List of North America articles
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Local residents stand next to damaged residential buildings following a Russian air strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 2. Ukraine’s Fate in 2026 Will Define the International Order
A flimsy peace would legitimize conquest. A durable one could still salvage deterrence.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for a New Year’s Eve event at his Mar-a-Lago home on December 31, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. New Year’s Resolutions for Global VIPs
Some tailored advice for international elites in 2026.
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world-elections-2026-Klawe-Rzeczy-illustration-final-3-2 Elections to Watch in 2026
These are the year’s biggest races, from Bangladesh to Brazil.
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Illustration of a group of people in a book store. The foreign policy section of books is swarmed, while no one is interested in the U.S. section. The Most Anticipated Books of the Year
The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.
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Pope Francis, dressed in white, waves at a crowd of people at dusk. A lash of light shines above his shoulder. The Most Notable Obituaries of 2025
Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.
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Trump and Putin stand on a blue stage with the letters 2025 affixed to the front of it in large white figures. Trump's hand is on Putin's back to guide him as he walks onto the steps off the stage. In the background, jets and Air Force One are parked on an airport tarmac. Our Most Read Stories of 2025
Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.
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An illustration shows a line of large shopping carts facing down a small Donald Trump figure holding two shopping bags. The stars of China's flag are in the upper left corner. A New Global Trade Order
How Trump’s tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23. America and the World in 2025
Nearly one year into Trump’s second term, our authors assess the damage he has caused to the global order.
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A worker in a yellow helmet and orange safety vest stands in a mine, surrounded by jagged gray rocks. He stairs at an excavator drilling into the rock about three yards in front of him. Critical Minerals’ Breakout Year
Trump’s quest for China-free supply chains explained much of his foreign policy in 2025.
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Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp celebrate the announcement of the cease-fire agreement in Gaza on Oct. 9. What 2025 Revealed About Gaza’s Future
Where does this year’s cease-fire agreement leave Palestinians and Israelis?
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Tooze-Roundup-2025 5 Times Tooze in 2025
Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.
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With the American flag in the foreground, the White House rises in the background, with a crane and pile of rubble on the ground in front of it. The Trump Administration’s Uses, and Abuses, of History
For better and worse, 2025 was a historical year.
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An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip. How Profit Beat Out Geopolitics in the AI Race
In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.
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A red, white, black, and green Sudanese flag is brandished against a blue sky, lit up by the sun behind it. The Year the World Started to Recognize Genocide in Sudan
International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn’t equate to meaningful action.
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Steve Witkoff attends the Republican National Convention in 2024. Our Best Profiles of 2025
The figures who shaped the way we thought about the world this year.
