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‘Everyone Is Depleted’

‘Everyone Is Depleted’

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John Haltiwanger

How AI Anxiety Turns Into Extremism

How AI Anxiety Turns Into Extremism

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James Paterson

Trump Unleashed

Trump Unleashed

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Cole Bucy

Ethiopia’s Return to War Threatens to Engulf the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia’s Return to War Threatens to Engulf the Horn of Africa

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Civil war resurges in Ethiopia’s Tigray region after four years, African...

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Nosmot Gbadamosi

How Far Can Russia Probe NATO’s Collective Defense?

How Far Can Russia Probe NATO’s Collective Defense?

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Sam Skove

U.S. Forces Leave Behind a Power Vacuum in Iraq

U.S. Forces Leave Behind a Power Vacuum in Iraq

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the end of the U.S. military intervention in Iraq, a stabbing attack on a FlyDubai flight en...

yesterday 1

Foreign Policy

Alexandra Sharp

Would Better U.S.-China Ties Harm India?

Would Better U.S.-China Ties Harm India?

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: The prospect of more stable U.S.-China...

yesterday 2

Foreign Policy

Michael Kugelman

The Case for Trump’s Global Strategy

The Case for Trump’s Global Strategy

Last year, after it emerged that a private White House chat group about U.S. strikes on Yemen mistakenly included a journalist, the inevitable...

yesterday 2

Foreign Policy

Ravi Agrawal

Lula Bets Big on Defense Ahead of Election

Lula Bets Big on Defense Ahead of Election

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Thayz Guimarães

Populism’s New Rallying Cry Is ‘Expropriation’

Populism’s New Rallying Cry Is ‘Expropriation’

After the German far right’s victory in regional elections earlier this month, the Sept. 20 vote in Berlin offered a startling rebuttal—but also a...

yesterday 2

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Paul Hockenos

How Far Will the Canada-EU Lovefest Go?

How Far Will the Canada-EU Lovefest Go?

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yesterday 1

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Dimitar Bechev

Thailand’s Demographic Crisis Arrives Early

Thailand’s Demographic Crisis Arrives Early

At the start of the year, Thailand’s Department of Health held a press conference under the ominous title, “Every Birth Matters… When the Silent...

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Andrew Nachemson

Everyone Got Pete Hegseth Wrong

Everyone Got Pete Hegseth Wrong

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yesterday 1

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Emma Ashford

Why Have Indonesia’s Fires Gotten So Bad?

Why Have Indonesia’s Fires Gotten So Bad?

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Wildfires are burning vast swaths of rainforest and peatland in...

yesterday 3

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Joseph Rachman

Is Egypt’s Diplomacy Clever or Clumsy?

Is Egypt’s Diplomacy Clever or Clumsy?

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Steven A. Cook

Was Xi’s U.S. Visit a Bust?

Was Xi’s U.S. Visit a Bust?

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves Washington...

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Foreign Policy

James Palmer

Spain’s Housing Reform

Spain’s Housing Reform

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Spain’s push for housing reform, U.S. forces withdrawing from Iraq, and the White House’s...

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Alexandra Sharp

Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Likely to Fail in Court (Again)

Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Likely to Fail in Court (Again)

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Keith Johnson

Why Nobody Can End the War in Ukraine

Why Nobody Can End the War in Ukraine

Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. It’s been over a year since I wrote anything lengthy about the war in Ukraine,...

previous day 2

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Stephen M. Walt

Russia’s Sahel Intervention Is Riskier Than It Looks

Russia’s Sahel Intervention Is Riskier Than It Looks

For several hours last month, the fate of the Nigerien junta hung by a thread. At midnight between Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, hundreds of rebel soldiers...

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Taiwo Hassan

Don’t Ban Diesel Exports

Don’t Ban Diesel Exports

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Jason Bordoff

Turkey Is Turning Its Breadbasket Into an Oil Hub

Turkey Is Turning Its Breadbasket Into an Oil Hub

Across Cukurova, the alluvial plain in southern Turkey that lines the easternmost inlet of the Mediterranean Sea, farmers till land so fertile that it...

previous day 1

Foreign Policy

Naomi Cohen

The True Meaning of Russia’s Sham Election

The True Meaning of Russia’s Sham Election

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Alexander Baunov

Why Nobody Can End the War in Ukraine

Why Nobody Can End the War in Ukraine

It’s been over a year since I wrote anything lengthy about the war in Ukraine, and I regret the omission. Other events have captured my attention,...

previous day 10

Foreign Policy

Stephen M. Walt

How Trump Is Sparking a Slovenian Website Boom

How Trump Is Sparking a Slovenian Website Boom

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Rishi Iyengar

The U.S. and China Agree to Slash Tariffs

The U.S. and China Agree to Slash Tariffs

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S.-Chinese trade negotiations, a failed suspected terrorist attack on a British air base, and...

previous day 10

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Alexandra Sharp

What Xi Actually Thinks of Trump

What Xi Actually Thinks of Trump

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Howard W. French

Brazil Has No Answers for Its China Problem

Brazil Has No Answers for Its China Problem

Brazil’s October presidential election offers sharply different visions of the country’s place in the world. Incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula...

monday 1

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Felipe Krause

Trump’s ‘Greater North America’ Is Fascist Geopolitics

Trump’s ‘Greater North America’ Is Fascist Geopolitics

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van Jackson

John D. Rockefeller Is a Cautionary Tale for Today’s Business Titans

John D. Rockefeller Is a Cautionary Tale for Today’s Business Titans

Today’s business titans have become some of the most controversial figures in U.S. politics. Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg,...

