Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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BEIJING - FEBRUARY 1972: U.S. President Richard Nixon (L) toasts with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai (R) during his trip to China in February 1972. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images) History Shows Beijing Won’t Budge an Inch on Taiwan
Trump might want to use the island as a bargaining chip - but for China, it's a matter of principle
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DACHAU, GERMANY - AUGUST 20: German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel drinks a beer after speaking at an election campaign stop in a fest tent on August 20, 2013 in Dachau, Germany. Merkel has a strong lead over her political rivals and the CDU is expected to win federal elections scheduled for September 22, though what kind of governing coalition the CDU will be able to form remains uncertain. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images) Merkel Should Beware Bavarians, Not Populists
The terror attack in Berlin has rekindled the civil war between northern Germany and the land of lederhosen and Oktoberfest.
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A French soldier enforcing the Vigipirate plan, France's national security alert system, is pictured on November 18, 2015 in Paris in front of the Eiffel Tower, which is illuminated with the colors of the French national flag in tribute to the victims of the November 13 Paris terror attacks in which some 129 people were killed. / AFP / JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images) How France’s Fight With Islam Became a Bestseller
David Thomson was one of the first to declare religion a part of the problem in France’s war on terror. Now he’s become the country’s hottest intellectual.
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TOPSHOT - A member of the Syrian pro-government forces stands amid heavily damaged buildings in Aleppo's 1070 district on November 8, 2016, after troops seized it from rebel fighters. Syrian state media said government forces had advanced southwest of divided second city Aleppo, seizing the 1070 district from rebel forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor also reported the advance, saying it would allow government forces to protect areas already under their control on the southern outskirts of Aleppo. / AFP / GEORGES OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGES OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images) Syria Will Stain Obama’s Legacy Forever
The arc of history is long, but it won't ever judge the president's Syria policy kindly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New Year’s Resolution: Jobs
If the Trump administration is serious about keeping jobs in America, it needs a strong and energized EXIM Bank.
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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?
