2022: The Year’s Best Stories

Life stories of the politicians who changed our world in 2022.

From Fiona Hill on Putin to NATO’s leader on the war in Ukraine, here are the interviews that continue to resonate with subscribers.

Foreign Policy’s best deep dives of the year.

FP’s five best episodes of 2022.

From Russian kill lists to refugees and rebels, these were among FP’s most impactful news stories this year.

The complicated legacies of leaders from Queen Elizabeth II to Mikhail Gorbachev, and other leaders who died in 2022.

Why Iran’s Gen Z is protesting, and why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps won’t back down. These articles explain Tehran’s difficult 2022.

From the midterms to billionaire Elon Musk, 2022 yet again made clear why foreign policy begins at home.

China’s autocrat has had a surprisingly bad year.

In 2022, the country has seen a dramatic change in power, record-high inflation, and catastrophic floods. What could happen in 2023?

Climate action was needed more than ever in 2022. Here’s what changed—and what didn’t.

This year, pundits and policymakers drew lessons from the world’s handling of COVID-19.

Kim Jong Un’s attention-grabbing missile testing frenzy belies a much more interesting dynamic developing among neighbors.

How political meltdown gave Britain three prime ministers in four months.

In 2022, happy visions of a green future gave way to existential worries about energy.

In 2022, Washington had the advantage in an increasingly bitter relationship.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 stunned the world and upended global politics.

Beneath the fanfare, Qatar 2022 had plenty of geopolitical subplots.