Russia’s Support Seals Belarus’s Fate at the U.N.
The race for a seat on the U.N. Security Council turned into a proxy fight between Russia and the world.
A Cold War crouch is inimical to a free, open, and flourishing society.
U.S. fears are not only irrational—they’re a potential self-fulfilling prophecy.
A policy shift toward economic engagement with Beijing seems to be underway in the White House.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation likes to think of itself as an alternative to the United Nations, but it’s even less effective.
Westerners should ask instead what kind of partnerships their own countries offer to the continent.
Illegal police stations are just the tip of the iceberg.
The world’s economic dynamism is shifting to the global south.
The Pentagon’s top policymaker, Colin Kahl, details why the island is consequential to U.S. national security strategy.
How Washington and Beijing could stop the war in Europe.
Will there be a new cold war over lithium?
The agreement is about far more than just normalizing ties with Riyadh.
The best lines from Ryan Hass, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, and James Palmer on the latest China-focused FP Live.
With the Saudi-Iran deal, Beijing shows there’s a place for its less judgmental, see-no-evil diplomatic approach.
Anyone who believes we’re on the cusp of a golden era between Tehran and Riyadh should lie down until the feeling passes.
Governments are almost endlessly prone to throwing good money after bad.
The story of how decades of U.S. engagement with China gave way to estrangement.
So unused to being challenged, the United States has become so filled with anxiety over China that sober responses are becoming nearly impossible.