Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry’s Mideast Peace Push Is Too Little, Too Late
The U.S. secretary of state’s speech laying out terms for a two-state solution is the final example of the Obama administration’s failure to move the needle on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Foreign Policy Wonk’s Best Songs of 2016
From Filipino folk to Ukrainian pop to the Rolling Stones, it was a turbulent political year, with a soundtrack to match.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dear Mr. Trump, Don’t Desecrate My American Bible
An open letter to the president-elect from a Middle Eastern immigrant who has become an American patriot.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What China Didn’t Learn From the Collapse of the Soviet Union
Xi Jinping sees the Soviet Union as a cautionary tale. But Beijing is learning all the wrong lessons.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Asian Peace Plan for the War on Christmas
Singapore proves that holidays in a multiethnic country don’t have to be occasions for divisiveness.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Kremlin’s Economic Grip on Europe
Russia’s economy may be struggling, but its economic influence in Central and Eastern Europe is undiminished. Here’s how it wields its power.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democracy Is Dying as Technocrats Watch
Assaults on democracy are working because our current political elites have no idea how to defend it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Christine Lagarde Could Still Go Down
A criminal conviction in France didn't end the IMF chief's career – but the combination of Greece and Donald Trump might destroy her legacy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Russian Question
Moscow may no longer be a superpower, but its revanchist politics are unsettling the international order. How should Donald Trump deal with Vladimir Putin?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Want a Third Intifada? Go Ahead and Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
Why Trump’s plan is a terrible idea for Israel, Palestine, and the wider Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 George Kennan Is Still the Russia Expert America Needs
The architect of Washington’s Cold War strategy offers President-elect Trump the best guide for managing Moscow.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Pope Francis Ditching Taiwan For China?
The Vatican is one of Taipei's few remaining political allies, but the Holy Father's desire to deal with the mainland may end that.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Africa Shouldn’t Freak Out About Trump
It’s boring bureaucrats, not the erratic president, who will shape the next administration's policy toward Africa.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The West Should Hope That Merkel Loses
The only way to defend the liberal democratic order is to say goodbye to the German chancellor.
