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A photo collage illustration shows Donald Trump in profile against red striped background on a beige field. At left is the White House. At right, shipping containers, barricades used in war, and a cloud from a bomb attack in Gaza.
A photo collage illustration shows Donald Trump in profile against red striped background on a beige field. At left is the White House. At right, shipping containers, barricades used in war, and a cloud from a bomb attack in Gaza.

What Trump’s Win Means for the World

Kamala Harris is silhouetted against a cloudy sky at sunset as she walks up the steps of a plane.
Kamala Harris is silhouetted against a cloudy sky at sunset as she walks up the steps of a plane.

Why She Lost

Despite a platform focused on winning back the working class, Kamala Harris and her party had lost too many of them already.

Argument
Michael Hirsh
Donald Trump gestures as he sits at a table behind a microphone. At right is another man seated. Behind them is the U.S. flag and a sign that says "Protect Our Food from China."
Donald Trump gestures as he sits at a table behind a microphone. At right is another man seated. Behind them is the U.S. flag and a sign that says "Protect Our Food from China."

What Trump’s Win Means for U.S. Foreign Policy

He is poised to bring back hallmarks of his first term, from a China trade war to hostility toward multilateralism.

Analysis
FP Staff
Trump peeks out from behind a two-page memo with his signature in large black ink.
Trump peeks out from behind a two-page memo with his signature in large black ink.

Trump Wants to Make America Pay Again

There are so many questions about Trump’s tariff plans that not even Shakespeare could count the ways.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
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Postcards from the Wedge

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris hold a Puerto Rican flag during a demonstration ahead of a Donald Trump campaign rally in Allentown.
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris hold a Puerto Rican flag during a demonstration ahead of a Donald Trump campaign rally in Allentown.

How Slandering Puerto Ricans Harms the GOP

Ed Morales
An election worker processes a stack of 2024 general election ballots with the tabulation machine in front of observers.
An election worker processes a stack of 2024 general election ballots with the tabulation machine in front of observers.

How America’s Fourth-Largest County Is Preparing for Election Interference

Rishi Iyengar
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The View from There

Lula sits in a chair in front of a mic and smiles as he gives two thumbs up.
Lula sits in a chair in front of a mic and smiles as he gives two thumbs up.

Could Lula and Trump Get Along?

Andre Pagliarini
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2020.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2020.

Netanyahu Favors Trump, but He Could Come to Regret It

David E. Rosenberg

foreign-policy issues in the election

A collage illustration shows Kamala Harris atop a world map with arrows pointing in various directions.
A collage illustration shows Kamala Harris atop a world map with arrows pointing in various directions.

The Kamala Harris Doctrine

Everything we know about the Democratic nominee’s foreign-policy views.

Analysis
FP Staff
Small headshots inside red circles of 11 of Donald Trumps foreign-policy advisors.
Small headshots inside red circles of 11 of Donald Trumps foreign-policy advisors.

Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers

Meet the 11 men whose worldviews are shaping the 2024 Republican ticket.

Feature
FP Staff

Insider Decoding Trump’s Foreign Policy By Ravi Agrawal

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postcards-from-the-wedge-icon-foreign-policy-150

Postcards from the Wedge

Foreign-policy issues in battleground states

A woman holds up her phone to take a photo as she holds a large Venezuelan flag above her head. Behind her is a large crowd and the skyline of Miami.
A woman holds up her phone to take a photo as she holds a large Venezuelan flag above her head. Behind her is a large crowd and the skyline of Miami.

Venezuelan Americans Could Be Key Voting Bloc

Analysis
Anusha Rathi
A woman in a white button up shirt waves a red and white keffiyah above her head. Behind her are a crowd of people holding Lebanese and Palestinian flags. Just over her shoulder is a stroller and two young children framed by flags.
A woman in a white button up shirt waves a red and white keffiyah above her head. Behind her are a crowd of people holding Lebanese and Palestinian flags. Just over her shoulder is a stroller and two young children framed by flags.

Michigan’s Lebanese Americans Feel Abandoned by Democrats

Analysis
Abdelhalim Abdelrahman
Donald Trump stands next to Hung Cao and a woman as people seated in a Vietnamese restaurant lift up their mobile phones to take pictures.
Donald Trump stands next to Hung Cao and a woman as people seated in a Vietnamese restaurant lift up their mobile phones to take pictures.

In Virginia, a Vietnamese American Community Divided

Dispatch
Allison Meakem

From the Magazine

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Letters to the Next President

No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.

Analysis
Catherine Ashton, Jason Bordoff, Arancha González, Martin Kimani, Mark Malloch-Brown, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Danny Quah, Nirupama Rao, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Pencil drawn portraits of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are overlapped, one in blue and one in red.
Pencil drawn portraits of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are overlapped, one in blue and one in red.

Is 2024 Really the Most Important Election in History? This article has an audio recording

Essay
Michael Hirsh
An illustration shows a horseshoe-shaped magnet with a U.S. flag motif attracting a giant crowd of tiny people toward it.
An illustration shows a horseshoe-shaped magnet with a U.S. flag motif attracting a giant crowd of tiny people toward it.

Invest in Soft Power

Essay
Joseph S. Nye Jr.
An illustration shows a U.S. flag on a long pole propping up a flag globe.
An illustration shows a U.S. flag on a long pole propping up a flag globe.

Muster Global Majorities

Essay
Mark Malloch-Brown
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An illustration shows a three-legged stool with legs covered in the flags of the U.S., the U.K., ad the EU.

The Trans-Atlantic Partnership Still Matters

Essay
Catherine Ashton
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An illustration shows a No. 1 foam finger with a bandage around its fingertip.

