Q&A
List of Q&A articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4. Assessing Trump’s First 50 Days
Geopolitical risk expert Ian Bremmer on how the world is navigating the White House’s rapid early moves.
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Pedestrians sit at a bus shelter where an electronic billboard and a poster display the current U.S. national debt per person and as a nation, in Washington, D.C. Is the U.S. Facing a Debt Crisis?
Trump policies expected to push soaring debt even higher.
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U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. What Is Trump’s China Policy?
Biden policymaker Rush Doshi on changes in the White House and why Beijing may be more likely to attack Taiwan.
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The Torres Blancas building, designed by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza. A Short History of Brutalist Architecture
The movement was an aesthetic response to the horrors of World War II.
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Police escort Rohingya Muslims back to their camp in Rakhine, Myanmar, on Nov. 30, 2018. The Rise and Fall of Human Rights
Kenneth Roth on why there’s a backlash against progressivism—and how to defend civil liberties.
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A soldier in combat grear stands high above a quarry with blueish water in it. ‘An Extraordinary Act of Extortion’
Why Trump’s mineral deal with Ukraine is a losing proposition.
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A man walks past a billboard by vegan beverage-maker Oatly that reads: "Germany needs your vote," in Berlin. Now That Trump Is Done With Europe, Will Germany Step Up?
That question has taken center stage in the German election.
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Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg addresses the media. Vance Has ‘Got a Point’
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg on the U.S. vice president’s now-infamous Munich speech—among other things.
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb attends a moderated discussion with the NATO secretary-general at the presidential palace in Helsinki. Finland’s President: Trump’s Strategy ‘Is a Bit of a Seesaw’
Alexander Stubb on how Europe is managing growing tensions with the United States.
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A person's hand is visible as they hold a sign up in front of the marble columns of the U.S. Treasury Department beneath a pale gray sky. The sign is printed in bold text and says: "It's Musk or us. Whose side are you on?" Should We Worry About DOGE Controlling the U.S. Payment System?
The payments that it processes amount to a quarter of U.S. GDP.
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An Ethiopian man stirs coffee inside a coffee shop in the northern Ethiopian city of Mekele. A Brief History of Coffee and Colonialism
And why coffee prices are surging in commodity markets.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 2. The Case for Optimism on Trump’s Latin America Focus
Former U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson says she’s “hopeful” but warns against a “blanket stop” on aid to the region.
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A Palestinian girl carries a child through the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on March 3, 2024. Why Is the World So Polarized on Gaza?
The answer might be linked to race and colonization, explains author Pankaj Mishra, speaking on FP Live.
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Commercial trucks cross the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing into the United States in Niagara Falls, Canada. How Trump’s Tariff Policy Will Shape the World
China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond.
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Donald Trump tosses a pen into the crowd holding several pens in the other hand How to Assess Trump’s Early Moves
On FP Live, three experts on three continents try to find the signal in the noise.