The Year in Review
List of The Year in Review articles
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A Honduran migrant caravan crowds the Guatemala-Mexico international border bridge in Ciudad Hidalgo, in Chiapas state, Mexico, on Oct. 20. (Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images) Overrated or Underreported?
A look at the stories the media hyped—or largely ignored—in 2018.
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U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to address the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25. (John Moore/Getty Images) Trump’s War on the World Order
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on multilateralism.
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2018-books-lead The Books We Read in 2018
Some of Foreign Policy’s favorite reads of the year.
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(Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images/Foreign Policy illustration) ‘Tariff Man’ vs. the World
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on global trade.
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May returns to 10 Downing Street in central London after making a statement following the announcement of a draft deal on post-Brexit trade ties with the EU on Nov. 22. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images) Drama on Downing Street
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on Brexit.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in the Riyadh on Oct. 23. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images) Reckless in Riyadh
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on U.S.-Saudi relations and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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The scene on the main road of Nawa-i-Barakzai district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 2. The Taliban held the area from October 2016 to July 2017. This Year’s Essential Deep Dives
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy long-form stories in 2018.
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Chinese soldiers ride on armored missile carriers as they pass in front of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City during a military parade on Sept. 3, 2015, in Beijing. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Goodbye War on Terror, Hello China and Russia
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on defense and security.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signs a document reinstating sanctions against Iran after announcing the American withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal at the White House on May 8, 2018. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) The Day After the Iranian Nuclear Deal
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on Iran.