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A U.S. Army guard opens the gate at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base on Aug. 23, 2004.
A U.S. Army guard opens the gate at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base on Aug. 23, 2004.

When the Supreme Court Stood Firm on Habeas Corpus

Stephen Miller’s recent remarks about suspending the writ echo attempts at presidential overreach after 9/11.

A ship plies the icy waters off Greenland.
A ship plies the icy waters off Greenland.

Trump’s Greenland Obsession Will Not Secure America

Countering Russia and China in the Arctic requires leveraging alliances, not fracturing them.

A drawn illustration shows a chaotic swarm of Eurovision performers surrounded by multicolored disco balls. The performers are encircled by the stars of the EU flag.
A drawn illustration shows a chaotic swarm of Eurovision performers surrounded by multicolored disco balls. The performers are encircled by the stars of the EU flag.

The West Is Strong—and in Sequins

Eurovision has never been a bigger party—or more political.

Americas

A metal sculpture of a hand stretches up from a pedestal, palm facing the sky. An oil rig is balance on top of it. Midrise buildings are visible in the background, looming against a pale gray cloudy sky.
A metal sculpture of a hand stretches up from a pedestal, palm facing the sky. An oil rig is balance on top of it. Midrise buildings are visible in the background, looming against a pale gray cloudy sky.

Give Negotiations With Venezuela a Chance

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Shadow-government-democrats-blue-cutout-3-2

SHADOW GOVERNMENT:

The Spring 2025 print cover of Foreign Policy magazine featuring the words Billionaire Rule.
The Spring 2025 print cover of Foreign Policy magazine featuring the words Billionaire Rule.
An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.
An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.

Is America a Kleptocracy?

Here’s how life could change for the rich, poor, and everyone in between.

An illustration shows a golden Newtons cradle with Elon Musk depicted on the one at left and sending a globe-motif ball swinging at right.
An illustration shows a golden Newtons cradle with Elon Musk depicted on the one at left and sending a globe-motif ball swinging at right.

Elon Musk’s First Principles

The world’s richest man wants to apply the rules of physics to politics. What could go wrong?

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This handout picture provided by the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him praying inside the tomb of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Jan. 30.
This handout picture provided by the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him praying inside the tomb of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Jan. 30.

Why Khamenei Is Betting on Trump

The calculus behind Iran’s stunning reversal on a new nuclear deal.

Musk wears a red had that reads "GULF OF AMERICA."
Musk wears a red had that reads "GULF OF AMERICA."

Elon Musk Was Donald Trump’s Useful Idiot

It’s looking increasingly likely that the world’s richest man got played.

With Jared Kushner to his left, Donald Trump listens to the rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on May 22, 2017.
With Jared Kushner to his left, Donald Trump listens to the rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on May 22, 2017.

Trump Isn’t Following the Script on Israel

In dealing with Netanyahu, the U.S. president appears to actually be living up to his campaign slogan to put America first.

Indian Air Force personnel stand in front of a Rafale fighter jet during a military aviation exhibition at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.
Indian Air Force personnel stand in front of a Rafale fighter jet during a military aviation exhibition at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.

A Tale of Four Fighter Jets

The aircraft India and Pakistan use to strike each other tell a story of key geopolitical shifts. This article has an audio recording

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