE ON THIS TOPIC Since the outbreak of war in Gaza in October 2023, King Abdullah II of Jordan has resisted domestic pressure to annul his...

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Burcu Ozcelik

The Pentagon Is Ignoring Its Own Strategy

Ongoing reports and analysis During his first official visit to Asia in March, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a strong message to...

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Jennifer Kavanagh

What Is the Risk of a Conflict Spiral Between India and Pakistan?

The militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists last month was the first major terrorist incident in the region since...

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Sumit Ganguly

The Australian Election Wasn’t Just About Trump

Anthony Albanese, who this weekend became the first Australian prime minister to win reelection since 2004, never once mentioned U.S. President...

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Amelia Lester

Merz Brings Germany Back to the Table

It has taken Germany a frustratingly long six months from the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government to a snap election to Tuesday’s...

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Sophia Besch

Albanese Wins Landslide Victory in Australian Election

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at liberal parliamentary wins in Australia and Canada, Israel expanding its operations in Gaza, and...

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Alexandra Sharp

Trump and Carney Hold High-Stakes Oval Office Meeting

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S.-Canada relations, India launching strikes in Pakistan, and a historic upset in Germany’s...

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Alexandra Sharp

The Pentagon Fixates on War Over Taiwan

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: The U.S. military prioritizes deterring a conflict over Taiwan, the Kremlin...

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James Palmer

Who Can Lead a Divided South Korea?

It took longer than expected, but South Korea’s Constitutional Court finally pushed the flaming wreckage of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency overboard....

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Doug Bandow

Is It Too Late to Slow China’s AI Development?

Ongoing reports and analysis For a company worth nearly $3 trillion, facing an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars may sound relatively...

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Rishi Iyengar

When Republicans Did Something About the Abuse of Power

Congressional Republicans remain the political actors best positioned to stop Donald Trump’s aggressive deployment of presidential power. Yet,...

05.05.2025 1

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Julian E. Zelizer

Europe’s Nukes Aren’t Nearly Enough

Within hours of a public showdown at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in...

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Anchal Vohra

Europe Is Reliving Its ‘Great Illusion’

“The great nations of Europe do not destroy the trade of the small nations for their own benefit, because they cannot; and the Dutch citizen, whose...

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Caroline De Gruyter

From Flooded Shores to Uncertain Futures

SUNDERBANS, West Bengal—Thirty-year-old Sita*, originally from a coastal region of Bangladesh, recalls the day Cyclone Aila struck with chilling...

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Safina Nabi

A Massive Shared Military Deal May Be Europe’s Future

Sweden, Norway, and Lithuania will team up to buy hundreds of soon-to-be-manufactured CV90 combat vehicles, Sweden’s prime minister announced late...

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Elisabeth Braw

Why Singapore’s Ruling Party Won Yet Again

In the end, it was not even close. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore uninterrupted since 1959,...

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Salil Tripathi

Europe’s Failed Mission to Space

On March 30, a German start-up launched a rocket designed to place small satellites into orbit from Europe. Taking off from Norway’s Andøya...

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Jo Inge Bekkevold