Beijing’s Abuses Are Laid Bare in Xinjiang Police Files
New findings add to mounting evidence of China’s brutal crackdown on the Uyghurs.
Restive Caucasus Sees Signs of Discontent with Putin’s War
But with power increasingly centralized in the Kremlin, don’t look for Moscow’s empire to fracture anytime soon.
How the West Lost Africa
Scolding and paternalism are not winning over African leaders when it comes to ties with Russia.
Inside a Major Nerve Center for Shipping Military Aid to Ukraine
In just a few weeks, U.S. and British officials have turned an ad hoc operation into a pipeline.
Asia
Sri Lanka Is an Omen
China
Expanding State Power Still Tops Xi’s Agenda
Middle East & Africa
Blasting Israeli Settlement Construction Will Get Biden Nowhere
Europe
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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
In Hong Kong, a Once Liberal University Feels Beijing’s Weight
With protesters crushed and memorials removed, there’s no room for campus dissent.
How Portugal Quietly Became a Migration Hub
The country has a hot labor market and offers a path to EU citizenship for undocumented workers.
The Echoes of America’s Hypocrisy Abroad
Decades of Western support for dictators have caused a crisis of democracy.
In the Americas, Homicide Is the Other Killer Epidemic
The good news: Lockdowns reduced crime almost everywhere else, and we know how to stop lethal violence.
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?
