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Critical Minerals’ Breakout Year

Critical Minerals’ Breakout Year

The year’s best stories This year might be remembered as the one in which critical minerals took center stage. Of the 50 or so raw materials that...

yesterday 10

Foreign Policy

Amelia Lester

What in the World?

What in the World?

Have feedback? Email [email protected] to let me know your thoughts. 1. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew criticism during his Senate...

yesterday 10

Foreign Policy

Drew Gorman

What 2025 Revealed About Gaza’s Future

What 2025 Revealed About Gaza’s Future

The year’s best stories It’s hard to be optimistic about the future of Gaza. The cease-fire agreement brokered by the Trump administration is...

yesterday 9

Foreign Policy

Dan Ephron

The Year That Took India and Pakistan to the Brink

The Year That Took India and Pakistan to the Brink

The year’s best stories In May, India and Pakistan faced off in their worst military conflict in decades, perhaps permanently altering the status...

yesterday 9

Foreign Policy

Audrey Wilson

6 Trump Lessons for Global Leaders in 2026

6 Trump Lessons for Global Leaders in 2026

FP’s look ahead At the start of each year, we ask some of our columnists to look into their crystal ball and tell us what they anticipate for the...

yesterday 4

Foreign Policy

Zongyuan Zoe Liu

How Profit Beat Out Geopolitics in the AI Race

yesterday 3

Foreign Policy

Amelia Lester

The Trump Administration’s Uses, and Abuses, of History

The Trump Administration’s Uses, and Abuses, of History

The year’s best stories Unlike other recent U.S. presidencies, the Trump administration does not seem to be regularly inviting renowned historians...

26.12.2025 4

Foreign Policy

Cameron Abadi

The Year the World Started to Recognize Genocide in Sudan

The Year the World Started to Recognize Genocide in Sudan

The year’s best stories In 2025, as Sudan’s civil war entered its third year, the international community began to sound the alarm about crimes...

26.12.2025 5

Foreign Policy

Chloe Hadavas

Myanmar’s Election Is Predetermined, but Questions Remain

Myanmar’s Election Is Predetermined, but Questions Remain

When a limited number of Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls beginning on Dec. 28, the outcome of the election—the first since the military seized...

26.12.2025 3

Foreign Policy

Andrew Nachemson

5 Times Tooze in 2025

5 Times Tooze in 2025

The year’s best stories U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has created a dilemma for many U.S. media outlets. He looms so large in daily...

26.12.2025 4

Foreign Policy

Dan Ephron

Latin America’s Year in Review

Latin America’s Year in Review

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief, and happy holidays. This week, we’re looking back at the biggest stories of the year,...

26.12.2025 30

Foreign Policy

Catherine Osborn

Our Best Profiles of 2025

Our Best Profiles of 2025

The year’s best stories 2025 was a year of big shifts, at times driven by singular personalities. U.S. President Donald Trump comes to mind, of...

26.12.2025 3

Foreign Policy

Audrey Wilson

2025 Redefined the U.S.-China Rivalry

2025 Redefined the U.S.-China Rivalry

The year’s best stories How might one begin to describe the year in U.S.-China relations? A roller coaster? A tightrope walk? A boxing match? A...

25.12.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Megan Dubois

A Year of Global Protest

A Year of Global Protest

The year’s best stories This year brought hope to skeptics who have doubted young people’s ability to spur political change. We often hear that...

25.12.2025 2

Foreign Policy

Chloe Hadavas

FP’s Holiday Book List

FP’s Holiday Book List

The year’s best stories As FP’s books editor, it is always a treat to see what our columnists and staff writers consider holiday reading. For some,...

25.12.2025 4

Foreign Policy

Fp Staff

The Best Conversations of the Year

The Best Conversations of the Year

The year’s best stories Each week on FP Live, our flagship current affairs podcast and video show, host Ravi Agrawal explores key global issues...

25.12.2025 4

Foreign Policy

Dana Sherne

Africa’s Year in Review

Africa’s Year in Review

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this year: Africa adjusts to the shifting global order under the second Trump...

24.12.2025 4

Foreign Policy

Nosmot Gbadamosi