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Syrian rebels take position near Qusayr, nine miles from the flashpoint city of Homs. Syrian government forces recently conducted a massacre in the town of al-Houla, killing more than 100 civilians, many of them children. Activists say that more than 13,000 people have been killed in the Syrian unrest, which began as a peaceful protest movement and has become gradually more violent.
Syrian rebels take position near Qusayr, nine miles from the flashpoint city of Homs. Syrian government forces recently conducted a massacre in the town of al-Houla, killing more than 100 civilians, many of them children. Activists say that more than 13,000 people have been killed in the Syrian unrest, which began as a peaceful protest movement and has become gradually more violent.
Syrian rebels take position near Qusayr, nine miles from the flashpoint city of Homs. Syrian government forces recently conducted a massacre in the town of al-Houla, killing more than 100 civilians, many of them children. Activists say that more than 13,000 people have been killed in the Syrian unrest, which began as a peaceful protest movement and has become gradually more violent.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel feeds a penguin on the roof of the Baltic Sea aquarium during the 2012 Council of Baltic Sea States Summit at the Ozeaneum maritime museum on May 30 in Stralsund, Germany. Leaders of the 11 member states, as well as representatives of the European Union, met to discuss matters related to energy, the environment, and economic development during the two-day summit.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel feeds a penguin on the roof of the Baltic Sea aquarium during the 2012 Council of Baltic Sea States Summit at the Ozeaneum maritime museum on May 30 in Stralsund, Germany. Leaders of the 11 member states, as well as representatives of the European Union, met to discuss matters related to energy, the environment, and economic development during the two-day summit.
Chinese activist Chen Guancheng sits in a car after speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations on May 31 in New York City. This was Chen's first major public engagement since he escaped confinement and left China nearly two weeks ago.
Chinese activist Chen Guancheng sits in a car after speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations on May 31 in New York City. This was Chen's first major public engagement since he escaped confinement and left China nearly two weeks ago.
Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor, convicted of arming Sierra Leone's rebels in echange for "blood diamonds," listens to the judge at the opening of his sentencing hearing at the court in Leidschendam, near The Hague, on May 30. The former warlord was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor, convicted of arming Sierra Leone's rebels in echange for "blood diamonds," listens to the judge at the opening of his sentencing hearing at the court in Leidschendam, near The Hague, on May 30. The former warlord was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to migrant workers on a trip to a Burmese migrant community outside of Bangkok on May 30 in Mahachai, Thailand. Suu Kyi pledged to help improve the rights of Burmese nationals living in Thailand. The popular icon and longtime prisoner arrived in Thailand on her first trip outside of Burma in 24 years to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia.
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to migrant workers on a trip to a Burmese migrant community outside of Bangkok on May 30 in Mahachai, Thailand. Suu Kyi pledged to help improve the rights of Burmese nationals living in Thailand. The popular icon and longtime prisoner arrived in Thailand on her first trip outside of Burma in 24 years to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia.
Damage to the clock tower of Novi di Modena is apparent after an earthquake on May 30 in Novi di Modena, Italy. Following a second series of strong earthquakes across the Emilia-Romagna region, the death toll has risen to 17 people, with more than 15,000 displaced.
Damage to the clock tower of Novi di Modena is apparent after an earthquake on May 30 in Novi di Modena, Italy. Following a second series of strong earthquakes across the Emilia-Romagna region, the death toll has risen to 17 people, with more than 15,000 displaced.
The father of Palestinian militant Ahmed Abu Nasser, 20, holds his son's picture at their house in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 1. The militant and an Israeli soldier were killed during an exchange of fire near the Gaza border, according to sources on both sides.
The father of Palestinian militant Ahmed Abu Nasser, 20, holds his son's picture at their house in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 1. The militant and an Israeli soldier were killed during an exchange of fire near the Gaza border, according to sources on both sides.
Boys escaping the heat play in a fountain at the India Gate monument on May 31 in New Delhi.
Boys escaping the heat play in a fountain at the India Gate monument on May 31 in New Delhi.
U.S. Naval Academy graduates throw their hats in the air during graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy on May 29 in Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta was the commencement speaker for the 1,099 graduates of the class of 2012.
U.S. Naval Academy graduates throw their hats in the air during graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy on May 29 in Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta was the commencement speaker for the 1,099 graduates of the class of 2012.
Pilgrims attend an open-air mass on May 27 in Al Monte, near Huelva, Spain. Tens of thousands of pilgrims converge on Al Monte on May 27 and 28 in honor of the virgin of el Rocio.
Pilgrims attend an open-air mass on May 27 in Al Monte, near Huelva, Spain. Tens of thousands of pilgrims converge on Al Monte on May 27 and 28 in honor of the virgin of el Rocio.
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Syrian rebels take position near Qusayr, nine miles from the flashpoint city of Homs. Syrian government forces recently conducted a massacre in the town of al-Houla, killing more than 100 civilians, many of them children. Activists say that more than 13,000 people have been killed in the Syrian unrest, which began as a peaceful protest movement and has become gradually more violent.
When Washington seeks to curtail Beijing’s ambitions or punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine, it often turns to a familiar tool: sanctions. In the last two years, the Biden administration ...Show morehas deployed unprecedented muscle in the form of sanctions as part of its foreign-policy arsenal.
The question is whether those sanctions work effectively. In which countries are they achieving their desired impact? Where are they less successful? And how does the use of sanctions impact U.S. power more broadly?
Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal in conversation with two experts: Agathe Demarais, the global forecasting director at the Economist Intelligence Unit and author of Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests, and Nicholas Mulder, an assistant professor of history at Cornell University and author of The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War. Together, they will explore how sanctions impact U.S. interests today and whether policymakers need to change course.
Syrian rebels take position near Qusayr, nine miles from the flashpoint city of Homs. Syrian government forces recently conducted a massacre in the town of al-Houla, killing more than 100 civilians, many of them children. Activists say that more than 13,000 people have been killed in the Syrian unrest, which began as a peaceful protest movement and has become gradually more violent.
The new Israeli government is said to be the most far-right, religiously extreme, and ultranationalist coalition in the country’s history, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-ser...Show moreving prime minister.
Is Israel’s democracy really at risk? What would the government’s planned judicial overhaul mean for Israel’s standing, global cooperation, and economic investments? How does the new government complicate matters for U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security strategy?
Join FP’s Dan Ephron in conversation with Amir Tibon, a senior editor and writer at Israel’s Haaretz newspaper. They’ll discuss Israel’s new far-right government, its plans to overhaul and weaken the judiciary, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial, and U.S. policy on Israel under President Joe Biden.
Syrian rebels take position near Qusayr, nine miles from the flashpoint city of Homs. Syrian government forces recently conducted a massacre in the town of al-Houla, killing more than 100 civilians, many of them children. Activists say that more than 13,000 people have been killed in the Syrian unrest, which began as a peaceful protest movement and has become gradually more violent.
To mark the halfway point in U.S. President Joe Biden’s first term in office, Foreign Policy asked 20 experts to grade his administration’s performance on relationships with Russia and C...Show morehina, as well as on issues such as defense, democracy, and immigration. The assessments ranged all the way from A- to a failing grade. But more broadly, is there a way to define his administration’s agenda? Is there a Biden doctrine?
FP’s Ravi Agrawal spoke to experts with very different perspectives for insights. Nadia Schadlow was a deputy national security advisor in the Trump administration and is now a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a longtime advocate for ending so-called forever wars. Perhaps surprisingly, Wertheim was more critical of Biden’s foreign policy—specifically on China—than was Schadlow. Is that because Biden has largely doubled down on former President Donald Trump’s China policies?
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