Review
List of Review articles
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The book cover of Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy. What It’s Actually Like Being a Woman in the CIA
Ex-spy Valerie Plame on the “secret history” of women in the agency.
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A picture taken in December 1960, shows soldiers guarding Patrice Lumumba (R), Prime Minister of then Congo-Kinshasa, and Joseph Okito (L), vice-president of the Senate, upon their arrest in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa). A Cold War Killing That Still Haunts Congo
As Congolese citizens go to the polls, Stuart Reid’s ‘Lumumba Plot’ reminds the world of a crime that reshaped the country’s future.
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A grid collage shows photos of world leaders in profile, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and, former U.S. President Donald Trump. These photos are layered over an illustration of Julius Caesar in the background. The Original Authoritarian
A new book looks at how Julius Caesar’s legacy informs the strongmen of today.
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An illustration depicting a partially redacted introduction of the U.S. Constitution, with the red lines covering the redacted words forming an American flag next to a field of blue stars positioned before the first lines. Does Democracy Really Die in Darkness?
A provocative history questions the relationship between the state, its secrets, and the people.
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Joaquin Phoenix (center) stars in the film "Napoleon." What Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Gets Wrong About War
The film’s ideas have poisoned military thinking for centuries.
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A painting shows the buildings lining Old University Square in Vienna. People walk in the foreground. The Untold Story of Vienna’s Global Influence
A new book argues the Austrian capital produced the intellectual basis of much of the modern West—for better and sometimes for worse.
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Holiday-book-guide-foreign-policy-2023-hp Foreign Policy’s Holiday Book List
Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seen through glass as he walks through a revolving door on his way to a court appearance. Why Did America’s Elite Keep Falling for Crypto Frauds?
Even experienced journalists got suckered by Sam Bankman-Fried.
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A view of giant Komatsu trucks arriving with loads at the Chuquicamata copper mine, in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Living in a Material World
One of the defining features of modern supply chains is a distinct lack of human beings.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wearing a suit and tie, is seen in profile against a black and white striped background. Elon Musk Is the Messy Hero of Our Messy Age
For better and worse, he represents how change happens in our current society.
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A crumbling, damaged statue of a Soviet soldier in uniform is seen against the brick and metal rubble of a house of culture that was destroyed by rocket fire in Ukraine. How the European Project Fell Apart
Timothy Garton Ash’s latest book traces what went wrong—and holds some lessons for the continent’s future.
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A worker wearing a hard hat and orange reflective shirt and holding a walkie talkie stands in front of a massive cargo ship docked under cranes as it's loaded at a port in Qingdao, China. Another ship floats on the water in the distance. Both are loaded with cargo containers. A Grand Plan for a Much Poorer World
Billionaire Mathias Döpfner’s plan to fight autocracy is a dead end.
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Palestine-israel-conflict-history-books-foreign-policy-homepage The Best Books for Understanding the Israel-Hamas War
Ten reads that offer insight into the origins of today’s conflict—and what may come next.
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A rainbow behind the ruins of the ancient Roman Forum Getting Rome Right and America Wrong
A new history of empire is far too British.
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Kim Yo Jong Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman
A new book profiles the possible future leader of North Korea.
