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U.S. President Donald Trump, center, joined by lawmakers and members of his administration, delivers remarks during a dinner with leaders of Central Asian countries in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, joined by lawmakers and members of his administration, delivers remarks during a dinner with leaders of Central Asian countries in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Tungsten Is the Next Flash Point in the Resource Race

Alarmed by Beijing’s rare earths chokehold, Washington is scrambling to plug other potential vulnerabilities.

Report
Christina Lu
Members of the United States Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, work at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13.
Members of the United States Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, work at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13.

Trump’s ‘War on Drugs’ Will Work About as Well as the Last One

You can’t bomb your way out of an illicit market.

Argument
Liliana Devia, Michael Kenney
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Takaichi and Trump

Why Did Asian Countries Give Trump So Much on Trade?

The new deals contain unusual concessions that could change the flow of goods in Asia.

Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Two visibly emotional women who have just been laid-off from their jobs move to embrace each other in front of a crowd of their former co-workers outside of the U.S. State Department.
Two visibly emotional women who have just been laid-off from their jobs move to embrace each other in front of a crowd of their former co-workers outside of the U.S. State Department.

Shutdown Deal Gives Laid-Off U.S. Diplomats Hope for Reprieve

The continuing resolution could postpone the end for some State Department employees on leave.

Report
Rachel Oswald

Congress Prepares to End Record-Breaking U.S. Shutdown

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp

Doha Is Still Counting on Washington

Analysis
Merissa Khurma, Giorgio Cafiero

Trump’s Russia Sanctions Are Really Putting the Hurt On

Analysis
Keith Johnson

Back-to-Back Blasts Rock India and Pakistan

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman

U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Escalate

Asia & the Pacific

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How China Became a Solar Power

Infographic
Christina Lu

Why Extreme Weather Hits Southeast Asia So Hard

Trump Is Alienating Southeast Asia

To Counter China, Look to the ‘Other Trilat’

China

About a dozen Mongolians walk on a crosswalk in front of cars waiting for them to pass. The demonstrators hold banners and the Mongolian flag while marching through the streets as pale clouds loom overhead.
About a dozen Mongolians walk on a crosswalk in front of cars waiting for them to pass. The demonstrators hold banners and the Mongolian flag while marching through the streets as pale clouds loom overhead.

China’s Messy History With Mongolia

China Brief
James Palmer

China Makes a Tech Splash in Portugal

China Is Already Pulling Ahead on the Next Energy Supply Chain

What Are China’s Nuclear Ambitions?

Middle East & Africa

Two people are seen from behind, one wearing a long draping head covering, the other the outline of a young boy, along with other people in the street in front of the spires of a mosque with a crescent moon and a church with a cross.
Two people are seen from behind, one wearing a long draping head covering, the other the outline of a young boy, along with other people in the street in front of the spires of a mosque with a crescent moon and a church with a cross.

Nigeria vs. Trump

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi

Tehran’s Residents Are Panicking as Taps Run Dry

Sharaa’s Democratic Test

Africa Needs a Continental Body With Teeth

Europe

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter attends a press conference following a meeting with U.S. officials on tariffs in Geneva on May 9.
Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter attends a press conference following a meeting with U.S. officials on tariffs in Geneva on May 9.

Trump’s Tariffs Threaten the End of Neutrality

Analysis
Ali Ahmadi

Trump Deals a Blow to Bosnia

Millennial Leaders Won the Dutch Elections

In Putin’s Russia, Even Lawyers Aren’t Safe

Americas

Dozens of ostriches stand together on a farm, seen from the shoulder up. Their long necks are parallel to each other; one ostrich in the distance has its head turned to the camera and its mouth open.
Dozens of ostriches stand together on a farm, seen from the shoulder up. Their long necks are parallel to each other; one ostrich in the distance has its head turned to the camera and its mouth open.

Canadian Ostriches Have Become Martyrs for the U.S. Right

Analysis
Aja Romano

Why Does the U.S. Set Presidential Term Limits?

In Unprecedented Times, Congress Evades Responsibility

The Forgotten Visionary of U.S. War in Latin America

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Current Issue: Fall 2025 Archives
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The cover of the fall 2025 print issue of Foreign Policy magazine, showing a tattered flag with a globe on it on a stick.
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An illustration shows a globe-shaped wrecking ball swinging.

The End of Development

The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.

Essay
Adam Tooze
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A child walks across a dirt road carrying a canister of water.

Why the World Turned on NGOs

From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.

Essay
Suparna Chaudhry

The Development Economist Who Wasn’t

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Daniel W. Drezner

How Big Finance Ate Foreign Aid

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Daniela Gabor

Africa Is Now Calling the Shots

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Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

The Problem With the Global South’s Self-Help Push

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David C. Engerman

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A displaced woman who fled El-Fasher rests in Tawila, in Sudan's western Darfur region, on Oct. 28.

How to Stop the Genocide in Sudan

A murdering militia still depends on international legitimacy to survive.

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Mutasim Ali, Yonah Diamond
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This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gesturing during an official TV show in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 27.

Toppling Maduro Without Boots on the Ground

Trump would be right to try something new against the Venezuelan regime.

Argument
Ryan C. Berg
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A crucifix hangs on the wall of a church above damage on the floor. One the left is an armed soldier in a hallway.

Why Is Trump Suddenly Talking About Invading Nigeria?

A U.S. military intervention would be a disaster in an already divided country.

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Spanish soldiers with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stand guard at the entrance of their base near the southern Lebanese village of Taibeh, 18 September 2006.

The Desperate Search for Gaza Peacekeepers

Most of the world seems very eager to avoid joining the territory’s international stabilization force.

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Motorcyclists walk past an oil-themed mural outside the headquarters of PDVSA, Venezuela's state oil company, in Caracas on Sept. 1, 2022.
Motorcyclists walk past an oil-themed mural outside the headquarters of PDVSA, Venezuela's state oil company, in Caracas on Sept. 1, 2022.

How Oil Came to Define Venezuela’s Economy This article has an audio recording

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for trade talks in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for trade talks in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.

How Beijing Views Trump This article has an audio recording

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Donald Trump, left, wears a red tie and blue suit. Xi Jinping, wearing a blue tie and suit, waves his hand.

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