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A photo illustration of Donald Trump with flags of many countries as pins on his lapel.
A photo illustration of Donald Trump with flags of many countries as pins on his lapel.

The Winners and Losers of Trump’s New Foreign Policy

Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president’s decision-making.

Analysis
FP Staff
U.S. soldiers man their security position in Panama City during Operation Just Cause.
U.S. soldiers man their security position in Panama City during Operation Just Cause.

Latin America’s Turbulent Year

Trump wielded U.S. economic and military might in the region to win concessions.

5 Top Reads
Allison Meakem
Three figures wearing black place gifts down next to flowers and photographs, in front of thousands of blue and yellow Ukrainian flags.
Three figures wearing black place gifts down next to flowers and photographs, in front of thousands of blue and yellow Ukrainian flags.

How the Russia-Ukraine War Shifted in 2025

Our best reads on the state of the conflict as Washington seeks a deal with Moscow.

5 Top Reads
Stefan Theil
In the foreground, a Chinese flag blows in the wind atop a flagpole. In the background are container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers, surrounded by cloudy skies and gray-blue water.
In the foreground, a Chinese flag blows in the wind atop a flagpole. In the background are container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers, surrounded by cloudy skies and gray-blue water.

China’s Year of Patience

The trends that defined Beijing’s 2025, from the trade war with Trump to challenges on the home front.

China Brief
James Palmer
An illustration of several geopolitical words including Narcoterrorism, Asylum fatigue, Drone wall, multipolarization, and Persistent Objector.
An illustration of several geopolitical words including Narcoterrorism, Asylum fatigue, Drone wall, multipolarization, and Persistent Objector.

New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2025

When it’s TACO time, no one wants to be a persistent objector.

Argument
Elisabeth Braw
A black and white photo of Henry Kissinger, surrounded by microphones, points during a press conference, after the final communique on the implementation of the Vietnam Peace Accords, on June 13, 1973 in Paris.
A black and white photo of Henry Kissinger, surrounded by microphones, points during a press conference, after the final communique on the implementation of the Vietnam Peace Accords, on June 13, 1973 in Paris.

The Movies That Made Us Think This Year

Our most insightful film reviews of 2025.

5 Top Reads
Megan DuBois
A person carries an American flag upside down in front of the U.S. Consulate in Greenland as a form of protest.
A person carries an American flag upside down in front of the U.S. Consulate in Greenland as a form of protest.

Trump’s Greenland Ambitions Are Far From Over

The White House signals its aims by appointing a special envoy to the territory.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump reviews troops during his inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20.
U.S. President Donald Trump reviews troops during his inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20.

How Trump Shaped 2025

FP Live looks back at the year’s geopolitical twists and turns. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts the signing ceremony of a peace deal with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts the signing ceremony of a peace deal with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025.

Trump’s Fake Peace Deals Are Dangerous

Potemkin peace can be a threat all its own.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
An illustration with Donald Trump listening as Marco Rubio leans in with a hand cupped to whisper in Trump's ear. Around the circular images are headshots of four men and one woman.
An illustration with Donald Trump listening as Marco Rubio leans in with a hand cupped to whisper in Trump's ear. Around the circular images are headshots of four men and one woman.

The Key Foreign-Policy Players of Trump 2.0 

As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here’s who is influencing key policies. 

Analysis
FP Staff
A grid of four book covers on a yellow background
A grid of four book covers on a yellow background

The Books FP’s Contributors Loved This Year

Our favorite books—and reviews—of 2025.

Roundup
Chloe Hadavas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in front of a European Union flag.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in front of a European Union flag.

EU Backs $105 Billion Loan to Ukraine

But Belgium’s pushback prevented the bloc from using frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A lone soldier in combat fatigues is seen from behind as he walks through a barren forest at dusk, surrounded by splintered, leafless tree trunks, with most of their branches blown off.
A lone soldier in combat fatigues is seen from behind as he walks through a barren forest at dusk, surrounded by splintered, leafless tree trunks, with most of their branches blown off.

A War Film to Change All War Films

An Oscar-shortlisted documentary shows actual battle in startling clarity.

Review
Christian Caryl
A woman looks at art works showing the late Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah Dibah Pahlavi exhibited in Dubai, April 27 2008.
A woman looks at art works showing the late Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah Dibah Pahlavi exhibited in Dubai, April 27 2008.

Misreading Iran

Scott Anderson’s “King of Kings” offers a timely picture of U.S. myopia and miscalculation in Tehran.

Review
Gregory Brew
A man with a beard talks on a red phone in a futuristic phone booth.
A man with a beard talks on a red phone in a futuristic phone booth.

A Raucous Reckoning With Brazil’s Dictatorship

“The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s Oscars hopeful, probes an undigested history.

Review
Lucas Iberico Lozada
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