Russia’s Black Sea Blockade Will Turbocharge the Global Food Crisis
Lithuania’s call for a naval coalition to break Russia’s stranglehold on Ukraine’s exports hasn’t been taken up—yet.
Is Biden Missing a Chance to Engage China?
Appalled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine debacle, Beijing could be open to a new U.S. approach.
How Chile’s Constitutional Overhaul Emboldened the Right
Even if the new constitution is adopted, Chile’s anti-democratic right wing is here to stay.
Russia May Be Ready to Annex Breakaway Territories
Moscow’s political strategy is changing as its military efforts falter.
Asia
South Korea’s Conservatives Aren’t Any Tougher on China or North Korea Than Liberals
China
Australia’s Got a Solomon Islands Headache (Again)
Middle East & Africa
Blasting Israeli Settlement Construction Will Get Biden Nowhere
Europe
How Portugal Quietly Became a Migration Hub
Americas
In the Americas, Homicide Is the Other Killer Epidemic
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What Exactly Is America’s China Policy?
The United States needs to right-size the China threat to know how to counter it.
How Beijing Sees Biden
For decades, Chinese leaders thought they knew the man who would become America’s 46th president. But he was changing all along.
Ukraine Crisis: What to Read
U.S. Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Seven thinkers weigh in on how the war will shift U.S. foreign policy.
Why the World Isn’t Really United Against Russia
Global institutions have long relegated much of the world to second-class status.
The West vs. the Rest
Welcome to the 21st-century Cold War.
The Intellectual Catastrophe of Vladimir Putin
The meaning of Russia’s war in Ukraine is its own national weakness.
Long Reads
It’s Africa’s Century—for Better or Worse
Asia gets the attention, but the real economic revolution is the inevitable growth of an overlooked continent.
Where the West and China Find Common Ground
A striking new translation of Chinese fairy tales shows a shared folkloric tradition.
Africa’s Stolen Art Debate Is Frozen in Time
Europe’s arguments against restitution have ignored the legitimate claims of African scholars and governments for 50 years.
A Children’s Hospital in Wartime
Pediatric patients from all over Ukraine crowd into a single facility.
Oil and Russia's War
How Private Oil Companies Took Over U.S. Energy Security
And why it’s time to take it back.
Democracy Is Not a Commodity
The United States shouldn’t bargain away Venezuela’s future for oil.
How to Stop Oil Companies From Propping Up Kleptocrats
Energy giants could do more to avoid bolstering corrupt and repressive regimes.
How Rising Oil Prices Will Change the World as We Know It
FP columnist Adam Tooze on the implications for inflation and climate change.
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Shocking civilian casualties in Ukraine, a Holocaust survivor’s march in Poland, and a swan’s unusual nest in Serbia. This was April 2022.
Moldova Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees but Fears for Its Own Future
The country has offered solidarity to neighbors fleeing Russia’s war. Will it get more support from the EU?
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