Why Biden thinks the way he does about foreign policy, what the future holds for an America on the brink, and what the Cold War policy of containment means for our current moment—all from our latest magazine issue.

But congressional sources say it’s highly unlikely lawmakers will cut billions of dollars of already appropriated funding.

The country is campaigning for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, but taking on that role will clash with some fundamental tenets of Swiss foreign policy.

And it is time to treat it like one.

The ineptitude of the FSB sends a message about how powerful it is.

Archival passages from writers such as Hillary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and more show where we’ve been—and where we’re heading.

Despite murderous ambitions and abundant guns, the Capitol assault was a failure.

A survey of experts offers predictions on the future of U.S. leadership and geopolitical dominance.

Biden’s pick for the agency’s director shows that diplomacy is back.

How FP set out to change the world.

Why the decline of foreign reporting makes for worse foreign policy.

John Kenneth Galbraith was an intellectual celebrity 50 years ago—and it would be a mistake to ignore him today.

The dollar is dead. Long live the dollar.

What the Cold War policy means for our current moment.

By standing up for democracy and free trade, the United States can outflank China and Russia, its authoritarian rivals on the continent.

The fuzzy goodwill between Biden and America’s Asian allies will soon be tested by China’s growing power.

How to spot a bad concept when you see it.

Continuity, not revolution, should guide the United States.

The next U.S. president isn’t an intellectual—and that’s a good thing.

In FP’s 50 years, its writers’ forecasts have ranged from prescient to spectacularly wrong. That’s because the field of international relations rewards catastrophic thinking.