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How to Make Climate Action Actually Work

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP29, has been overshadowed by Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential...

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Chloe Hadavas

The Soviet Trains That Sidetracked the Baltic States

On Aug. 23, 1989—the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which established spheres of Soviet and German influence...

17.11.2024 1

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Grant Wyeth

Noam Chomsky Has Been Proved Right

For more than half a century, Noam Chomsky has been arguably the world’s most persistent, uncompromising, and intellectually respected critic of...

17.11.2024 10

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Stephen M. Walt

MAGA-World Is Divided Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Picks

Some of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to serve in top national security jobs in his next administration have received a mixed...

17.11.2024 10

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Amy Mackinnon

Why the Economy Can’t Explain Trump’s Win

There are few circumstances under which inflation can be comforting. But in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris...

17.11.2024 10

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Howard W. French

Biden’s Last Dance with Xi Jinping

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the upcoming Biden-Xi meeting in Peru, New Zealand’s sweeping protests against a contentious...

17.11.2024 10

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Christina Lu

Trump’s Dealmaking Record Could Be Bad News for Ukraine

Is U.S. President-elect Donald Trump the accomplished dealmaker he boasts to be, with the Russia-Ukraine war about to come to a peaceful end? We...

17.11.2024 1

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Carl Bildt

What in the World?

Have feedback? Email [email protected] to let me know your thoughts. 1. Qatar announced on Saturday that it had paused its efforts to help mediate...

17.11.2024 8

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Syd Kuntz

Why Mexico Picked a Woman President First

Mexico and the United States both held presidential elections this year, but along the campaign trail, two different conversations were taking...

17.11.2024 3

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Carin Zissis

Trump’s Top Picks Send Shock Waves Through Washington

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s emerging foreign-policy and national security team,...

16.11.2024 2

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Christina Lu

Trump Sets His Sights on the Pentagon

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep, where we also had to Google “Who is Pete Hegseth?” Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: A...

16.11.2024 6

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Amy Mackinnon

Immigration Is the Glue Holding the MAGA Coalition Together

If anyone believes that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “just bluster,” they are deluding themselves. Trump usually says exactly what he...

16.11.2024 7

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Julian E. Zelizer

Peru Unveils Chinese-Backed Megaport

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: A Chinese-backed megaport opens in Peru, violence rocks...

16.11.2024 2

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Catherine Osborn

Mercedes Is Threatening America’s Middle Class

Few countries have benefited as much from the post-war liberal international order as Germany. Especially post-reunification, Germany’s unique...

16.11.2024 1

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Antonio De Loera-Brust

America Does Not Have ‘One President at a Time’

At 2:26 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2024, Joe Biden’s claim to sole U.S. presidential authority ended. At that moment, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban...

16.11.2024 2

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Andrew Payne

Settler Colonialism Isn’t What You Think It Is

Choosing to write about “settler colonialism” as a theoretical notion and political concept is not an obvious choice for a poet and cultural...

16.11.2024 10

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Ran Greenstein

How Can the West Handle the Taliban?

With Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency, the United States and the West face renewed opportunities and challenges in their approach to...

16.11.2024 10

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Jens Vesterlund Mathiesen

Trump’s Early Picks Worry John Bolton

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has flooded the zone with nominations for key national security positions that raise questions even among...

14.11.2024 7

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Keith Johnson

Russia’s War Economy Is Hitting Its Limits

Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic Now that Donald Trump is returning to a second term as U.S. president, ascertaining the...

14.11.2024 2

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Marc R. Devore

CIA Official Charged With Leaking Israeli Military Plans

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict MORE ON THIS TOPIC Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at two U.S. cases on...

13.11.2024 50

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Alexandra Sharp

Could Trump Rekindle Diplomacy With North Korea?

Now that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has a Russian dance partner that actually delivers for him, will U.S. President-elect Donald Trump be...

13.11.2024 30

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Keith Johnson

Europe Can Take Over America’s Role in Ukraine

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump claims to have ideas for quickly settling the Russia-Ukraine. Whether or not that’s true—and there’s plenty...

13.11.2024 4

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Paul Hockenos

Why Trump Is Good News for Egypt

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Egypt prepares to benefit from Trump 2.0, voters in Mauritius oust their...

13.11.2024 20

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Nosmot Gbadamosi

Trump’s Return Is an Opportunity to Strengthen the G-20

As G-20 leaders gather next week in Rio de Janeiro, Donald Trump’s big win in the U.S. election has raised questions about the future of...

13.11.2024 7

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Sarang Shidore

Will Tehran Make a Dash for the Bomb?

Iran’s national security doctrine is rooted in the painful legacy of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War. That conflict was marked by Iran’s...

13.11.2024 2

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Sina Azodi

Why Michigan’s Arab Americans Voted for Trump

Arab and Muslim Americans in Michigan, especially in the city of Dearborn, shifted away from the Democratic Party and toward President-elect Donald...

13.11.2024 3

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Abdelhalim Abdelrahman

The Belt and Road Isn’t Dead. It’s Evolving.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Peru this week for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, during which he will inaugurate the...

13.11.2024 10

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Mie Hoejris Dahl

Beijing Has Already Prepared for Trump’s Return

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, global observers watch with a mix of nervousness and caution....

13.11.2024 2

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Lizzi C. Lee

What Biden Must Do to Help Gaza Now

One year since the Oct. 7 attack MORE ON THIS TOPIC On Oct. 13, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin sent...

13.11.2024 6

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Stacy Gilbert

Where Does China Stand With the Next White House?

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Questions remain about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s China policy,...

12.11.2024 10

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James Palmer

Top U.S., Israeli Officials Convene in Washington for Middle East Talks

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict MORE ON THIS TOPIC Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israeli efforts to...

12.11.2024 6

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Alexandra Sharp

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