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So You Want to Work in International Affairs

A veteran practitioner’s 12 tips to land that first job.

Essay
Luke Coffey
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A person is silhouetted in front of a white high relief statue of Stalin with other figures around him.

The Kremlin’s Factory of Resentment

A new history of the Cold War unwittingly exposes Russian distortions of the past.

Essay
Jaroslaw Kuisz
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An illustration shows five columns breaking apart from left to right on a digital background.

Are AI and Democracy Compatible?

Avoiding digital dictatorship may mean rethinking our relationship with machines.

Analysis
Adam Elkus
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A film still shows people running in the street from an attack. A government building and the Taiwanese flag is seen in the background.

Can TV Help Prepare for Invasion?

Taiwan’s “Zero Day Attack” sets an example other threatened states can follow.

Analysis
Elisabeth Braw

Asia & the Pacific

Bangladeshi Advisor for Foreign Affairs Md. Touhid Hossain addresses a press conference after a bilateral meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 24.
Bangladeshi Advisor for Foreign Affairs Md. Touhid Hossain addresses a press conference after a bilateral meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 24.

Bangladesh-Pakistan Ties Get Dramatic Reset

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman

As Trump’s Higher India Tariffs Go Into Effect, Oil Markets Shrug

Why India Should Not Walk Into the China-Russia Trap This article has an audio recording

China and India May Be Moving Toward a More Coordinated Foreign Policy

China

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Xi and Putin sit in the center of a row of other officials and dignitaries, their heads turned to look at something in the same direction as the camera. Both men wear dark suits. Two other men sitting in the same row wear military dress uniforms and hats that are highly decorated with medals.

China’s Military Parade Is a Powerful Diplomatic Display

Analysis
Deng Yuwen

Why Does China Care About New York Politics?

The Future Is Being Delivered by Chinese Drones This article has an audio recording

Why the Global South Won’t Give Up on China

Middle East & Africa

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A crowd of protesters marches through a street.

Can Tunisia’s Largest Labor Union Survive Saied?

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi

Hezbollah Is Weak Enough for Lebanon to Finally Disarm It

America’s Relationship With Israel Is a Moral Hazard

The Lost Promise of Lenacapavir

Europe

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Four people stand on stage. Rutte gestures with his hands wide at his side as he talks.

Getting European Defense Right

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas

European Countries Trigger the ‘Snapback’ of Iran Sanctions

Stop Fabulating About ‘Security Guarantees’ for Ukraine

Russia Will Ramp Up Hybrid Warfare if Ukraine Fighting Ends This article has an audio recording

Americas

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Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speak during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit in Bogota on Aug. 22.

Amazon Summit Shows Scant Progress

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn

The Global War on Terror Comes Home to D.C.

Remembering Hurricane Katrina and Its Political Aftermath

Peeling Back the Curtain on the CIA

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The cover of Foreign Policy's Summer 2025 issue shows Donald Trump walking into a time portal of historical picture frames.
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An illustration depicts historical moments from the past in the curtains of the Oval Office: Julius Caesar, the Cultural Revolution in China, and three American presidents. The room shows an empty chair at the Resolute Desk and a presidential seal on the rug.

Why Compare the Present to the Past?

Thinking via historical analogy has become the preferred way to confront our anxieties.

Essay
Ivan Krastev, Leonard Benardo
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A woodcut style illustration depicts Donald Trump as Julius Caesar

An American Caesar

Comparing two leaders, two millennia apart.

Essay
Donna Zuckerberg

How Low Can the Dollar Go?

Essay
Kenneth Rogoff

How Trump Will Be Remembered

Essay
Stephen M. Walt

The End of Modernity

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Christopher Clark

Is This an American Cultural Revolution?

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Julia Lovell, Nicholas Guyatt

Trump’s Second Term

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Congress activists burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they protest against the announcement by US President Donald Trump that he will impose a 25% tariff and fine on Indian goods from August 1. The demonstration takes place in Kolkata, India, on August 1, 2025. Protesters shout slogans and hold banners condemning the trade move, which they say will severely impact Indian exporters and worsen bilateral relations. The effigy-burning symbolizes anger at what is seen as a unilateral economic aggression. Tensions have been rising since the proposed tariffs were revealed earlier this week, sparking widespread political and public backlash across major Indian cities. The Congress party, a key opposition force, organizes several such protests nationwide, accusing both leaders of mishandling foreign policy and trade diplomacy. (Photo by DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Congress activists burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they protest against the announcement by US President Donald Trump that he will impose a 25% tariff and fine on Indian goods from August 1. The demonstration takes place in Kolkata, India, on August 1, 2025. Protesters shout slogans and hold banners condemning the trade move, which they say will severely impact Indian exporters and worsen bilateral relations. The effigy-burning symbolizes anger at what is seen as a unilateral economic aggression. Tensions have been rising since the proposed tariffs were revealed earlier this week, sparking widespread political and public backlash across major Indian cities. The Congress party, a key opposition force, organizes several such protests nationwide, accusing both leaders of mishandling foreign policy and trade diplomacy. (Photo by DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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Even when he’s partly right, he’s wrong.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
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A soldier in a helmet and residents in T-shirts look toward a smoking house on the horizon.

Why the Donbas Matters to Putin So Much

The region is at the heart of the Ukraine war.

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John Haltiwanger
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a document signing after their talks at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv on Aug. 23, 2024.

Is Ukraine the Future of Asia?

Washington’s switch to accommodating Moscow’s geopolitical goals sends an ominous signal.

Analysis
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Putin sits at a table with his hands flat on the surface, leaning forward slightly. He wears a dark suit and tie; a Russian flag hangs in the background.

Russia and Ukraine Are as Far Apart as Ever

Despite Trump’s efforts, negotiation will only come when both parties believe their interests are better served by talking than fighting. This article has an audio recording

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Ivo H. Daalder

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at "The People's House," a White House immersive experience across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, during a tour in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s Assault on the Federal Reserve This article has an audio recording

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Visitors walk past the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2022.

Is America Now Merely the First Among Equals?

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Ravi Agrawal
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Russian President Vladimir Putin strides forward on a red carpet with his hand outstretched as U.S. President Donald Trump waits with his hand out on another red carpet. Behind them are other people and officers next to the jetway of a plane.

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