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This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP29, has been overshadowed by Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential...
On Aug. 23, 1989—the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which established spheres of Soviet and German influence...
For more than half a century, Noam Chomsky has been arguably the world’s most persistent, uncompromising, and intellectually respected critic of...
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...
There are few circumstances under which inflation can be comforting. But in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris...
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...
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...
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...
Mexico and the United States both held presidential elections this year, but along the campaign trail, two different conversations were taking...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s emerging foreign-policy and national security team,...
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...
If anyone believes that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “just bluster,” they are deluding themselves. Trump usually says exactly what he...
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: A Chinese-backed megaport opens in Peru, violence rocks...
Few countries have benefited as much from the post-war liberal international order as Germany. Especially post-reunification, Germany’s unique...
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...
Choosing to write about “settler colonialism” as a theoretical notion and political concept is not an obvious choice for a poet and cultural...
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...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has flooded the zone with nominations for key national security positions that raise questions even among...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Egypt prepares to benefit from Trump 2.0, voters in Mauritius oust their...
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...
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...
Arab and Muslim Americans in Michigan, especially in the city of Dearborn, shifted away from the Democratic Party and toward President-elect Donald...
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Peru this week for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, during which he will inaugurate the...
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, global observers watch with a mix of nervousness and caution....
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...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Questions remain about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s China policy,...
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...