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This Could Be ‘Peak Trump’
His return to power has been impressive—but the hard work is about to begin.
Aid Groups Confront a New Crisis: Trump’s Return
Humanitarian organizations fear that the president’s policies may upend their work, impacting millions of people in conflict-stricken regions.
Greenland’s Door Is Open for Trump
Europe would be happy to have the United States more involved on the island territory.
Did China Try to Cut Off Taiwan’s Front-Line Residents Again?
New internet infrastructure helps Matsu Islanders cope with cable cuts.
Asia & the Pacific
‘Now It’s Our Turn’
China
In China, Gender Transitions Are a Family Affair
Middle East & Africa
Only Trump Can Make Peace in Sudan
Europe
Europe Isn’t Ready for Trump 2.0
Americas
Trump’s Immigration Orders Will Bring Chaos to the Border
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America Is Locked in a New Class War
Money and education no longer explain voting patterns.
Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World
Countries and companies with clout might thrive. The rest, not so much.
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Trump’s Tariff Wars
On FP Live, Brad Setser will explore the winners and losers of a tariff regime, an underlying foreign-policy principle of the “Trump doctrine.”
Weekend Reads
Don’t Let Autocrats Erase the Internet
Preserving digital archives is a crucial weapon in discrediting and defeating authoritarian regimes.
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A person wearing a red shawl and an ornate skirt with beads and ornamentation holds a golden object as she poses for a photo in front of Tibetan prayer wheels. A photographer points a camera toward her.
Trump’s First Moves on Tariffs, Immigration, and TikTok
FP’s ongoing updates from staff and contributors.
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A Daily News newspaper in a rack with the headline: Fjord to Trump: Drop Dead with the subhead: Denmark mocks Don's desire to buy Greenland.
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U.S. President Donald Trump (center) is sitting down while he holds up an executive order. To his left is Vice President J.D. Vance. -
A girl looks at pictures of missing persons hanging from a rope in front of the National Palace during the International Day of the Disappeared in Mexico City. -
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office. To the left are several people sitting or taking photos.
In Case You Missed It
A selection of paywall-free articles
America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.
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An illustration shows Russian President Vladimir Putin on a television set with spinning lines behind him for a story about Russia's TV propaganda.
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A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor. -
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018.
Subscribers’ Picks
One Question Looming Over Israel-Hamas Truce Deal—Why Now?
Biden has been pushing for an agreement for more than a year.
What China’s New Fighter Jet Really Signals
States often reveal a new weapon of war during peacetime to substitute for more direct military confrontations.
Joe Biden’s Final Foreign-Policy Report Card
An unsparing look at the outgoing U.S. president’s international legacy.
The 20th Century’s Lessons for Our New Era of War
Once again, Eurasian autocracies seek to upend the balance of power.
Welcome to Weimar 2.0
Today’s global powers are running a strange simulation of the weak and wobbly republic that governed Germany before World War II.
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A grid of 29 foreign-policy books part of the anticipated releases in 2025.
Visual Stories
Rebuilding Old Damascus After Assad
Syrians embrace a fresh start, but uncertainty around the future—and the past—lingers.
New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2024
Lavender is sinister, not sweet—and if you can’t join the P&I club, you can ghost it.
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