5 Top Reads
List of 5 Top Reads articles
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Pope Francis, dressed in white, waves at a crowd of people at dusk. A lash of light shines above his shoulder. The Most Notable Obituaries of 2025
Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.
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An illustration shows a line of large shopping carts facing down a small Donald Trump figure holding two shopping bags. The stars of China's flag are in the upper left corner. A New Global Trade Order
How Trump’s tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23. America and the World in 2025
Nearly one year into Trump’s second term, our authors assess the damage he has caused to the global order.
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A worker in a yellow helmet and orange safety vest stands in a mine, surrounded by jagged gray rocks. He stairs at an excavator drilling into the rock about three yards in front of him. Critical Minerals’ Breakout Year
Trump’s quest for China-free supply chains explained much of his foreign policy in 2025.
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Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp celebrate the announcement of the cease-fire agreement in Gaza on Oct. 9. What 2025 Revealed About Gaza’s Future
Where does this year’s cease-fire agreement leave Palestinians and Israelis?
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Tooze-Roundup-2025 5 Times Tooze in 2025
Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.
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With the American flag in the foreground, the White House rises in the background, with a crane and pile of rubble on the ground in front of it. The Trump Administration’s Uses, and Abuses, of History
For better and worse, 2025 was a historical year.
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An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip. How Profit Beat Out Geopolitics in the AI Race
In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.
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A red, white, black, and green Sudanese flag is brandished against a blue sky, lit up by the sun behind it. The Year the World Started to Recognize Genocide in Sudan
International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn’t equate to meaningful action.
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People light candles during a silent tribute in honor of those killed during the recent Gen Z protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 17. A Year of Global Protest
How Gen Z-led movements shaped 2025—and what comes next.
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Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark Defense Day in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sept. 6. The Year That Took India and Pakistan to the Brink
The geopolitical ripple effects of the nuclear-armed rivals’ worst conflict in decades.
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Trump and Xi shake hands. 2025 Redefined the U.S.-China Rivalry
From trade wars to tech competition, this year was a vicious cycle of escalations, retaliations, and negotiations.
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U.S. soldiers man their security position in Panama City during Operation Just Cause. Latin America’s Turbulent Year
Trump wielded U.S. economic and military might in the region to win concessions.
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Three figures wearing black place gifts down next to flowers and photographs, in front of thousands of blue and yellow Ukrainian flags. How the Russia-Ukraine War Shifted in 2025
Our best reads on the state of the conflict as Washington seeks a deal with Moscow.
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A black and white photo of Henry Kissinger, surrounded by microphones, points during a press conference, after the final communique on the implementation of the Vietnam Peace Accords, on June 13, 1973 in Paris. The Movies That Made Us Think This Year
Our most insightful film reviews of 2025.
