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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.

World Brief
Emily Tamkin
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.

Report
Jack Detsch
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.

Q&A
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
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.

Argument
Steven A. Cook
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speak during a rally at the Bukit Jalil indoor stadium in Kuala Lumpu.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speak during a rally at the Bukit Jalil indoor stadium in Kuala Lumpu.

Gaza Is a Burning Topic for Southeast Asia’s Domestic Politics

A distant war has powerful resonance in a region often divided by faith.

Analysis
Joseph Rachman
U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hold hands at the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sep. 9.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hold hands at the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sep. 9.

Brazil Takes the G-20 Helm

In 2024, Lula hopes to coax the grouping toward global financial reform.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
An illustration showing a torn Russian flag and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
An illustration showing a torn Russian flag and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Is Russia’s Future a Forever War?

The Kremlin is hunkering down, but 2023 showed that its rule is less stable than it wants us to think.

5 Top Reads
Stefan Theil
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Adam-Tooze-best-of-2023-podcast-3-2

5 Times Tooze in 2023

The year’s best episodes of the podcast about how economics permeates everything.

Roundup
Cameron Abadi
A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone.
A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone.

5 News Stories That Made a Splash

From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.

Roundup
Keith Johnson
Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette.
Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette.

2023 Was Another Record Year for Climate Change

As the world threatens to breach a critical global warming threshold, cooperation still seems to fall short.

5 Top Reads
Chloe Hadavas
Two rocket launchers are shown on a road near a tree line.
Two rocket launchers are shown on a road near a tree line.

Israel Threatens to Expand War Into Lebanon

Concerns are rising that Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip could turn into a regional conflict.

World Brief
Emily Tamkin
South Korean military drones fly in formation during a joint U.S.-South Korean military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, on May 25.
South Korean military drones fly in formation during a joint U.S.-South Korean military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, on May 25.

Peering Into the Crystal Ball: 10 National Security Predictions for 2024

What we think will happen, for better or worse, in 2024.

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
A screen grab captured from a Houthi Media Center video shows the cargo ship Galaxy being hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen in the Red Sea.
A screen grab captured from a Houthi Media Center video shows the cargo ship Galaxy being hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen in the Red Sea.

Iran Threatens to Take Red Sea Disruption to New Waters

Targeting shipping has been disturbingly successful.

Argument
Elisabeth Braw
An illustration shows a stylized globe with a crack through it. A hand with a wrench tightens the screw atop the globe.
An illustration shows a stylized globe with a crack through it. A hand with a wrench tightens the screw atop the globe.

The Field of Geopolitics Offers Both Promise and Peril

The world’s most dismal science could make Eurasia safe for illiberalism and predation—or protect it from those forces.

Essay
Hal Brands
Sudanese women flash the victory sign during a rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, on Sept. 13, 2022.
Sudanese women flash the victory sign during a rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, on Sept. 13, 2022.

5 Ways Women Made a Difference in 2023

Amid rising conflict, these people and organizations fought for peace and justice.

Roundup
Xanthe Scharff
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