27.09.2026 8

Foreign Policy

Julian E. Zelizer

The Twilight of the Francis Fukuyama Era

The Twilight of the Francis Fukuyama Era

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25.09.2026 8

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Jeremi Suri

‘Furious’ Is an Angry Show for the World of Epstein and Trump

‘Furious’ Is an Angry Show for the World of Epstein and Trump

Furious, the first season of which finished on Hulu in late August, made me pay close attention to its characters’ eyes. They may not be a window...

25.09.2026 5

Foreign Policy

Sarah Weinman

6 Russian Words for a Country Sliding Into Authoritarianism

6 Russian Words for a Country Sliding Into Authoritarianism

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25.09.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Maria Kuznetsova

Ethiopia Returns to Civil War

Ethiopia Returns to Civil War

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at violent clashes across Ethiopia, the Vatican courting France, and...

25.09.2026 7

Foreign Policy

Alexandra Sharp

Big Tech Is Destroying Democracy. Here’s How to Fight Back.

Big Tech Is Destroying Democracy. Here’s How to Fight Back.

Science and Technology It is now well-known that some of the world’s biggest technology companies have built their strategies around monetizing the...

25.09.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Ravi Agrawal

Trump and Xi Could Learn Something From Darwin

Trump and Xi Could Learn Something From Darwin

FP’s analysis and reporting As the summit this week demonstrated, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are searching for ways to work together...

25.09.2026 10

Foreign Policy

Fareed Zakaria

The U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Carries Dangerous Proliferation Risks

The U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Carries Dangerous Proliferation Risks

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25.09.2026 5

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Eric Brewer

Gulf States Are Hedging and Suffering

Gulf States Are Hedging and Suffering

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25.09.2026 6

Foreign Policy

Shawn A. Howard

What Arab Israelis Really Think About Israel’s Election

What Arab Israelis Really Think About Israel’s Election

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25.09.2026 6

Foreign Policy

Anchal Vohra

Netanyahu Faces an UNGA Walkout (Again)

Netanyahu Faces an UNGA Walkout (Again)

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. It’s Thursday, which means we are back to our regular weekly...

25.09.2026 8

Foreign Policy

Rishi Iyengar

The Woman Remaking Brazil’s Far Right

The Woman Remaking Brazil’s Far Right

Brazil’s Oct. 4 presidential election is set to pit two men against each other. Far-right Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro is challenging leftist President...

25.09.2026 5

Foreign Policy

Beatriz Della Costa

Venezuela’s Acting Leader Makes Her U.N. Debut

Venezuela’s Acting Leader Makes Her U.N. Debut

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez attends the United...

25.09.2026 9

Foreign Policy

Catherine Osborn

Trump and Xi Talked a Lot but Accomplished Little

Trump and Xi Talked a Lot but Accomplished Little

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at long-anticipated U.S.-China talks, Israel’s and the Palestinian Authority’s U.N. speeches,...

25.09.2026 20

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Alexandra Sharp

Can AI Be Regulated?

Can AI Be Regulated?

Momentum has been building for the U.S. federal government to impose regulations on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump opposes new...

24.09.2026 7

Foreign Policy

Cameron Abadi

Saudi Arabia Bribed the Wrong People

Saudi Arabia Bribed the Wrong People

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24.09.2026 10

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Nicholas Grossman

China’s Human Rights Crisis Hasn’t Disappeared

China’s Human Rights Crisis Hasn’t Disappeared

FP’s analysis and reporting When Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington today, there will be many issues...

24.09.2026 6

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Benedict Rogers

Can AI Be Regulated?

Can AI Be Regulated?

Momentum has been building for the U.S. federal government to impose regulations on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump opposes new...

24.09.2026 7

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Cameron Abadi

The Law of the Sea Is in Trouble

The Law of the Sea Is in Trouble

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24.09.2026 8

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Elisabeth Braw

Thank Goodness Europe Doesn’t Have a Phone Number

Thank Goodness Europe Doesn’t Have a Phone Number

“Why don’t you just have a single phone number we can use when we want to call Europe?” Recently, in a small gathering of Americans and...

24.09.2026 5

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Caroline de Gruyter

Germany Is Officially Adrift

Germany Is Officially Adrift

“Disaster.” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was not mincing words Sunday night when he described the results of the state elections for his...

24.09.2026 5

Foreign Policy

Jeff Rathke