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Jamaica’s Reparations Push

Jamaica’s Reparations Push

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Jamaica petitions the United Kingdom for slavery reparations,...

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Foreign Policy

Catherine Osborn

The ‘Super-Terrorist’ We Still Can’t Escape

The ‘Super-Terrorist’ We Still Can’t Escape

When I first entered the counterterrorism world in 1997 as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, a sea change was underway in the field....

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Foreign Policy

Juliette Kayyem

The Bab el-Mandeb Problem

The Bab el-Mandeb Problem

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the fight for control of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, record-high global temperatures, and...

yesterday 2

Foreign Policy

Alexandra Sharp

What Makes a Good Counterterrorism Strategy?

What Makes a Good Counterterrorism Strategy?

Middle East and North Africa Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The counterterrorism landscape...

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Foreign Policy

John Haltiwanger

The Paradox of Prabowonomics

The Paradox of Prabowonomics

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Michael Neilson

The Political Cost of Sending Korean Forces to Hormuz

The Political Cost of Sending Korean Forces to Hormuz

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Syrus Solo Jin

Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire

Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire

In a world where great-power competition is intensifying, a revealing test of foreign-policy acumen is a country’s ability to avoid costly conflicts...

yesterday 2

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Stephen M. Walt

Scientists Saved Us From Catastrophic Risk Before

Scientists Saved Us From Catastrophic Risk Before

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Science and Technology In 1957, at the height of the Cold War nuclear arms race, 22 scientists from 10 countries...

yesterday 2

Foreign Policy

Sophie Berman

What India Gets Out of BRICS

What India Gets Out of BRICS

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India gears up for the BRICS leaders’ summit this weekend, Nepal’s...

previous day 4

Foreign Policy

Michael Kugelman

Iran Launches Massive Attack on Global Shipping

Iran Launches Massive Attack on Global Shipping

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a massive Iranian attack on global shipping, Israel punishing the United Kingdom over its trade...

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Alexandra Sharp

Why Germany Isn’t Punishing Russia Harder

Why Germany Isn’t Punishing Russia Harder

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Sam Skove

How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.

How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.

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Ariane Tabatabai

Southeast Asia’s Subtle Shift on Taiwan

Southeast Asia’s Subtle Shift on Taiwan

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: China is making ground on Taiwan in the region, Prabowo swings by Russia...

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Joseph Rachman

German Democracy, as We Knew It, Is Over

German Democracy, as We Knew It, Is Over

Has a small, largely elderly, left-behind pocket of Germany struck a fatal blow against its postwar liberal democracy? That is the question many are...

previous day 2

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John Kampfner

Berlin Is Shedding Light on the Gray Zone

Berlin Is Shedding Light on the Gray Zone

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tuesday 2

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Elisabeth Braw

Why Is China’s Officer Corps So Sprawling?

Why Is China’s Officer Corps So Sprawling?

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. Last year, we explored what life is like for soldiers in the People’s Liberation Army. This week, in...

tuesday 4

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James Palmer

A New Engine of Development

A New Engine of Development

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tuesday 2

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Michael Beckley

How to Write Better Rules for Global Finance

How to Write Better Rules for Global Finance

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tuesday 3

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Mariana Mazzucato

How to Survive in a World Without Rules

How to Survive in a World Without Rules

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tuesday 2

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Hal Brands

Are Yemen and Saudi Arabia Returning to All-Out War?

Are Yemen and Saudi Arabia Returning to All-Out War?

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Houthi strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure, Canada’s latest retaliatory tariffs against the...

tuesday 5

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Alexandra Sharp

Can Trump Make Americans Mine Again?

Can Trump Make Americans Mine Again?

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tuesday 4

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Christina Lu

Jerome Powell’s 4 Rules for Surviving Trump

Jerome Powell’s 4 Rules for Surviving Trump

Why was former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell able to stand up to President Donald Trump when so many others capitulated—and what are the...

tuesday 5

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David Ignatius

South Korea Should Help Defend Ukraine’s Skies

South Korea Should Help Defend Ukraine’s Skies

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tuesday 5

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Lami Kim

Europe Needs a Real Policy on Israel-Palestine

Europe Needs a Real Policy on Israel-Palestine

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tuesday 3

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Grace Wermenbol

The World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order

The World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order

This article appears in the Fall 2026 print issue: How to Survive in a World Without Rules, available in full Sept. 9. This article is an early...

tuesday 4

Foreign Policy

Charles A. Kupchan

The U.S. and China Don’t Need an AI Grand Bargain

The U.S. and China Don’t Need an AI Grand Bargain

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tuesday 4

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Scott Singer

Iran’s Proxy Strategy Is Never Coming Back

Iran’s Proxy Strategy Is Never Coming Back

Middle East and North Africa Three years ago, on a clear day, you could stand at the Lebanese border with Israel in the village of Marwahin and see...

