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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
Steve Witkoff attends the Republican National Convention in 2024.
Steve Witkoff attends the Republican National Convention in 2024.

Our Best Profiles of 2025

The figures who shaped the way we thought about the world this year.

Roundup
Audrey Wilson
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Grid of five headshots, some are black and white and some have a read overlay.

The Best Conversations of the Year

FP Live’s guests included Europe’s top diplomat and a Gen Z economic whisperer.

Roundup
Dana Sherne
People light candles during a silent tribute in honor of those killed during the recent Gen Z protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 17.
People light candles during a silent tribute in honor of those killed during the recent Gen Z protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 17.

A Year of Global Protest

How Gen Z-led movements shaped 2025—and what comes next.

5 Top Reads
Chloe Hadavas
Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark Defense Day in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sept. 6.
Pakistani Air Force cadets march at the mausoleum of founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark Defense Day in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sept. 6.

The Year That Took India and Pakistan to the Brink

The geopolitical ripple effects of the nuclear-armed rivals’ worst conflict in decades.

5 Top Reads
Audrey Wilson
8 books scattered on a snowy background
8 books scattered on a snowy background

FP’s Holiday Book List

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

Books
FP Staff, FP Contributors
Trump and Xi shake hands.
Trump and Xi shake hands.

2025 Redefined the U.S.-China Rivalry

From trade wars to tech competition, this year was a vicious cycle of escalations, retaliations, and negotiations.

5 Top Reads
Megan DuBois
Ramaphosa (left) and Trump (right) look at each other as they engage in a discussion. Between them is a table with a model plane on it.
Ramaphosa (left) and Trump (right) look at each other as they engage in a discussion. Between them is a table with a model plane on it.

Africa’s Year in Review

How the region responded to Trump—and more—in 2025.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Two soldiers in camouflage military fatigues face opposite directions as they stand at the peak of a hill covered with glass and small white flowers, with fluffy white clouds floating in the blue sky overhead. Tall snow-capped mountains extend to the horizon in the background.
Two soldiers in camouflage military fatigues face opposite directions as they stand at the peak of a hill covered with glass and small white flowers, with fluffy white clouds floating in the blue sky overhead. Tall snow-capped mountains extend to the horizon in the background.

South Asia’s Difficult Year

The stories that shaped the region in 2025, from India-Pakistan conflict to a deepening Afghan refugee crisis.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
A grid of five book covers on an ornage background
A grid of five book covers on an ornage background

Read From This Year’s Buzziest Books

Our favorite excerpts of 2025.

Roundup
Chloe Hadavas
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