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María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize—but the fight for democracy is far from over.

And how the region is navigating a changed United States.

At COP30, the global energy transition is moving forward without the United States.

Russia’s president is too committed to his own fantasies to ever accept Ukraine’s independence.

Now even Switzerland can’t escape great-power politics.

Beijing’s green energy ambitions are fueling a global revolution.

The U.S. military buildup around Venezuela has drawn comparisons to past regime change in Panama. But Washington cannot invade its way to democracy in Caracas.

Post-USAID assistance may depend on a country’s strategic value to Washington.

By embracing Sharaa, Trump hopes to bring Syria into the U.S. order.

A quiet generational shift is transforming politics.

Low-emission hydrogen is quickly becoming the latest frontier for geoeconomic competition.

Why Big Tech’s energy problem might prove crucial to fighting climate change.

A top China scholar and former Biden administration advisor on the Trump-Xi meeting and the future of the U.S.-China relationship.

A. Wess Mitchell’s tour through two millennia of diplomacy is catnip for foreign-policy wonks.

The U.S. president has been on a mission to secure new supply chains—and counter China’s grip.

Why the bloc always seeks economic solutions to its political problems. 

From soybeans to semiconductors, here’s everything you need to know about what came out of the meeting. 

It’s unclear whether his statement refers to warhead detonations.

The United States and China have struck a vague and reversible deal.

Opening Europe’s 150 billion euro defense fund to U.S. companies could seal the deal.

COP30 in Brazil tests the 2015 climate accord at a pivotal moment.

Did Argentine voters endorse their president’s economic overhaul—or cow to Trump’s threats?

New measures from the United States and European Union confirm why Russian energy exports were always a double-edged sword.

One month into federal funding shortfall, U.S. defense and diplomacy resources are being stretched.

Trump’s aggression in Latin America has given a powerful boost to Beijing in the Pacific.

Economist Jared Bernstein warns that revenues simply aren’t catching up with sky-high valuations.

Internationalists are mourning the loss of soft power. Do they even know what that means anymore?

From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.

Kathryn Bigelow’s latest movie offers insights for an increasingly dangerous world.

The rise, and potential fall, of a mainstay academic theory.

Expanding U.S. strategic ambiguity with both Israel and the Gulf states is the best bet for regional progress.

Contrary to Trump’s claim, diversifying the supply chain won’t drive down prices.

The obsession with powerful large language models overlooks the developing world.

U.S. military planners are caught in an impossible dilemma.

How Labubu dolls became China’s first contemporary cultural export. 

Once-thriving crops are poorly adapting to new temperatures.

China’s complex new rules take on the entire world at once—and give Trump an opportunity.

Going back to first principles has until recently spooked many diplomats.

The threat to Moscow’s oil earnings is huge. But will it be enough?

Islamabad has pulled off repeated coups—but can they last?

The West can’t fully adopt Russia’s methods—but it should study them.

Latin America’s right has welcomed centrist Sen. Rodrigo Paz’s victory.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Greg Grandin on the end of the American myth of limitlessness.

Billions for Buenos Aires, and support for Argentine farmers, is not sitting well in the U.S. heartland.

How to build NATO unity and capability in the face of Russian airspace violations.

Changing dynamics in Tigray could erode the current balance of uncertainty.

Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.

Ottawa’s latest reforms are a blueprint for Washington’s victims around the world.

Former negotiator Diana Buttu on the need for accountability—from Israelis and Palestinians alike.

Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas.

Big supply increases this year threaten a global oil glut that could knock the Kremlin’s budget out of whack.

Putin’s proposed arms control extension is good for Russia and China, but bad for America.

In diplomacy, style now matters just as much as substance.

If Trump wants peace, he must block Israel’s annexationist policies.

Commentator Emily Jashinsky on COVID and a yearning for culture, religion, and roots.

The United States’ strategic edge in spying needs to be AI and open-source intelligence.

Beijing’s gains could eventually erode Washington’s battlefield advantage.

Beijing’s control of rare-earth minerals will force Trump to find new leverage.

A reckoning of the geopolitical impacts from the last two years of war—and war crimes.

Lasting agreements require sustained focus, not just theatrics.

Decisions made early on set the path for a devastating war.

The Harvard historian on government shutdowns and the rights and duties of an American citizen.

Erdogan’s visit to Washington showed that the United States and Turkey just don’t need each other as much as they used to.

The system is broken, but there are much better ways to fix it.

New Delhi still faces many obstacles on its path to great-power status.

Thirty years ago, a dangerous precedent was established that permanently altered the rules of political combat.

EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas: “We are trying to have more friends around the world.”

Routine strikes involve smaller, daily launches designed to keep steady pressure on Ukraine.

Spokesperson: Doha strikes “a paradigm shift for the whole region.”

A guide to pushing the U.S. president more quickly up his learning curve.

A discussion with Adam Tooze about his essay on the end of development.

Netanyahu’s policies since Oct. 7 have strained relations with Cairo at the expense of Israeli security.

Trump should strike a deal with Southeast Asia to secure imported U.S. AI chips.

It’s time for some game theory.

A 1944 armistice that traded land for peace is a poor precedent for ending Russia’s war.

Can the country’s democracy heal from the Bolsonaro era while resisting U.S. intimidation?

A former CIA analyst-turned-senator thinks the Democratic Party needs a new vision focused on the economy.

But the United States is catching up, with new weapons set to come online soon.

Leaders are afraid to tell voters what it will take to defend their continent.

One can only hope that Trump will draw the right conclusion: Coddling Putin leads to disaster.

China’s real message was on display in its military parade, not the empty pageantry of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

How New Delhi is navigating U.S. tariffs and a shifting geopolitical reality.

The clock is ticking for a new nuclear deal with Iran.

The Wagner Group is no more but Moscow is peddling the same false promises.

Wednesday’s parade proved the regional military balance has irrevocably changed.

Trump's economic program has damaged many weaker economies and makes even less sense for the United States.

Emma Ashford on how Washington should navigate a “post-unipolar” world.

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the 12-day war, Western sanctions, and a pathway to nuclear talks.

New Delhi has other options, and the standoff with Washington may not last.

The organization’s current cash crunch is a historic opportunity for reform.

European states would be primary targets for Moscow.

A new book argues that the world’s two biggest economies need a bit more of each other’s cultures.

Washington needs to move quickly if it hopes to compete in this critical industry.

New Delhi is making a bad bet on Beijing as its relationship with Washington sours.

China and the U.S. are competing for influence in the troubled region.

After trade talks with Trump, the Swiss government is reconsidering everything it knows about itself.

Despite Trump’s efforts, negotiation will only come when both parties believe their interests are better served by talking than fighting.

Less fireworks in the White House, but no definitive outcomes just yet.

Key takeaways from a spate of high-level meetings in Alaska and Washington.

Now that Trump appears to have sworn off additional economic sanctions to push Russia into a cease-fire, Europe may have to go it alone.