Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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A displaced woman rests after fleeing El Fasher in Tawila, Darfur region, Sudan. 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026
Major wars, simmering hostilities, and accelerating instability from Washington.
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An illustration shows U.S. President Donald Trump's face on a textured wall. The upper part of the wall is cracked. 6 Trump Lessons for Global Leaders in 2026
FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington.
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A man wearing a green hoodie with the hood pulled low to cover his eyes walks outside on a street. A billboard in the background shows a photo of Khin Yi smiling and doing a thumbs up. Myanmar’s Election Is Predetermined, but Questions Remain
Some parts of the country will begin voting on Dec. 28 in polls that could further legitimize the ruling junta.
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A photo illustration of Donald Trump with flags of many countries as pins on his lapel. The Winners and Losers of Trump’s New Foreign Policy
Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president’s decision-making.
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An illustration of several geopolitical words including Narcoterrorism, Asylum fatigue, Drone wall, multipolarization, and Persistent Objector. New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2025
When it’s TACO time, no one wants to be a persistent objector.
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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts the signing ceremony of a peace deal with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. Trump’s Fake Peace Deals Are Dangerous
Potemkin peace can be a threat all its own.
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An illustration with Donald Trump listening as Marco Rubio leans in with a hand cupped to whisper in Trump's ear. Around the circular images are headshots of four men and one woman. The Key Foreign-Policy Players of Trump 2.0
As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here’s who is influencing key policies.
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Donald Trump stands at a podium in front of Christmas decorations and flags. Trump’s Doctrine Is ‘Make America Small Again’
A hemispheric focus makes little sense for a global economic and military giant.
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A commuter walks near India Gate amid heavy smog pollution in New Delhi on Oct. 29, 2025. Air Pollution Is Choking South Asia
Smog is crossing borders and wrecking lives.
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Ukrainian Army replacement troops go through combat training on February 24, 2023 in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. There’s No Precedent for Ukraine’s Proposed Peace Deal
History doesn’t suggest a demilitarized zone in eastern Ukraine would work.
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U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to "The People's House: A White House Experience," in Washington, DC, on Aug. 22. Trump’s National Security Strategy Seeks to Make Europe Great Again
Alongside an indictment of the continent sits a sacrosanctity accorded to its civilization.
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Kenyan police officers arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 8. The Silver Lining of ‘Haiti Fatigue’
The Trump administration’s U.N. resolution reimagines international responses to humanitarian crises.
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A Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter of the United States Marines is seen parked on a runway at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13. Trump’s Western Hemisphere Pivot Is Real
Enforcing a 21st-century Monroe Doctrine means recalibrating U.S. defense posture.
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A man leans on a statue, holding a sign that reads: "PLUS JAMAIS ÇA!" Benin’s Failed Coup Reveals Deepening Fault Lines in Africa
The foiled putsch placed the continent’s geopolitics under a magnifying glass.
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Two women wearing 1940s-style dresses and hair and makeup perch in the back of a military truck, waving toward the camera. Other people are dressed in berets and military uniforms or khaki outfits to reprsent the French resistance. The truck drives down the middle of a road away from the camera between spectators on either side, a cloudy sky looming overhead. U.S. Strategists Keep Getting France’s Defeat Wrong
Myths about the Maginot Line are strangely persistent.
