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Mario Draghi Doesn’t Have ‘Whatever It Takes’ Anymore
Whether as Italy’s prime minister or its president, he may not have the solution to Italy’s problems.
What if Democracy and Climate Mitigation Are Incompatible?
Elected officials work through compromise, but a warming planet waits for no one.
The Real Philosophy of Emmanuel Macron
The key to reconciling the French president’s many political contradictions is his widely misunderstood philosophical mentor.
More Power to More People
To protect democracy, we have to first figure out why it’s worth saving.
Nature Is Becoming a Person
How to make sense of the new global trend that grants legal rights to animals, plants, and rivers.
The Tragedy of Stopping Climate Change
The race is on to tell—or sell—the right story about global warming.
Float, Move, and Fight
How the U.S. Navy lost the shipbuilding race.
Sea Power Makes Great Powers
History reveals a country’s rise and decline are directly related to the heft of its navy. So why is the United States intent on downsizing?
The Falling Man of Kabul
Zaki Anwari represented what a free Afghanistan could achieve. His gruesome death is a vivid reminder of the human toll of U.S. abandonment.
‘Support Is Not Just About Money’
A U.S. veteran of Afghan heritage reflects on a complicated relationship between two far-apart nations.
Exactly How Helpless Is Europe?
If the United States stops protecting its closest allies, it won’t be a catastrophe. It’ll be exactly what they needed.
The Most Vital 100 Days Since FDR
Just like Roosevelt, Biden must show that government still works.
How Biden Will—and Won’t—Battle the Pentagon
What the new president really thinks about the military—and what the military really thinks about him.
Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi Have One Last Job
The U.S. treasury secretary and the Italian prime minister have spent decades shaping this economy. But can they control what comes next?
Consensus Lost
How FP set out to change the world.
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