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Pope Francis, dressed in white, waves at a crowd of people at dusk. A lash of light shines above his shoulder.
Pope Francis, dressed in white, waves at a crowd of people at dusk. A lash of light shines above his shoulder.

The Most Notable Obituaries of 2025

Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.

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Nick Danforth
Trump and Putin stand on a blue stage with the letters 2025 affixed to the front of it in large white figures. Trump's hand is on Putin's back to guide him as he walks onto the steps off the stage. In the background, jets and Air Force One are parked on an airport tarmac.
Trump and Putin stand on a blue stage with the letters 2025 affixed to the front of it in large white figures. Trump's hand is on Putin's back to guide him as he walks onto the steps off the stage. In the background, jets and Air Force One are parked on an airport tarmac.

Our Most Read Stories of 2025

Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.

Roundup
FP Contributors
An illustration shows a line of large shopping carts facing down a small Donald Trump figure holding two shopping bags. The stars of China's flag are in the upper left corner.
An illustration shows a line of large shopping carts facing down a small Donald Trump figure holding two shopping bags. The stars of China's flag are in the upper left corner.

A New Global Trade Order

How Trump’s tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.

5 Top Reads
Amelia Lester
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23.

America and the World in 2025

Nearly one year into Trump’s second term, our authors assess the damage he has caused to the global order.

5 Top Reads
Nick Danforth
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not pictured) in Florida.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not pictured) in Florida.

Trump Says U.S. ‘Hit’ Venezuelan Dock

The president provided few details about the first known land operations in the country.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
An illustration shows U.S. President Donald Trump's face on a textured wall. The upper part of the wall is cracked.
An illustration shows U.S. President Donald Trump's face on a textured wall. The upper part of the wall is cracked.

6 Trump Lessons for Global Leaders in 2026

FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington.

Analysis
Zongyuan Zoe Liu, C. Raja Mohan, James Crabtree, Elisabeth Braw, Agathe Demarais, Steven A. Cook
Workers install iron window guards on a window at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Workers install iron window guards on a window at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the deluge of news that was 2025.

Quiz
Drew Gorman
A worker in a yellow helmet and orange safety vest stands in a mine, surrounded by jagged gray rocks. He stairs at an excavator drilling into the rock about three yards in front of him.
A worker in a yellow helmet and orange safety vest stands in a mine, surrounded by jagged gray rocks. He stairs at an excavator drilling into the rock about three yards in front of him.

Critical Minerals’ Breakout Year

Trump’s quest for China-free supply chains explained much of his foreign policy in 2025.

5 Top Reads
Amelia Lester
Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp celebrate the announcement of the cease-fire agreement in Gaza on Oct. 9.
Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp celebrate the announcement of the cease-fire agreement in Gaza on Oct. 9.

What 2025 Revealed About Gaza’s Future

Where does this year’s cease-fire agreement leave Palestinians and Israelis?

5 Top Reads
Dan Ephron
U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei each make a thumbs up as they stand beside each other. They are both wearing suits; Milei is holding a dark blue folder.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei each make a thumbs up as they stand beside each other. They are both wearing suits; Milei is holding a dark blue folder.

Latin America’s Year in Review

In 2025, the region went up against tariffs, deportations, and a major U.S. military buildup.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Tooze-Roundup-2025
Tooze-Roundup-2025

5 Times Tooze in 2025

Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.

5 Top Reads
Dan Ephron
With the American flag in the foreground, the White House rises in the background, with a crane and pile of rubble on the ground in front of it.
With the American flag in the foreground, the White House rises in the background, with a crane and pile of rubble on the ground in front of it.

The Trump Administration’s Uses, and Abuses, of History

For better and worse, 2025 was a historical year.

5 Top Reads
Cameron Abadi
An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip.
An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip.

How Profit Beat Out Geopolitics in the AI Race

In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.

5 Top Reads
Amelia Lester
A red, white, black, and green Sudanese flag is brandished against a blue sky, lit up by the sun behind it.
A red, white, black, and green Sudanese flag is brandished against a blue sky, lit up by the sun behind it.

The Year the World Started to Recognize Genocide in Sudan

International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn’t equate to meaningful action.

5 Top Reads
Chloe Hadavas
A man wearing a green hoodie with the hood pulled low to cover his eyes walks outside on a street. A billboard in the background shows a photo of Khin Yi smiling and doing a thumbs up.
A man wearing a green hoodie with the hood pulled low to cover his eyes walks outside on a street. A billboard in the background shows a photo of Khin Yi smiling and doing a thumbs up.

Myanmar’s Election Is Predetermined, but Questions Remain

Some parts of the country will begin voting on Dec. 28 in polls that could further legitimize the ruling junta.

Analysis
Andrew Nachemson
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