Why America Should Drop Its Obsession With Being No. 1

Essay
Danny Quah
A photo illustration shows red and blue boxing gloves holding a U.S.-shaped Constitution with "We the People" on it.
A photo illustration shows red and blue boxing gloves holding a U.S.-shaped Constitution with "We the People" on it.

How to Restore the American Center

Essay
Martin Kimani
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The View from There

How the 2024 U.S. election affects the world

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak to the press before a private meeting in Washington on Sept. 26.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak to the press before a private meeting in Washington on Sept. 26.

Ukraine Walks a Tightrope on the U.S. Election

Analysis
Fabrice Deprez
U.S. presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, on Aug. 22.
U.S. presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, on Aug. 22.

Trump Has His Own Monroe Doctrine

Argument
Oliver Stuenkel
U.S. President Donald Trump (far right) holds a chart showing military hardware sales as he meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on March 20, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump (far right) holds a chart showing military hardware sales as he meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on March 20, 2018.

Why the Gulf States Are Likely Backing Trump

Analysis
Talal Mohammad

Latest Stories

Then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a hearing on Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, D.C.
Then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a hearing on Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, D.C.

What Harris Learned Investigating Russian Interference

On the Senate Intelligence Committee, Harris had a front-row seat to Moscow’s meddling.

Analysis
Amy Mackinnon
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, and her vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, appear on stage together during a campaign event in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, and her vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, appear on stage together during a campaign event in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Harris and Walz Can Remake U.S. Foreign Policy

The VP pick may help Harris reinvest in diplomacy—and abandon America’s reflex for military interventionism.

Argument
Mark Hannah, Rachel Rizzo
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives to speak at a press conference regarding new gun legislation at City Hall in Bloomington, Minn.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives to speak at a press conference regarding new gun legislation at City Hall in Bloomington, Minn.

How Walz Completes the Harris Ticket

Vice president picks say volumes about the person selecting them.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
Tim Walz raises one hand to point as he speaks a podium during a Democratic campaign event. Walz is a 60-year-old man with white hair, wearing a navy blue suit and red tie.
Tim Walz raises one hand to point as he speaks a podium during a Democratic campaign event. Walz is a 60-year-old man with white hair, wearing a navy blue suit and red tie.

Harris Picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate

The choice could help Democrats in Midwestern battleground states.

Report
Robbie Gramer
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in an upholstered chair onstage at a conference session, both hands open to gesture as he speaks. He wears a navy blue suit and red tie, and three American flags hang behind him.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in an upholstered chair onstage at a conference session, both hands open to gesture as he speaks. He wears a navy blue suit and red tie, and three American flags hang behind him.

Trump Shows His Age When He Talks About Race

Asking if Kamala Harris is Indian or Black recalls a time that younger Americans have never known.

Argument
Angela Saini
Donald Trump stands in front of two screens with charts and points at the lower one which begins with the words "illegal immigration."
Donald Trump stands in front of two screens with charts and points at the lower one which begins with the words "illegal immigration."

The New Nativism’s Surprising Origin Story

Anti-immigrant politics as championed by Donald Trump have their roots in California.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

U.S. Allies Brace for Trump’s Trade Threats

Countries in Europe and Asia are preparing for tariffs, but their options are limited.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
A vote sign is seen in a polling location as voters check in to cast ballots in Atlanta, Georgia on May 21.
A vote sign is seen in a polling location as voters check in to cast ballots in Atlanta, Georgia on May 21.

Foreign Interference in U.S. Election Heats Up

Russia and Iran aim to sow discord in the 2024 presidential race, officials warn.

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
An attendee holds a balloon at the end of the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18.
An attendee holds a balloon at the end of the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18.

Why Do American Presidential Campaigns Have to Be So Long?

With “only” about three months to win, Kamala Harris might prove a shorter election period is healthier for the democracy.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Trump-Vance Unilateralist Delusion

The Republican ticket has unified—around a fundamentally unrealistic foreign policy.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
A close-up of Trump's face as he speaks into a microphone. There is a bandage on his ear.
A close-up of Trump's face as he speaks into a microphone. There is a bandage on his ear.

Now Trump Is the One With the Age Problem

The former president’s health and mental acuity haven’t received nearly enough scrutiny.

Argument
Howard W. French
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a conversation with Steve Harvey about the economy at the 100 Black Men of America, Inc., 38th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a conversation with Steve Harvey about the economy at the 100 Black Men of America, Inc., 38th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

How a Harris Administration Would Steer the Economy

The vice president’s influences stretch from Howard University to Silicon Valley.

Q&A
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds an umbrella in one hand and waves with the other as she boards Air Force Two beneath a cloudy gray sky.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds an umbrella in one hand and waves with the other as she boards Air Force Two beneath a cloudy gray sky.

How Harris Found Her Foreign-Policy Footing

A good vice president has to be the ultimate staffer.

Argument
Aaron Mannes
An illustration shows President Biden facing toward a spinning blurry globe
An illustration shows President Biden facing toward a spinning blurry globe

Biden’s Legacy Depends on What Happens Next

The U.S. president leaves behind an enviable list of accomplishments after one term. But Trump could destroy a lot of it.

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
A tight image of Joe Biden from the nose down shows him wearing a tie with Democratic Party donkeys.
A tight image of Joe Biden from the nose down shows him wearing a tie with Democratic Party donkeys.

Biden Is Passing the Torch

Democrats can make this a decisive moment in their own trajectory and that of U.S. democracy.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden walk between columns at the White House toward shrubs and trees in the Rose Garden.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden walk between columns at the White House toward shrubs and trees in the Rose Garden.

Biden Steps Aside, Endorses Harris, Upending Race for White House

The historic decision is sending shockwaves through the Democratic Party ahead of the November election.

Report
Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
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