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Commuters walk by office towers under construction during rush hour in Beijing on Oct. 18.
Commuters walk by office towers under construction during rush hour in Beijing on Oct. 18.

China’s Year in Review

Will 2024 be the calm before the storm for Beijing?

China Brief
James Palmer
An illustration of geopolitical words from 2024: Anchor-dragging-ATACMS, Lavender, P&I clubs, Autogolpe, gallium and germanium.
An illustration of geopolitical words from 2024: Anchor-dragging-ATACMS, Lavender, P&I clubs, Autogolpe, gallium and germanium.

New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2024

Lavender is sinister, not sweet—and if you can’t join the P&I club, you can ghost it.

Analysis
Elisabeth Braw
An illustration of a blooming plum branch shows a statue of Chairman Mao at left with workers walking across a bridge before the scene turns into one of growth and modernity with city skyline plane and construction cranes.
An illustration of a blooming plum branch shows a statue of Chairman Mao at left with workers walking across a bridge before the scene turns into one of growth and modernity with city skyline plane and construction cranes.

The Books FP’s Contributors Loved This Year

Our favorite reviews of 2024.

Roundup
Chloe Hadavas
On the left are five people, presumably a family, in the door of their home. On the right are two people, with one of them mostly out of frame but holding a tablet with an identification card on top and the other person fully in frame holding a tablet.
On the left are five people, presumably a family, in the door of their home. On the right are two people, with one of them mostly out of frame but holding a tablet with an identification card on top and the other person fully in frame holding a tablet.

Iraq’s Long-Awaited Census Reveals a Demographic Gift

The country stood still for its first count in more than 25 years. Now, it must take action to capitalize on the findings.

Argument
Ariel I. Ahram
An illustration shows Taylor Swift with her arms outstretched over a globe. Jewels, money, friendship bracelets, and other bits of Eras Tour ephemera rain down around her.
An illustration shows Taylor Swift with her arms outstretched over a globe. Jewels, money, friendship bracelets, and other bits of Eras Tour ephemera rain down around her.

How Taylor Swift Inc. Took Over the World

The Eras Tour has laid bare just how powerful the popstar’s gravitational pull is.

Deep Dive
Christina Lu
An illustration of books inset into red ornaments.
An illustration of books inset into red ornaments.

FP’s Holiday Book List

Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.

Books
FP Staff, FP Contributors
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus on Oct. 31, 2001.
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus on Oct. 31, 2001.

Will the West Miss a Secular Syria?

The former Syrian dictator warned the world about ever trying to partner with his successors.

Argument
Jonathan Tepperman
Anti-government protesters face police during mass demonstrations in central Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 7.
Anti-government protesters face police during mass demonstrations in central Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 7.

Georgia Shows Why U.S. Policy in Eurasia Is Dangerously Outdated

Unlike Washington, both China and Russia have developed continental designs for Eurasia.

Argument
Anna Ohanyan
An illustration shows airpods over the logos of five podcasts: Back to Rwanda, The Afghan Impasse, Counterpoint, Hero, and The Catch
An illustration shows airpods over the logos of five podcasts: Back to Rwanda, The Afghan Impasse, Counterpoint, Hero, and The Catch

The World as We Hear it

FP’s five best podcast episodes of 2024.

Roundup
Dan Ephron
Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv.
Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv.

Russia Bombards Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles

Drone strikes and a cyberattack from Moscow also targeted vital Ukrainian infrastructure.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A photo illustration shows a stack of vintage TVs with images of Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Dr. Oz, Elon Musk, and a fighting gorilla in them.
A photo illustration shows a stack of vintage TVs with images of Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Dr. Oz, Elon Musk, and a fighting gorilla in them.

Get Ready for Trump’s TV Government

The incoming administration will be chaotic and personalist, not organized autocracy.

Argument
Samantha Hancox-Li
A person wearing headphones puts his hands to his face as he looks through glass in a radio booth. A person stands behind him.
A person wearing headphones puts his hands to his face as he looks through glass in a radio booth. A person stands behind him.

Mourning Turkey’s Last Progressive Radio Station

Acik Radyo featured diverse voices, angering the Erdogan regime.

Argument
Kaya Genc
A small line of reindeer seen from above crossing a showy landscape. Trees in the background.
A small line of reindeer seen from above crossing a showy landscape. Trees in the background.

In Sweden, Clean Energy Is Coming for the Reindeer

Green transition infrastructure threatens the Sami people’s way of life in Europe’s far north.

Dispatch
Francesca Dini, Simone Tramonte
Justin Trudeau stands in front of a row of Canadian flags, wearing a serious expression and holding his hands clasped in front of himself. Trudeau has thick dark hair and wears a navy blue suit and tie.
Justin Trudeau stands in front of a row of Canadian flags, wearing a serious expression and holding his hands clasped in front of himself. Trudeau has thick dark hair and wears a navy blue suit and tie.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Dec. 14: Canada’s cabinet crumbles, a top Russian general is assassinated, and Vanuatu reels from a major earthquake.

Quiz
Syd Kuntz
A photo illustration shows an elephant holding a radio microphone against a muted red background to represent conservative radio hosts.
A photo illustration shows an elephant holding a radio microphone against a muted red background to represent conservative radio hosts.

The Original Joe Rogan

Bob Grant and other talk radio hosts got out the Republican message through the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Insider
Julian E. Zelizer
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