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The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office in Culver City, California.

Tick Tock, TikTok

The Biden administration has dragged its feet on restricting the Chinese-owned app, but pressure is building for far more drastic measures.

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India and China’s Latest Border Clash Is Not a One-Off

The skirmish in Arunachal Pradesh reflects Beijing’s confidence—and New Delhi’s diminished deterrence.

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The Best Movies, TV Shows, and Podcasts We Liked in 2022

FP columnists, contributors, and editors recommend the pop culture offerings that kept them entertained and informed this year.

Asia & the Pacific

Supporters of Wayne Chiang, great-grandson of the late President Chiang Kai-shek from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), hold flags while listening to his election campaign in New Taipei City on Nov. 5.
Supporters of Wayne Chiang, great-grandson of the late President Chiang Kai-shek from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), hold flags while listening to his election campaign in New Taipei City on Nov. 5.

How Much Time Does Taiwan Have?

China

A collage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the CCP Party Congress, and academia and industry.
A collage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the CCP Party Congress, and academia and industry.

Xi Starts His Third Term With Failure Upon Failure

Middle East & Africa

An aerial view of rising waters around the Numan bridge is seen in the Numan community of Adamawa State, Nigeria, on Sept. 25.
An aerial view of rising waters around the Numan bridge is seen in the Numan community of Adamawa State, Nigeria, on Sept. 25.

2022 Was an Attack on Democracy

Europe

People help dig out a plow after an intense lake-effect snowstorm hit  the area around Hamburg, New York, on Nov. 18.
People help dig out a plow after an intense lake-effect snowstorm hit the area around Hamburg, New York, on Nov. 18.

Tooze on How Climate Change Will Alter the Economics of Winter

Americas

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A person walks beside a destroyed tank near a frozen lake.

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The United States Couldn’t Stop Being Stupid if It Wanted To

For Washington, self-imposed restraint will always be a contradiction in terms.

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The Russian Army Is Preparing for a Fresh Attack

Many of the problems from the initial draft have been solved.

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Chinese President, Xi Jinping is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec. 8.

Why Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China

For Saudis like me, nothing could be more disheartening than a divorce from the United States.

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Joe Biden meets Cherelle Griner about the release of Brittney Griner in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 8, 2022 in Washington.

Biden’s Hostage Diplomacy Was a Historic Mistake

The United States has broken with a long-standing precedent that was established for very good reasons.

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Masked German police officers lead a man to a police vehicle during a raid against alleged members of the Reichsbürger movement in Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 7.

Why Germany Is Struggling to Address the Reichsbürger Threat

Right-wing terror has been generally underestimated by German authorities.

A Greenlandic flag flutters on a boat sailing among icebergs floating in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28.
A Greenlandic flag flutters on a boat sailing among icebergs floating in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28.

How Greenland’s Mineral Wealth Made It a Geopolitical Battleground

The territory is coveted by China, the United States, and global mining companies.

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The Secret Postmodern Radicalism of Francis Fukuyama

He cheerleads for liberal democracy in public—but quietly admits he’s unsure of its true strength.

Mbaaba Kaper, an employee at an illegal timber trafficking warehouse in Yipala, Ghana, that was initially shut down in May 2019, sits on equipment in the warehouse on June 9.
Mbaaba Kaper, an employee at an illegal timber trafficking warehouse in Yipala, Ghana, that was initially shut down in May 2019, sits on equipment in the warehouse on June 9.

How China’s Appetite for Rosewood Fuels Illegal Logging in Ghana

Soaring demand for luxury furniture in Asia is decimating Ghana’s forests while creating a lucrative but environmentally destructive industry.

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Julia Myron walks her 2-month-old daughter with a friend in Irpin.

Ukraine Braces for a Brutal Winter Under Russian Bombs

Those who return home find shattered houses, no heat, and the worst yet to come.

A member of Ukraine’s 59th Motorized Brigade walks through the devastation in Posad-Pokrovske in Kherson Oblast.
A member of Ukraine’s 59th Motorized Brigade walks through the devastation in Posad-Pokrovske in Kherson Oblast.

The Ukrainian Village That Sacrificed Itself for Kherson

One small town in Ukraine held off a Russian attack and helped liberate a key regional capital.

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Geopolitics dominated the world in 2022, with Russia’s war in Ukraine and competition between the United States and China impacting everything from energy to food to semiconductors. What t...Show more

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A Panzerhaubitze 2000 tank howitzer fires during a mission in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in July 2022. Julia Kochetova photo
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Remember the adage that generals always fight the last war? Of late, we at FP have been wondering: What can Russia’s war in Ukraine teach the world going forward? What have we learned so f...Show more