Interview

“The rank and file are very disturbed by the inability, the refusal, of the secretary of state to defend his own people,” says former diplomat Nicholas Burns.

Under Pekka Haavisto, Helsinki tries to chart a path to a fossil fuel-free future.

A scholar of Indian politics says Modi’s unilateral move to revoke the disputed territory’s status “suggests a willingness to flout basic norms of democracy.”

Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid speaks on how to stand up against the far-right.

Michael Waltz, Congress’s first Green Beret, talks about the new Space Force and America’s budding commercial launch industry.

Latvia’s foreign minister on the demise of the U.S. missile treaty with Russia and NATO’s new focus on China.

Veteran diplomat William Burns on the U.S. president, Putin, Iraq, and the “militarization” of American diplomacy.

The president gave away much and got nothing in return, longtime U.S. diplomat says.

Former President Barack Obama’s arms control czar says Trump gained by showing he’s “not a soft touch.”

The president of Pakistani Kashmir explains why his country deserves far more credit for its role in the disputed region.

In reprisal for a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir, the Indian government says it will divert river waters that downstream Pakistan has been counting on.

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni discusses the upcoming Israeli election and why she bowed out.

On the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, a former political prisoner assesses the prospect of change in Iran.

In an interview, Afghanistan’s first female ambassador to Washington sets a hard line for Taliban peace talks.

Former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan likens Trump "framework" deal to U.S. position on Vietnam at Paris peace talks.

Eliot Higgins and Bellingcat are fighting Vladimir Putin and his ilk, using little more than computers and smartphones.

How Gina Miller threw a wrench into Britain’s plans to leave the EU.

Getting to know Dr. Leana Wen.

The Parkland students’ big battle to get gun control on the ballot.

Apple’s former security chief explains why he took a job with the ACLU.

Veselnitskaya is charged with obstructing justice—hand in glove with the Russian government.

In a male-dominated field, a collective supporting women covering China is wading into uncharted waters.

Gains in congressional midterm elections give Democrats crucial subpoena power.

Simone Rodane-Benzaquen, head of American Jewish Committee in Europe, spoke with FP about anti-Semitism on both sides of the Atlantic.

The head of the refugee resettlement group that transfixed the Pittsburgh shooter says xenophobia is rising globally.

The deputy head of the OSCE’s observer mission in Ukraine describes the challenges and frustrations of monitoring the war.

Economic historian Adam Tooze assesses the Italian crisis—and the prospects for a global collapse.

South Africa’s president tells Foreign Policy about his plans to tackle corruption, redistribute land, and restore the country’s moral leadership.

The politician and former journalist Serhiy Leshchenko says Ukraine needs its own Robert Mueller.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia’s former president, on what to make of U.S. foreign policy toward Russia.

Former U.S. diplomat Thomas Pickering on Trump, Putin, and the world after Helsinki.

Poland’s former defense and foreign minister explains how Trump left Eastern Europe in the lurch.

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia says Trump can’t hold Moscow accountable by “winging it.”

In Washington this week, the Georgian president talks Trump, the Atlantic alliance, and Saakashvili.

The Booker Prize nominee talks Trump, refugees, and truth.