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People gather at the site of an alleged Israeli strike in Beirut.
People gather at the site of an alleged Israeli strike in Beirut.

Israel Targets Senior Hamas Leaders in Lebanon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubles down on destroying Hamas amid his own political battles.

A photo collage illustration shows candidates for global elections in 2024 including: India's Narendra Modi; Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum; Russia's Vladimir Putin; Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro; South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa; Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina; the United Kingdom's Rishi Sunak; Taiwan's Lai Ching-te; El Salvador's Nayib Bukele; and Tunisia's Kais Said.
A photo collage illustration shows candidates for global elections in 2024 including: India's Narendra Modi; Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum; Russia's Vladimir Putin; Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro; South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa; Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina; the United Kingdom's Rishi Sunak; Taiwan's Lai Ching-te; El Salvador's Nayib Bukele; and Tunisia's Kais Said.

Elections to Follow in 2024

Dozens of countries will vote this year. In many of them, democracy is at a tipping point.

Members of the Mandalay People's Defense Forces, wearing camouflage and holding guns, head to the frontline down a road lined with greenery and flowers amid clashes with the Myanmar military.
Members of the Mandalay People's Defense Forces, wearing camouflage and holding guns, head to the frontline down a road lined with greenery and flowers amid clashes with the Myanmar military.

8 Simmering Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2024

These are the international disputes that are currently flying under the radar but could emerge as major flash points in the coming year.

Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them.
Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them.

5 Issues to Watch in 2024

Our columnists share the most important developments on their radar in the year ahead.

Then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in the final presidential debate against U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 22, 2020.
Then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in the final presidential debate against U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 22, 2020.

Stephen Walt on What to Expect From 2024

FP Live’s annual series looking ahead to the next 12 months.

A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2024

More leaders are pursuing their ends militarily. More believe they can get away with it.

A photo collage of 2023 newsmakers.
A photo collage of 2023 newsmakers.

What in the World?

A lot happened in 2023. Test yourself on all of it here.

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The Most Anticipated Books of 2024

The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.

New York University student Jennifer Huang downloads music from the Napster site.
New York University student Jennifer Huang downloads music from the Napster site.

An AI Future Is Much Shakier Than You Think

The ghosts of past futurism give pause to predictions of digital change.

U.S. President Joe Biden puts his fingers to his eyes with his head bowed and hands clasped in prayer. A folder sits on his lap as he sits in the lower house of the Irish parliament.
U.S. President Joe Biden puts his fingers to his eyes with his head bowed and hands clasped in prayer. A folder sits on his lap as he sits in the lower house of the Irish parliament.

Biden and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

The U.S. president’s foreign-policy strategy came undone in 2023.

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No-Multipolar-world-China-US-illustration

Our Most Read Stories of 2023

Readers spent time on coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine in its second year, along with pieces on U.S. foreign policy and the global order.

A Ukrainian police officer in full uniform and protective vest and helmet stands in front of a maternity hospital damaged by Russian shelling. The windows are blown out and burned and the debris litters the ground.
A Ukrainian police officer in full uniform and protective vest and helmet stands in front of a maternity hospital damaged by Russian shelling. The windows are blown out and burned and the debris litters the ground.

Russia Launches Major Missile Attacks in Ukraine

Kyiv said the bombardment was the biggest since Moscow’s invasion in February 2022.

This photograph shows a school classroom damaged as a result of a Russian missile strike in the city of Lviv, western Ukraine.
This photograph shows a school classroom damaged as a result of a Russian missile strike in the city of Lviv, western Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Nightmare Scenario Is Now Its Reality

The ground has frozen. The aid is freezing, too.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference in Washington.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference in Washington.

Were You Team Transitory—or Team Doom?

Postgame analysis of 2023’s great inflation debate.

A grab from handout footage released by Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Centre on November 19, 2023, reportedly shows members of the rebel group during the capture of an Israel-linked cargo vessel at an undefined location in the Red Sea.
A grab from handout footage released by Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Centre on November 19, 2023, reportedly shows members of the rebel group during the capture of an Israel-linked cargo vessel at an undefined location in the Red Sea.

Prudence Means Fighting the Houthis Now

The Biden administration’s hesitance to intervene decisively in the Red Sea is a big mistake.

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