List of Leaders articles
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Pro-Palestinian supporter hold a flag in the foreground while Jewish students in the background hold sings reading "Bring them home now" and "Let us grieve." Police are shown to the side of the group. IR Faculty Weigh In on Campus Protests
A new poll shows that scholars disapprove of Israeli action in Gaza, but they are divided over university divestment and student activism.
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Pencil drawn portraits of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are overlapped, one in blue and one in red. Is 2024 Really the Most Important Election in History?
Democracy—and the global system—might not be so easily dismantled.
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letters-president-america-election-nicolas-ortega-illustration-3-2 Letters to the Next President
No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.
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Screengrabs from political videos on Tiktok show Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the platform. The images are inside phone frames on a pink and blue background. Politics Is TikTok’s Newest Dance Move
The controversial social media app is defining the 2024 election.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, visits the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiyev Posad near Moscow on June 26. Russia Is No Conservative Haven
The Western populist right has fallen for Vladimir Putin’s latest propaganda ploy.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits in the Oval Office during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, on Sept. 21, 2023. Ukraine Needs a New Storyline
The Kursk offensive suggests a new strategy for victory—but it will require the West to change some policies.
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Rebecca Lissner (left), the deputy national security advisor to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and policy advisor Ike Irby (center) speak with communications director Kirsten Allen before departing George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 1. The Grand Strategist Who Has Kamala’s Ear
Rebecca Lissner doesn’t want the United States to remake the world, but to keep it open.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as he arrives to speak during a campaign event at Trendsetter Engineering in Houston, Texas. Trump 2.0 Would Face a New World
Dramatic global shifts since Donald Trump’s first term could lead to unexpected policies.
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Small headshots inside red circles of 11 of Donald Trumps foreign-policy advisors. Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers
Meet the 11 men whose worldviews are shaping the 2024 Republican ticket.
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Kamala Harris gestures with one hand while speaking into a microphone at a podium. Harris wears a light blue suit, and seated members of a crowd are visible slightly out of focus in the background. Why Food Prices Are Surging
Kamala Harris vows to fight price gouging, but is that the problem?
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak and accept the Democratic presidential nomination during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on Aug. 22. What Harris’s DNC Speech Reveals About Her Foreign Policy
An FP Live discussion with Anne-Marie Slaughter and Matt Duss.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in protest over the war in Gaza near the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where the Democratic National Convention is taking place, on Aug. 21. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) How Is Foreign Policy Driving the U.S. Vote?
A few wedge issues could help determine who ends up in the White House.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a man with white hair and a navy blue suit, gestures with both hands as he looks toward the crowd while giving a speech at the DNC. The Democrats’ Pro-Worker Agenda Can Go Global
Picking Tim Walz as her running mate signals that Kamala Harris is all-in on the post-neoliberal shift.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes his oath of office in the presence of Indian President Droupadi Murmu and other South Asian leaders in New Delhi on June 9. Modi’s Politics Hinder Neighborhood Ties
Recent events in Bangladesh show how the Hindu nationalist project has harmed India’s regional interests.
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks out of Number 10 Downing Street to greet the Sultan of Oman in London on August 6, 2024. The Ruthless Government of Keir Starmer
Across the board, Britain’s new leader is harder-edged than his Tory predecessors ever were.
