Foreign Policy
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Iran Launches Massive Attack on Global Shipping
Such assaults put the Strait of Hormuz under growing pressure as global crude prices skyrocket.
8h ago
What India Gets Out of BRICS
Ahead of the group’s leaders’ summit, New Delhi is pulling out the stops.
8h ago
Why Germany Isn’t Punishing Russia Harder
Domestic politics constrains Berlin’s ability to respond to an attempted drone attack.
11h ago
How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy.
The president’s war on the “deep state” led directly to his debacle in the Middle East.
15h ago
German Democracy, as We Knew It, Is Over
A far-right state election victory is ushering in the end of the country’s postwar political system.
20h ago
Southeast Asia’s Subtle Shift on Taiwan
An erratic United States and a rising China have the region recalibrating.
1d ago
A New Engine of Development
The era of easy growth is over, but rich and poor countries can still join forces.
1d ago
Why Is China’s Officer Corps So Sprawling?
Not every People’s Liberation Army general commands troops.
1d ago
Berlin Is Shedding Light on the Gray Zone
Are European countries finally ready to publicly call out Russian sabotage?
1d ago
Are Yemen and Saudi Arabia Returning to All-Out War?
Houthi strikes risk adding a new front to the Iran conflict.
1d ago
Can Trump Make Americans Mine Again?
The United States lacks the people to power its critical mineral ambitions.
1d ago
Europe Needs a Real Policy on Israel-Palestine
As U.S. opinion shifts, Europe has an opportunity to be a player, not just a payer.
1d ago
South Korea Should Help Defend Ukraine’s Skies
Seoul can prove itself a genuine partner to Europe, not just an opportunist.
1d ago
The U.S. and China Don’t Need an AI Grand Bargain
The countries can cooperate—even without trust or consensus.
1d ago
The World’s Only Real Hope of Maintaining Order
A proposal for a new international system that is at once centralized and regionalized.
1d ago
Iran’s Regional Strategy Is Never Coming Back
Iran’s long-running security strategy hasn’t survived the current war.
1d ago
The Republican Origins of Medicare for All
A plan that a GOP senator proudly championed in 1970 is today seen as radical.
2d ago
25 Years After 9/11, What Are We Failing to Imagine Now?
The counterterrorism community struggles with how technology might be applied to novel use cases.
3d ago
Milei Renews Argentina’s Falklands Push
Buenos Aires is taking advantage of fraying ties between the United States and Britain.
5d ago
What Was the War on Terror?
A defining period in U.S. foreign policy has ended, but it remains misunderstood.
5d ago
The Conservative Case for International Law
Why the U.S. right should rediscover the virtues of a global legal order.
5d ago
The Novel Imagining Life After a Second Civil War
Emily St. John Mandel explores what follows U.S. collapse, plus more fiction in September.
5d ago