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Trucks approach the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing to the United States in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Feb. 4.
Trucks approach the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing to the United States in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Feb. 4.

Trump’s Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab

Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority.

Analysis
Inu Manak
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, on Sept. 23, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, on Sept. 23, 2019.

Why Trump’s Return Spells Trouble for Sisi

Egypt’s leader may have once been Trump’s “favorite dictator,” but Washington’s latest demands threaten Cairo’s interests.

Analysis
Mahmoud Salem
A group of people collect food.
A group of people collect food.

Sudan’s New Model for Aid Distribution

Rather than rely on other countries or international organizations, local communities have banded together.

Argument
Kelsey Norman, Salah Ben Hammou
A man wearing a glove covered with red paint leaves a mark over a passport of the Republic of Serbia, as part of an action organized by the Croatian Women's Network and the Center for Women's Studies during a protest in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan. 27.
A man wearing a glove covered with red paint leaves a mark over a passport of the Republic of Serbia, as part of an action organized by the Croatian Women's Network and the Center for Women's Studies during a protest in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan. 27.

Deference to Passports Puts Dissidents at Risk

Biometrics, already used in some border crossings, could help protect activists.

Argument
Alena Popova, Evan A. Feigenbaum
A man in glasses and a suit and tie looks skeptical. Other people and buildings are out of focus behind him.
A man in glasses and a suit and tie looks skeptical. Other people and buildings are out of focus behind him.

Britain’s Machiavellian Answer for Trump

Why the British government tapped its “prince of darkness” as its new U.S. ambassador.

Argument
John Kampfner
Widespread destruction is seen in Gaza.
Widespread destruction is seen in Gaza.

Trump Doubles Down on Gaza Displacement Idea

Legal experts and rights activists argue that the U.S. president’s proposal would amount to ethnic cleansing.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A trio of soldiers in camouflage fatigues stands in behind a small convoy of armored trucks on a faded paved road. The road curves off into the distance into a valley surrounded by low mountains covered in trees and rocks.
A trio of soldiers in camouflage fatigues stands in behind a small convoy of armored trucks on a faded paved road. The road curves off into the distance into a valley surrounded by low mountains covered in trees and rocks.

Can India and China Turn the Corner?

Despite the recent thaw in tensions, the bilateral relationship is poised to remain tumultuous in 2025.

Analysis
Fahad Shah
Netanyahu and Trump sit side by side in front of a fireplace in the White House.
Netanyahu and Trump sit side by side in front of a fireplace in the White House.

What Israel Wants in Gaza

Israel’s deputy foreign minister on the cease-fire, Trump’s proposal, and more.

Situation Report
John Haltiwanger
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.

What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World

FP asked 10 writers to respond to the U.S. president’s shock announcement.

Analysis
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Matthew Duss, Khaled Elgindy, Dalia Hatuqa, Sara Khorshid, Aaron David Miller, Yousef Munayyer, Robert A. Pape, Hala Rharrit, Dennis Ross
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on before a meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, and other senators at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on before a meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, and other senators at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Netanyahu Remains Unpopular at Home—This Is How He Could Win a Coming Election

His party is pushing a bill that would suppress turnout among Arab Israeli voters.

Analysis
Noam Sheizaf
Donald Trump watches his friend Steve Witkoff speak at the White House Opioid Summit in the East Room of the White House on March 1, 2018 in Washington.
Donald Trump watches his friend Steve Witkoff speak at the White House Opioid Summit in the East Room of the White House on March 1, 2018 in Washington.

Trump’s Real Estate Envoy to the Middle East

Steve Witkoff’s lack of diplomatic experience is his greatest strength—and potentially his fatal weakness.

Argument
Steven A. Cook
An illustration shows Donald Trump waving with his tie flying over his shoulder atop a swinging blue cargo container. Four other multi-colored containers at left hand slightly higher.
An illustration shows Donald Trump waving with his tie flying over his shoulder atop a swinging blue cargo container. Four other multi-colored containers at left hand slightly higher.

Trump Has the Whole Global Trade System in His Sights

The U.S. president’s ambitions for “reciprocity” aren’t limited to China. This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Bob Davis
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick (R), speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick (R), speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.

The Big Questions Facing Trump’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund

He isn’t the first U.S. president to try to establish one, but the initiative faces several obstacles. This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Rishi Iyengar
An illustration shows a scribbled tangled line connecting the flags of the U.S. and China on either side. Behind the line is the out-of-focus face of Joe Biden.
An illustration shows a scribbled tangled line connecting the flags of the U.S. and China on either side. Behind the line is the out-of-focus face of Joe Biden.

Did Biden Get China Right?

The administration aimed to outcompete China. Four years later, here’s how it measured up.

Deep Dive
Lili Pike
Trump looks off to the right under rays of sunlight.
Trump looks off to the right under rays of sunlight.

Trump Is Behaving a Lot Like Beijing

The U.S. president’s designs on Gaza and other territories mirror China’s failed wolf warrior diplomacy.

Argument
Howard W. French
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