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Why Isn’t China Wooing Europe?
Beijing thinks it holds all the cards as Trump attacks allies.
There’s More Than One Way to Build a Bomb
Iran doesn’t need to rebuild its damaged facilities to sprint for a nuclear weapon.
Trump Shouldn’t Settle for European Spending Pledges
More steps are needed to make good on his administration’s pledge to shift the defense burden to Europe.
The Dangers of Weaponizing Antisemitism
As Gaza faces more death and starvation, criticism of Israel is needed more than ever.
Asia & the Pacific
Taiwan’s ‘Great Recall’ Threatens Democratic Legitimacy
China
China Starts Construction on World’s Largest Hydropower Dam
Middle East & Africa
The Risks of Israel’s Druze Policy
Europe
Democracy Is Ukraine’s Most Powerful Weapon
Americas
U.S.-Brazil Feud Could Speed Up De-Dollarization
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
FP’s Books of the Summer
The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.
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Archives
Why Compare the Present to the Past?
Thinking via historical analogy has become the preferred way to confront our anxieties.
An American Caesar
Comparing two leaders, two millennia apart.
Updates: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reacts during a debate with leaders of various Japanese political parties at the National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2. -
A portrait of Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa next to a defaced portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump in Damascus.
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When the Threat Is Inside the White House
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If Trump Is Neither Hawk nor Dove, What Is He?
The president’s recent moves don’t fit the usual binary of U.S. foreign policy—but there is a historical precedent.
Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable.
Impunity for abetting war crimes weakens U.S. democracy.
Why Rubio’s Asia Visit Was a Total Bust
ASEAN leaders will have noticed Washington’s increasing preoccupation with the Middle East and Western Hemisphere.
The Novels We’re Reading in July
From a Salvadoran multiverse to queer life in contemporary Nigeria.
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The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers’ Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda, Nathalia Holt, Atria/One Signal Publishers, 288 pp., $29.99, July 2025. -
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The book cover for Please Live by Lana Estemiroya.
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Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China, William C. Kirby, Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 512 pp., $24.95, May 2025, paperback. -
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In Case You Missed It
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Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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