Americas

A plunge in exchange rates triggered the huge protests.

From a contemplative documentary to a swashbuckling biopic, these films lend a sense of humanity to the present crisis.

How a hypothetical scenario started a global movement—and exposed the limits of moral theory.

How Alaskans are navigating the Trump administration’s critical mineral drive.

Geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer on Trump’s foreign-policy ideology—and how the world is adapting to it.

Maduro’s removal is a familiar story, and one that doesn’t end well.

A long history shows what not to do when trying to encourage political change in a foreign land.

From Russia-Ukraine to the U.S. midterms, Trump faces a bumpier year at home and abroad.

The U.S. president has his sights on the island. But it’s a very different case from Venezuela.

Years of accumulated trust are being spent for short-term leverage.

Trump said the killing has stopped, but a lot is up in the air.

Senate Republicans successfully used a controversial procedural tactic to strip a war powers resolution of its privileged status.

Believing that the clerical regime could be pragmatic was a mistake.

Competing spheres of influence will not provide the stability their supporters expect.

Trump is escalating his immigration crackdown as he gears up for a second year back in office.

Grok is being used to make abusive and illegal images.

As the United States pursues gunboat diplomacy, Europe and South America are choosing cooperation instead.

Trump has threatened strikes in support of anti-regime protesters.

The companies and sectors where the U.S. president has taken a government stake.

Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.

The revolution in U.S. foreign policy will lead to a much less stable world.

Multilateral cooperation will struggle to survive in Washington’s absence.

The White House’s aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.

Trump’s absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.

The U.S. government is adopting dangerous language to justify unlawful killing.

The spending bill is a mix of rebuttal and acceptance of Trump’s efforts to overhaul the foreign affairs bureaucracy.

And they will likely play an even bigger role in 2026.

Former Trump official Matthew Kroenig explains why he thinks the White House made the right call in capturing Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. government wants the power of war without the rights of prisoners.

The White House risks gutting the independence of the world’s most important central bank in its quest for cheap money.

Washington's new tool of statecraft is a $200 billion checkbook.

Goodwill built over decades is now being squandered.

The case is poised to be long and complicated.

A burgeoning movie industry seeks to give the island an international voice.

Plus, more international fiction releases in January.

The Trump administration’s mix of aggression and withdrawal is testing the international body.

The island may not be the treasure trove that some U.S. officials think.

How Beijing’s gamble could backfire.

‘America First’ is starting to look like ‘America Everywhere.’

Even a generous reading results in a heap of contradictions.

No one in the region is saying “TACO” now.

The early procedural success indicates that lawmakers may have reached their limits on Trump’s expansive interpretation of Article 2 powers.

U.S. efforts to counter Russia and China need allies, not targets.

Could the president really be so reckless that he would risk undoing America’s strongest alliance?

The author of FP’s ‘10 Conflicts to Watch’ on a violent start to 2026.

The defense establishment has severe knowledge gaps about its own, aging industrial base.

With U.S. extended deterrence under strain, managing Seoul’s nuclear hedging may be safer than trying to stop it.

Problems with the armed forces pre-date Maduro and even Chávez.

The polarized response to the Venezuela military operation shows how deeply divided Congress is on Trump’s foreign policies.

It is designed to avoid repeating the mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Mexican-American War offers sobering reminders of the current U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

New polling offers a revealing look into shifting U.S. public opinion.

The president has launched a violent process of change that he can’t fully control.

Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.

Beijing’s response will test its “all-weather” partnership with Caracas.

Iraq showed that removing a dictator isn’t the same thing as overcoming a dictatorship.

U.S. rivals aren’t deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.

Any attempt to govern the nation’s future will need collaborators on the ground.

Treating regional countries as vassal states will push them into China’s arms.

The international community appears powerless to address the attack.

The greatest beneficiaries of his actions may be America’s biggest rivals.

Delcy Rodríguez is an ambitious and skilled political operator. 

Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.

Trump is keen to seize the oil, but U.S. firms so far are circumspect.

The president keeps threading the needle between the extremely hawkish and dovish factions of his base.

Maduro’s exit doesn’t mean the end of his regime.

Washington’s long-term interests require a smooth political transition in Caracas, not short-sighted mercantilism.

The world-minus-one moment.

Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.

Beijing never bought the argument that reducing emissions would cause economic harm.

U.S. allies and partners are taking steps toward a post-American nuclear order.

Allies fear that Washington is retreating from leadership at the worst possible time.

A new documentary details the complicity of the fourth estate with the U.S. government.

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.