Dispatch
The view from the ground.
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Foreign Policy's editor in chief Ravi Agrawal moderating a panel called "The Return to War" with four top thinkers at the World Economic Forum. FP at Davos: The Return to War
FP’s Ravi Agrawal spoke with four top thinkers on the war in Ukraine and its future, live at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
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An airport vehicle pulls a portion of a shipment of weapons that include Javelin anti-tank missiles and other military hardware delivered on a National Airlines plane by the United States military at Boryspil Airport near Kyiv on January 25, 2022 in Boryspil, Ukraine. Inside a Major Nerve Center for Shipping Military Aid to Ukraine
In just a few weeks, U.S. and British officials have turned an ad hoc operation into a pipeline.
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An immigrant holds a “Nobody Is Illegal” placard at a demonstration in Praça do Comércio in Lisbon on July 11, 2021. How Portugal Quietly Became a Migration Hub
The country has a hot labor market and offers a path to EU citizenship for undocumented workers.
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People sell vegetables under yellow tents. ‘We Begged Them to Spare Our Shops’
In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.
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A woman votes behind a white privacy screen. Lebanon’s Surprisingly Promising Election
After years of political deadlock, the country may be starting to shake off its ruling class.
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People in white personal protective equipment are seen in dark lighting. Beijing’s ‘Slow-Motion Lockdown’
Residents feel the walls are closing in with tighter restrictions in pursuit of zero COVID-19.
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A person with curly hair stands with their back turned toward the camera, draped in a red and white flag with a green tree in the middle. They're standing in the middle of a road and tan buildings are in the background. Can Lebanon’s Elections Pull the Country Out of an Abyss?
On Sunday, Lebanese go to the polls for the first time since their 2019 uprising.
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Ukrainian refugees at a relative's house in Moldova. Moldova Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees but Fears for Its Own Future
The country has offered solidarity to neighbors fleeing Russia’s war. Will it get more support from the EU?
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Art collectives march in Buenos Aires to commemorate the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice. Will Argentina’s Stolen Generation Be Forgotten?
Far-right leaders want to erase the memory of the junta’s disappeared. The fight to remember them is now in the hands of Argentine youth.
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Hasina Khatoon's family in their shack in the Jammu city of Indian- administered Kashmir on April 23. Hasina was separated from her family and deported to Myanmar last month. India Abandons the Rohingyas
A deliberately ambiguous refugee policy allows the government to deny shelter to Muslims fleeing persecution.
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A man carries a child on his shoulders during an anti-government demonstration in Sri Lanka. Inside Sri Lanka’s Unprecedented Mass Protests
Demonstrators have already made an impact but lack a unified agenda—and face a state notorious for crushing dissent.
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Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and National Rally presidential candidate Marine Le Pen pose prior to taking part in a live televised debate on French TV channels TF1 and France 2 in Saint-Denis, France, on April 20. France Braces for High-Stakes Rematch Between Macron and Le Pen
For two weeks, the French president and the far-right leader have been vying for the left-wing vote—and it’s still up for grabs.
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Afghans fleeing the country are evacuated from Kabul Airport in 2021. Germany Is Displacing Afghan Refugees to Make Way for Ukrainians
Hundreds of Afghans who fled the Taliban have been evicted as an even larger flood of Ukrainian war refugees arrive.
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Solar technicians from Alianza Ceibo/Amazon Frontlines help members Ecuador’s Distant Dream of a Green Recovery
The debt-saddled country is struggling to meet its climate goals under IMF austerity.
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A man uses a scythe to mow the grass in front of the Mintia power plant in Romania Conflict Complicates Energy Policy Shift in Eastern Europe
Romania planned to use gas as an intermediary in the transition to renewable energy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could change that calculation.
