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A painting shows the buildings lining Old University Square in Vienna. People walk in the foreground.
A painting shows the buildings lining Old University Square in Vienna. People walk in the foreground.

The Untold Story of Vienna’s Global Influence

A new book argues the Austrian capital produced the intellectual basis of much of the modern West—for better and sometimes for worse.

A tram car moves along a street in Lisbon, framed on either side by buildings in the foreground. Another building looms over the tram in the background, with plaster siding and balconies in front of some of its windows. A woman in a sleeveless shirt and jeans walks on a crosswalk in front of the tram.
A tram car moves along a street in Lisbon, framed on either side by buildings in the foreground. Another building looms over the tram in the background, with plaster siding and balconies in front of some of its windows. A woman in a sleeveless shirt and jeans walks on a crosswalk in front of the tram.

Is Portugal’s Golden Visa Scheme Worth It?

Wealthy investors pulled the country out of a financial crisis, but they also sent house prices skyrocketing.

A colorful grid of images representative of the gift guide: Slippers, beer, blanket, water bottle, olive oil among others
A colorful grid of images representative of the gift guide: Slippers, beer, blanket, water bottle, olive oil among others

FP’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Gift ideas for the world travelers, inquisitive minds, and global foodies in your life.

An illustration of a Coca-Cola bottle in the foreground as a casualty of war, with a small flame remaining. The desolate background shows silhouettes of soldiers and a tank.
An illustration of a Coca-Cola bottle in the foreground as a casualty of war, with a small flame remaining. The desolate background shows silhouettes of soldiers and a tank.

Brands Are the First Casualty of War

A fraying global order is forcing companies to pick sides. This article has an audio recording

The foggy skyline of Dubai at sunrise.
The foggy skyline of Dubai at sunrise.

Why COP28 Could Be the Most Contentious in Years

Prepare for the first real global debate on the future of fossil fuels.

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Holiday-book-guide-foreign-policy-2023-hp

Foreign Policy’s Holiday Book List

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

About 20 wind turbines stand on a ridge, silhouetted against a purple and pink dusk sky.
About 20 wind turbines stand on a ridge, silhouetted against a purple and pink dusk sky.

What an Emerging Narrative About Renewables Gets Wrong

The green transition will mean less mining, not more.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.

5 Things in the World to Be Thankful for in 2023

It may seem harder to give thanks this year, but it’s not impossible.

A wide shot shows a densely packed urban area of the Gaza Strip. Many of the buildings have been leveled by explosions, leaving a dark mess of rubble. Smoke billows from different locations and fills the sky overhead, overlaying the cityscape in dusty gray.
A wide shot shows a densely packed urban area of the Gaza Strip. Many of the buildings have been leveled by explosions, leaving a dark mess of rubble. Smoke billows from different locations and fills the sky overhead, overlaying the cityscape in dusty gray.

What to Know About the Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal

If all goes to plan, the agreement is expected to bring a brief respite to suffering civilians in Gaza.

Protesters stage a demonstration in support of a cease-fire in Gaza in the Cannon House Office Building  in Washington on Oct. 18.
Protesters stage a demonstration in support of a cease-fire in Gaza in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Oct. 18.

Israel’s Hostage Deal Means Truce, Not Cease-Fire

Pressure may increase at home and abroad, but Israel has no interest in stopping its war on Hamas.

Members of Hamas' armed wing hold a Palestinian flag atop an Israeli tank. A border fence stretches behind them in the distance.
Members of Hamas' armed wing hold a Palestinian flag atop an Israeli tank. A border fence stretches behind them in the distance.

What Was Hamas Thinking?

The Oct. 7 attack was the culmination of a strategic shift to challenge the movement’s containment.

A woman walks out of a currency exchange shop displaying a giant U.S. dollar banknote in the Zamalek district of Cairo on Aug. 24, 2022.
A woman walks out of a currency exchange shop displaying a giant U.S. dollar banknote in the Zamalek district of Cairo on Aug. 24, 2022.

Egypt Looks to IMF, Again

The war in Gaza has battered an already struggling economy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends an event on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. A U.S. flag hangs in the background.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends an event on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. A U.S. flag hangs in the background.

This Isn’t a Honeymoon Phase for the U.S. and China

After last week’s Xi-Biden meeting, the world’s two chief powers have merely agreed to a cessation of hostilities.

Photographs of some of those taken hostage by Hamas during its recent attacks are seen in Tel Aviv.
Photographs of some of those taken hostage by Hamas during its recent attacks are seen in Tel Aviv.

Biden Says an Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Is ‘Very Close’

Hope for a deal comes as civilians continue to pay the price of a deadly war.

An indigenous woman with streaks of paint down her face and wearing a bandana yells as she takes part in a protest against a government mining contract in Panama.
An indigenous woman with streaks of paint down her face and wearing a bandana yells as she takes part in a protest against a government mining contract in Panama.

Panama’s Mining Future Is at a Tipping Point

Protesters want to kick out the country’s biggest investor and usher in a new era of environmental politics.

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