FP Weekend

The fall and rise of Friedrich Merz.

Map projections may be key to understand a presidential obsession.

In a heavy year for the category, at least one nominee had our reviewer break down sobbing.

And why coffee prices are surging in commodity markets.

In his autobiography, the pontiff pleads for a world that no longer exists.

Jerry Cohen has spent a lifetime trying to understand the People’s Republic.

Foreign Policy’s guide to the global state of (televised) romance.

A new book provides insight into the unintended consequences of U.S. sanctions.

From a British techno-dystopia to Berlin’s underground.

Newly declassified documents reveal how Israel operated under the noses of U.S. inspectors.

Find out why the frontrunner is so controversial—and why everything about Latvia’s entry is a miracle.

Why the British government tapped its “prince of darkness” as its new U.S. ambassador.

A recent book reveals the premodern world as one of mobility and interaction—but it was not without parochialism.

His wealth, political power, and support for far-right parties are setting off alarm bells.

Commodity traders are among the financial world’s most ruthless actors—and now they’re at the center of climate policy.