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Trump Could Make China Great Again
Beijing won’t say so in public, but it sees new geopolitical opportunities.
Europe’s Top Leaders Meet in Paris to Stay Relevant
As U.S. and Russian officials begin negotiating an end to the Ukraine war without them.
It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable
Brussels has slavishly followed Washington for too long—and forgotten how to advance its own geopolitical interests.
Xi Sends Message to China’s Private Sector
A meeting with top CEOs signaled the economic importance of entrepreneurs—as long as they can pay court to him.
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Asia & the Pacific
India Sees Opportunities as Trump Jettisons the Western Order
China
Did Biden Get China Right?
Middle East & Africa
The Islamic State Is Making a Comeback
Europe
Finland’s President: Trump’s Strategy ‘Is a Bit of a Seesaw’
Americas
Canada Tries to Break the Ice With Trump
The Last China Hand
Jerry Cohen has spent a lifetime trying to understand the People’s Republic.
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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.
What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World
FP asked 10 writers to respond to the U.S. president’s shock announcement.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels.
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A crowd of dozens of people march down a paved city street lined on either side by midrise buildings. Many of the people hold signs or wave Iranian flags, and six women leading the procession hold a large banner covered in the words "woman," "life," and "freedom" written in English, German, and Persian.
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Vance Leaves Europe Gobsmacked
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a rebuke on immigration and alleged censorship to a shocked Munich Security Conference.
Why Is the World So Polarized on Gaza?
The answer might be linked to race and colonization, explains author Pankaj Mishra, speaking on FP Live.
America Is Its Own Worst Enemy
It’s not unprecedented for a powerful country to simply shoot itself in the foot.
Black History Month
Did America’s Racial Awakening Reach IR Professors?
Nearly half of international relations scholars spent more time in class on race and racial justice—but with key demographic differences.
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black history month recommended books
A Hopeful Pope Francis Won’t Be Silenced
In his autobiography, the pontiff pleads for a world that no longer exists.
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A grid of 12 fiction book covers out in February 2025.
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How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History, Josephine Quinn, Random House, 592 pp., $38, September 2024. -
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The book cover for Die Rückkehr des Krieges: Warum wir wieder lernen müssen, mit Krieg umzugehen.
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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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.
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