

Is There Such Thing as a Global South?
The category is emotionally powerful but fundamentally flawed.

New Lifesaving Malaria Vaccines Need to Be Available Now
Emergency deployment could save tens of thousands of children.

It’s Time to Reconsider U.S. Military Aid
As Congress stalls, the U.S. public has good reason to demand more transparency on Biden’s funding for Ukraine and Israel.

How Will This War End? How Can the Next One be Prevented?
FP asks experts two questions about the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians.

Why Israel Needs America’s Tough Love
An argument for making U.S. aid conditional on steps toward Palestinian statehood.

Why Israel Will Probably End Up Reoccupying Gaza
Everyone seems to agree it is a bad idea. It might happen anyway.

Is Biden Ignoring Iran’s Sanctions Evasion?
Republicans say the U.S. president is allowing Iran’s increased oil exports. The evidence suggests otherwise.

The 7 Reasons Iran Won’t Fight for Hamas
A close look at Tehran’s thinking about escalating the war in Gaza.

Rashid Khalidi: Biden Deserves an “F” on the Middle East
The Palestinian-American historian and professor on the road ahead after Oct. 7.

The Man Who Conned the World
How one of the greatest scam artists of all time used Ghana’s colonial past to get rich.

The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.

Grading Biden on the Israel-Hamas War
For a crisis with so many moving parts, the U.S. president has fared pretty well.

Kissinger’s Great Game
In his worldview, little countries only mattered to the extent that they played into struggles among the mighty.