Biden was expected to revive the nuclear deal quickly—but as pro-Iran militias attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Washington strikes back in Syria, direct talks aren’t on the horizon.

David Rundell, a seasoned Saudi hand, talks to Foreign Policy about what’s really at stake with the Biden administration’s reassessment of a decades-old relationship.

Boris Johnson is looking to old U.K. colonies for trade deals, but his government can’t compete with China and won’t get far until it abandons its neocolonial attitudes.

If U.S.-Turkey relations were already strained under Trump, Biden’s pressure on Ankara raises questions about the relationship with a longtime NATO ally.

“We Are Bellingcat” charts the rise of the digital sleuths who have used open-source investigations to foil Russia’s intelligence agencies.

Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki is fueling bloodshed in Tigray—and offering other regional leaders lessons in authoritarianism.

New details are trickling out about how the United States is preparing to withdraw its troops without leaving chaos behind.

U.S. strategists love grand proclamations—but ignore domestic political realities.

The Arab moment has passed. Competition between non-Arab powers—Turkey, Iran, and Israel—will shape the region’s future.

As Sri Lanka shows, when it comes to Chinese debt, small states have agency and great powers have responsibilities.

Why Boris Johnson’s failures in the pandemic are partly the product of the office he holds.

The latest round of U.S. diplomacy will fail without additional leverage.

A transcript of Antony Blinken’s remarks on U.S. foreign policy.

“The World for Sale” peels back the cover on the secretive—and sometimes shady—people who make the modern world go around.

A new cease-fire at the Line of Control must avoid problems that have derailed past attempts at peace.

U.S. and European COVID-19 shots aren’t enough. It is time to tap into Africa, Asia, and Latin America’s enormous production capacity.

The best thing Biden can do is lighten up on China and let gravity take its toll.

It’s no coincidence that, after years of fighting abroad, the United States is beset with paranoia, loss of trust, and increasingly bitter divisions.

The new administration, like previous ones, has a Middle East quagmire. But it’s trying some nuanced moves to break free.

The new U.S. president believes in the legitimacy of American power. Does the rest of the world?

Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.

International relations theorists once explored racism. What has the field lost by giving that up?

The new administration can learn from South Africa’s experience with transitional justice.

Domestic racism has long impacted U.S. foreign policy. It’s time to open up about it.

Twelve leading thinkers on geopolitics after the pandemic.

Seven predictions for how tourism will change.

Nine experts on the future of education after the pandemic.

Ten leading global thinkers on government after the pandemic.