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In the wake of Maduro’s capture, governments across the continent are facing uncomfortable questions about deterrence and autonomy.

Some praised Washington’s attack, while others called the capture of Maduro a violation of international law.

Will Russia and China now assume they can do the same in Europe and Asia?

A dramatic operation in Caracas leads to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro with the country’s fate uncertain.

A flimsy peace would legitimize conquest. A durable one could still salvage deterrence.

The top stories we’re watching this year.

Some tailored advice for international elites in 2026.

These are the year’s biggest races, from Bangladesh to Brazil.

The region faces some risks after a tumultuous 2025.

Major wars, simmering hostilities, and accelerating instability from Washington.

The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.

Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.

Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.

How Trump’s tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.

Nearly one year into Trump’s second term, our authors assess the damage he has caused to the global order.

Trump’s quest for China-free supply chains explained much of his foreign policy in 2025.

Where does this year’s cease-fire agreement leave Palestinians and Israelis?

In 2025, the region went up against tariffs, deportations, and a major U.S. military buildup.

Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.

For better and worse, 2025 was a historical year.

In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.

International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn’t equate to meaningful action.

The figures who shaped the way we thought about the world this year.

FP Live’s guests included Europe’s top diplomat and a Gen Z economic whisperer.

From trade wars to tech competition, this year was a vicious cycle of escalations, retaliations, and negotiations.

Our favorite excerpts of 2025.

Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president’s decision-making.

Trump wielded U.S. economic and military might in the region to win concessions.

When it’s TACO time, no one wants to be a persistent objector.

Our most insightful film reviews of 2025.

Potemkin peace can be a threat all its own.

As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here’s who is influencing key policies. 

Our favorite books—and reviews—of 2025.

“The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s Oscars hopeful, probes an undigested history.

A hemispheric focus makes little sense for a global economic and military giant.

From Ukraine to South America, the EU is forging its own path.

Former U.S. ambassador: “This was never a counternarcotics mission. This has always been a regime change mission.”

Alongside an indictment of the continent sits a sacrosanctity accorded to its civilization.

The Trump administration’s U.N. resolution reimagines international responses to humanitarian crises.

Enforcing a 21st-century Monroe Doctrine means recalibrating U.S. defense posture.

Amid the U.S. naval blockade announcement off the coast of Venezuela, Beijing has released its new strategy for the region.

The former leaders of Colombia and Mexico are concerned over recent U.S. actions

The White House’s tech ambitions have intensified its critical minerals scramble.

The six-week injunction covers roughly 250 foreign service officers.

Myths about the Maginot Line are strangely persistent.

Barring South Africa will fundamentally weaken the G20. Its members must push back.

Negotiating a new treaty to manage space seems hopeless, but a workable mechanism exists.

The U.S. is killing for the sake of spectacle.

Choking off oil flows could be a backbreaker for President Nicolás Maduro’s rule.

The West’s new movement to revive liberalism still lacks an international agenda.

The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.

The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.

A basic concept of international relations is under unprecedented strain.

But the NDAA can only do so much when the president won’t help.

The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.

Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.

José Kast’s right-wing agenda has implications far beyond Chile’s borders.

One senator’s investigation into Lyndon Johnson’s expanding war was a turning point.

Trump’s latest proposal would cede the United States’ AI advantage.

Re-read today, Franklin Foer’s 2004 classic inadvertently suggests where globalization went wrong.

The U.S. Foreign Service officers union seeks an injunction to prevent nearly 250 terminations.

Trump has kept Canada and Mexico guessing about whether he will renew the trade agreement.

The White House’s agenda may not be coherent, but it is deeply dangerous.

Deterring Moscow’s assault on Ukraine’s energy will pay off across Europe.

From climate to AI, other fields have bridged deep divides.

Why the Rwanda-Congo accord misses the point.

Officials still seem to be working toward a trade deal, but it won’t be a silver bullet.

Here’s what Trump can do to get there.

Trump’s bailout offers temporary relief, but trade war pain remains. 

Trump’s overtures to Beijing deal a blow to U.S. hard-liners.

Drought has dried up Mexico’s water supply, much to the chagrin of Texas farmers—and Trump.

Hanoi has been quietly expanding partnerships beyond the Indo-Pacific.

The president’s veto had to do with mounting opposition to his policy of detente.

The new U.S. National Security Strategy is a moral and strategic disaster.

The President’s invocation of the Monroe Doctrine is rhetorically satisfying but carries real risks.

President Claudia Sheinbaum has eroded a key legal tool used to ensure environmental justice.

The former U.S. secretary of state on Trump’s foreign policy, Americans’ shifting views on Israel, and the fight for women’s rights.

The South Asian nation has deployed a combination of flattery and strategy to get Washington on its side.

The long-anticipated plan aims to selectively impose the U.S. president’s worldview around the globe.

Plus, more international fiction releases in December.

The populist right is trashing the expert class and replacing it with a naked rule of the rich.

A weak Congress means a deep toolbox for the president.

Ongoing immigration raids risk the success of the global sporting event.

The boom makes it hard for competitors to step away from a treadmill of continuous acceleration.

The country is the latest target of Trump’s partisan interventions.

The defense secretary is under scrutiny for a series of questionable decisions.

What the postponement of the Summit of the Americas reveals about regional relations.

The GAIN AI Act would have given U.S. buyers priority in the global AI race.

A term originally used to describe pirates is now synonymous with U.S. congressional dysfunction.

Bipartisan lawmakers are demanding congressional probes into the defense secretary’s handling of a deadly boat strike.

In diplomacy, the U.S. president always seems to follow his own transactional view of human affairs.

From Canada to Pakistan, an interest in critical minerals is a through line in the White House’s foreign policy.

There are lots of reasons why the Trump administration is angling for regime change in Caracas, but heavy oil isn’t one of them.

How Silicon Valley’s declining image is dimming America’s light.

The arrogance that led to Iraq now threatens catastrophe in Venezuela.

Military technologies used to address climate threats are often the same ones used for more nefarious purposes.

As the Trump administration pledges to meet global health targets, it has terminated some of its best tools for doing so.

The U.S. president was right to resist regime change before, and he should do so again now.

A clash of visions on human dignity and divine purpose.

The idea of a cohesive West is fading, but a new book finds that the concept endures.