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Foreign Policy

Ali Hashem

The Republican Origins of Medicare for All

The Republican Origins of Medicare for All

“Medicare for All” has once again become a rallying cry for progressives on the 2026 midterms campaign trail. Picking up on a theme that Sen....

07.09.2026 4

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Julian E. Zelizer

25 Years After 9/11, What Are We Failing to Imagine Now?

25 Years After 9/11, What Are We Failing to Imagine Now?

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06.09.2026 5

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Colin P. Clarke

Milei Renews Argentina’s Falklands Push

Milei Renews Argentina’s Falklands Push

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Argentine President Javier Milei’s renewed push for the...

06.09.2026 4

Foreign Policy

Maxine Davey

What 6 Different Versions of This Sex Comedy Say About the Countries That Made Them

What 6 Different Versions of This Sex Comedy Say About the Countries That Made Them

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04.09.2026 4

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Jordan Hoffman

The Novel Imagining Life After a Second Civil War

The Novel Imagining Life After a Second Civil War

Science and Technology Domed cities—those classic symbols of science (and climate) fiction—make an appearance in both of the novels we’re...

04.09.2026 4

Foreign Policy

Chloe Hadavas

The Conservative Case for International Law

The Conservative Case for International Law

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made waves in July by publicly calling for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu, should he come to town for the United...

04.09.2026 5

Foreign Policy

Luke Nicastro

What Was the War on Terror?

What Was the War on Terror?

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04.09.2026 6

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Joseph Stieb

What in the World?

What in the World?

September arrived without any resolution to several global conflicts. Were you able to look beyond those front-page headlines to keep up with the...

04.09.2026 6

Foreign Policy

Drew Gorman

Why the United States Should Recognize Somaliland

Why the United States Should Recognize Somaliland

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04.09.2026 10

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Steven A. Cook

Soccer’s Favorite Strongman

Soccer’s Favorite Strongman

“I sell. That’s as simple as that,” says José Mourinho, the legendary soccer coach, in an eponymous new documentary on Netflix. He could be...

04.09.2026 4

Foreign Policy

Rishi Iyengar

The USS Abraham Lincoln Is a Troubling Metaphor

The USS Abraham Lincoln Is a Troubling Metaphor

Middle East and North Africa Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The USS Abraham Lincoln...

04.09.2026 6

Foreign Policy

Rishi Iyengar

Peace in Sudan Can Only Flower After a Weapons Embargo

Peace in Sudan Can Only Flower After a Weapons Embargo

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04.09.2026 5

Foreign Policy

Michael Waltz

Venezuelans Aren’t Happy With the U.S. Oil Deal

Venezuelans Aren’t Happy With the U.S. Oil Deal

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: The United States announces a stake in Venezuela’s oil, four South...

04.09.2026 8

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Catherine Osborn

Washington’s Absence Is Inviting the War Europe Fears Most

Washington’s Absence Is Inviting the War Europe Fears Most

Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. Here’s the scenario of a war game played Monday by a group of current members of...

03.09.2026 30

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David Ignatius

The Fallout of Russia’s Failed Drone Attack on Germany

The Fallout of Russia’s Failed Drone Attack on Germany

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Europe’s response to alleged Russian hybrid warfare, who is...

03.09.2026 8

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Alexandra Sharp

A Gold Rush in Venezuela?

A Gold Rush in Venezuela?

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03.09.2026 10

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Sam Skove

China Isn’t Scared of Trump’s Squeeze on Iran

China Isn’t Scared of Trump’s Squeeze on Iran

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03.09.2026 10

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Henry Tugendhat

Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process Is Not About Erdogan

Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Process Is Not About Erdogan

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03.09.2026 10

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Giran Ozcan

Would Another War Help Netanyahu Win Reelection?

Would Another War Help Netanyahu Win Reelection?

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03.09.2026 10

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David E. Rosenberg

Ukraine’s Mood Swing

Ukraine’s Mood Swing

For most of his presidency and especially since Russia launched its full-scale war, Ukrainian voters have rallied around Volodymyr Zelensky as a...

03.09.2026 10

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Adrian Karatnycky

How U.S. Allies Can Resist Washington’s Bullying

How U.S. Allies Can Resist Washington’s Bullying

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02.09.2026 5

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Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski

Nepal’s Disaster Demands a Regional Response

Nepal’s Disaster Demands a Regional Response

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Nepal’s catastrophic flooding underscores the need for regional...

02.09.2026 10

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Michael Kugelman

Iran Accuses U.S. Military of a War Crime

Iran Accuses U.S. Military of a War Crime

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at renewed fighting between U.S. and Iranian forces, Russia’s failed drone attack on German soil,...

02.09.2026 7

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Alexandra Sharp