5 Top Reads
List of 5 Top Reads articles
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A collection of illustrated flags fly over a textured background that fades from blue to gray. The flags of the G-7 and NATO are the largest and positioned near the top of the image. Beneath them are the smaller flags of individual countries, including China, Russia, India, and others. Alliances Are Back at the Center of Power
States are increasingly focused on security and the age-old diplomatic instruments to achieve it.
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An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea. Industrial Policy’s First Cracks Are Starting to Show
This year, state intervention solidified as the world’s new economic orthodoxy—and its weaknesses began to emerge.
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A Panzerhaubitze 2000 tank howitzer fires during a mission in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. What 2023 Taught Us in the Russia-Ukraine War
Foreign Policy’s best reads on the state of the conflict and the implications going forward.
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AI-geopolitics-cooperation-nonproliferation-foreign-policy-illustration-erik-carter-3-2 The Year Policymakers Woke Up to AI
Artificial intelligence became more than just a buzzword in 2023.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Was 2023 the Year of the Global South?
From the halls of the United Nations to leaders’ podiums, policymakers fixated on the concept this year.
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the Pacific Islands Forum. The Year’s Best Profiles
Life stories of the politicians who changed our world in 2022.
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modi-cult-of-personality-matthieu-bourel-illustration_Spot_homepage_1500X1000px_72dpi Our Best Long Reads From 2022
Foreign Policy’s best deep dives of the year.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walks with soldiers. 5 News Stories That Packed a Punch
From Russian kill lists to refugees and rebels, these were among FP’s most impactful news stories this year.
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Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Tehran. Iran’s Revolutionary Year
Why Iran’s Gen Z is protesting, and why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps won’t back down. These articles explain Tehran’s difficult 2022.
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democracy-fix-foreign-policy-tyler-comrie-illustration_lead The Year the U.S. Democracy Debate Turned Global
From the midterms to billionaire Elon Musk, 2022 yet again made clear why foreign policy begins at home.
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A collage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the CCP Party Congress, and academia and industry. Xi Starts His Third Term With Failure Upon Failure
China’s autocrat has had a surprisingly bad year.
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People take boats to cross floodwaters in Pakistan. Pakistan’s Year of Turmoil
In 2022, the country has seen a dramatic change in power, record-high inflation, and catastrophic floods. What could happen in 2023?
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Damage is seen in Turkey’s Mugla province. Did This Year Move the Needle on Climate Change?
Climate action was needed more than ever in 2022. Here’s what changed—and what didn’t.
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Protesters shout during a rally against China’s strict zero-COVID measures on Nov. 28 in Beijing, China. Did 2022 Mark the End of the Pandemic?
This year, pundits and policymakers drew lessons from the world’s handling of COVID-19.
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People watch a TV news program reporting on North Korea test-firing a weapon. A Year in Brinkmanship on the Korean Peninsula
Kim Jong Un’s attention-grabbing missile testing frenzy belies a much more interesting dynamic developing among neighbors.
