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Top ASEAN officials pose for a photo at the summit in Indonesia.
Top ASEAN officials pose for a photo at the summit in Indonesia.

ASEAN Summit Convenes in Indonesia

The region’s leaders must balance U.S. security interests with Chinese economic ones.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Bouquets of red roses surround a framed portrait of Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. The items are placed atop Prigozhin's grave.
Bouquets of red roses surround a framed portrait of Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. The items are placed atop Prigozhin's grave.

Prigozhin’s Assassination Was Business, Not Revenge

The Wagner chief broke the deal struck with Putin for his survival.

Argument
Dmitri Alperovitch
US entrepreneur and 2024 Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy raps after doing a Fair Side Chat with Governor Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 12, 2023.
US entrepreneur and 2024 Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy raps after doing a Fair Side Chat with Governor Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 12, 2023.

The Con-Man Realism of Vivek Ramaswamy

The Republican presidential candidate’s foreign-policy platform is false advertising.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
Erdogan walks beside a row of Turkish flags.
Erdogan walks beside a row of Turkish flags.

Erdogan Has No Choice but to Reconcile With Assad

The Turkish leader is in a weak position to dictate the terms of what the new normal with Syria will be.

Analysis
Sinan Ciddi
U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Biden’s Absence at ASEAN Summit Seen as Snub to Southeast Asia 

In the game of great-power competition against China, showing up is half the battle. 

Report
Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
A U.S. Navy sailor walks past an F/A-18F fighter jet on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in the port of Busan, South Korea, on March 28.
A U.S. Navy sailor walks past an F/A-18F fighter jet on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in the port of Busan, South Korea, on March 28.

U.S. Deterrence Against China Is Not Working

With U.S. military superiority in Asia no longer a given, defense planners need a different strategy.

Argument
Bryan Clark, Dan Patt
Philanthropist George Soros delivers a speech on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2019.
Philanthropist George Soros delivers a speech on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2019.

Why Soros Is Retreating From Europe

His foundation’s recalibration to the global south reflects the failure of democracy promotion on the continent.

Argument
Paul Hockenos
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is seen from the back as he stands at the end of a red-carpeted platform with an arrow. He speaks at a podium flanked by teleprompters. In front of him is a stars-and-stripes bunting and crowd of supporters at a rally to promote his America First agenda.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is seen from the back as he stands at the end of a red-carpeted platform with an arrow. He speaks at a podium flanked by teleprompters. In front of him is a stars-and-stripes bunting and crowd of supporters at a rally to promote his America First agenda.

Trump Didn’t Invent Isolationism

History suggests the Republican Party will continue to argue over foreign policy beyond the MAGA era.

Analysis
Jordan Tama
A man suspected to be a Russian collaborator is seen facing away through a slightly open doorway with his hands cuffed behind his back during an operation in Ukraine. He is inside a home with ornate wallpaper and wall hangings, including a calendar with a pinup girl and a framed image of Jesus.
A man suspected to be a Russian collaborator is seen facing away through a slightly open doorway with his hands cuffed behind his back during an operation in Ukraine. He is inside a home with ornate wallpaper and wall hangings, including a calendar with a pinup girl and a framed image of Jesus.

Ukraine’s Long and Sordid History of Treason

For money or out of conviction, some Ukrainians are helping Russia kill their compatriots.

Analysis
Adrian Karatnycky
A Saudi man wearing a white traditional headdress walks past a framed Andy Warhol artwork.
A Saudi man wearing a white traditional headdress walks past a framed Andy Warhol artwork.

Saudi Arabia Really Wants You to Think It’s Cool

The desert kingdom’s rebranding project goes way beyond sportswashing. But it’s all a little too contrived.

Analysis
Steven A. Cook
Protesters hold an anti-France placard during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey.
Protesters hold an anti-France placard during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey.

What’s Driving Africa’s Coups?

The factors that have contributed to instability in the region.

The Reading List
FP Contributors
Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov (right), wearing a suit and tie, holds a new history book for high school students at a news conference in Moscow. Behind him out of focus are two other suited men, one with his hand to his face.
Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov (right), wearing a suit and tie, holds a new history book for high school students at a news conference in Moscow. Behind him out of focus are two other suited men, one with his hand to his face.

New Russian Schoolbooks Preach Hatred of Ukraine and the West

The Kremlin has taken indoctrination and historical falsification to a new level.

Analysis
Alexey Kovalev
Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo runs across the grass on a pitch as he celebrates a goal. Ronaldo's arms are outstretched, and he sticks out his tongue as he looks up at the crowd in the stands.
Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo runs across the grass on a pitch as he celebrates a goal. Ronaldo's arms are outstretched, and he sticks out his tongue as he looks up at the crowd in the stands.

The Gulf Is Playing Hardball With European Soccer

Critics say petrodollars are wrecking the beautiful game—in a way that rubles, euros, and baht never quite did.

Report
Michele Barbero
An illustration of the profile of a white-haired politician surrounded by a wheel of zodiac signs against a starry setting
An illustration of the profile of a white-haired politician surrounded by a wheel of zodiac signs against a starry setting

Astrology Won’t Liberate Anyone

Attempts to build a left-wing occultism are fundamentally unserious.

Argument
Lucian Staiano-Daniels
Volunteers from the German NGO Tentaja sift through donations destined for Ukrainian refugees in a hangar of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin.
Volunteers from the German NGO Tentaja sift through donations destined for Ukrainian refugees in a hangar of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin.

Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Tells Germany’s Story

Born just ahead of the horrors of the Nazi regime, the airport now offers a safe haven to refugees and everyday Germans.

Dispatch
Stefanie Glinski
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