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Joaquin Phoenix (center) stars in the film "Napoleon."
What Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Gets Wrong About War
The film’s ideas have poisoned military thinking for centuries.
A woman holds a cross as she prays at Independence Square in Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2022.
How Women Are Reconciling Feminism With Faith
From Mormonism to Islam, reformers around the world are making their religions less politically conservative.
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Napoleon: The Movie and the Man
Ones and Tooze: The economics of the Napoleonic Wars, their aftermath, Ridley Scott’s latest film.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) and Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders (C) attend a meeting of Dutch political party leaders at the House of Representatives on Mar. 16, 2017 in The Hague, Netherlands.
How Centrists Helped Geert Wilders Win the Dutch Election
Mark Rutte’s government pandered to the anti-immigrant right while failing to address a benefits scandal, a housing crisis, and inflation.
Children are hooked up to IV drips on the stairs at a children's hospital in Beijing.
Chinese Hospitals Are Housing Another Deadly Outbreak
Authorities are covering up the spread of antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.
Smoke billows from multiple pipes against a hazy sky at a large steel plant in China.
Will the World’s Biggest Emitters Finally Play Nice at COP28?
It’s time to stop fighting totemic battles that suck the energy out of the climate room.
Four men with rifles sit on the ground against a wall painted with Arabic script.
The ICC Should Prosecute Taliban Leaders
Since returning to power, the Taliban have committed crimes of concern to humanity.
A tram car moves along a street in Lisbon, framed on either side by buildings in the foreground. Another building looms over the tram in the background, with plaster siding and balconies in front of some of its windows. A woman in a sleeveless shirt and jeans walks on a crosswalk in front of the tram.
Is Portugal’s Golden Visa Scheme Worth It?
Wealthy investors pulled the country out of a financial crisis, but they also sent house prices skyrocketing.
A colorful grid of images representative of the gift guide: Slippers, beer, blanket, water bottle, olive oil among others
FP’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
Gift ideas for the world travelers, inquisitive minds, and global foodies in your life.
A two-toned background shows the covers of 10 books that are included in the holiday reading guide below.
Foreign Policy’s Holiday Book List
Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.
5 Things in the World to Be Thankful for in 2023
It may seem harder to give thanks this year, but it’s not impossible.
An indigenous woman with streaks of paint down her face and wearing a bandana yells as she takes part in a protest against a government mining contract in Panama.
Panama’s Mining Future Is at a Tipping Point
Protesters want to kick out the country’s biggest investor and usher in a new era of environmental politics.
Bin Laden and Zawahiri sit side by side on the floor. A gun rests on the floor between them.
Why Al Qaeda’s Letter Went Viral on TikTok
Some Gen Z users did sympathize with cherry-picked parts of the letter, but the media also amplified what had been a minor blip.
Entrepreneur Marc Andreessen speaks onstage during TechCrunch's Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 in San Francisco, California.
Why Silicon Valley Loves the Techno-Optimist Manifesto
Written by the entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, the essay is a paean to technology and capitalism.
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The Maestro of Mediation
The Negotiators: William Ury has helped resolve some of the world’s most intractable conflicts. Here’s how he does it.
U.S. President Joe Biden talks to fellow leaders during the group photo at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington.
The West Should Give Up the Battle of Narratives
The Western world has misunderstood what the global south really wants.
An illustration shows a gavel cracking down on a digitized background of ones and zeroes for a story about regulating artificial intelligence.
Why It’s So Hard to Regulate AI
The world may need new rulebooks for the rapidly evolving technology.
Members of the Kanakanavu tribe perform in traditional costumes during a Siraya harvest festival in Taiwan’s Donghua village.
The Inconvenient Truth of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples
Tribal groups assert their own claims on a contested island.
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What Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Gets Wrong About War
The film’s ideas have poisoned military thinking for centuries.

How Women Are Reconciling Feminism With Faith
From Mormonism to Islam, reformers around the world are making their religions less politically conservative.

Napoleon: The Movie and the Man
Ones and Tooze: The economics of the Napoleonic Wars, their aftermath, Ridley Scott’s latest film.

How Centrists Helped Geert Wilders Win the Dutch Election
Mark Rutte’s government pandered to the anti-immigrant right while failing to address a benefits scandal, a housing crisis, and inflation.

Chinese Hospitals Are Housing Another Deadly Outbreak
Authorities are covering up the spread of antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.

Will the World’s Biggest Emitters Finally Play Nice at COP28?
It’s time to stop fighting totemic battles that suck the energy out of the climate room.

The ICC Should Prosecute Taliban Leaders
Since returning to power, the Taliban have committed crimes of concern to humanity.

Is Portugal’s Golden Visa Scheme Worth It?
Wealthy investors pulled the country out of a financial crisis, but they also sent house prices skyrocketing.

FP’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
Gift ideas for the world travelers, inquisitive minds, and global foodies in your life.

Foreign Policy’s Holiday Book List
Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.

5 Things in the World to Be Thankful for in 2023
It may seem harder to give thanks this year, but it’s not impossible.

Panama’s Mining Future Is at a Tipping Point
Protesters want to kick out the country’s biggest investor and usher in a new era of environmental politics.

Why Al Qaeda’s Letter Went Viral on TikTok
Some Gen Z users did sympathize with cherry-picked parts of the letter, but the media also amplified what had been a minor blip.

Why Silicon Valley Loves the Techno-Optimist Manifesto
Written by the entrepreneur Marc Andreessen, the essay is a paean to technology and capitalism.

The Maestro of Mediation
The Negotiators: William Ury has helped resolve some of the world’s most intractable conflicts. Here’s how he does it.

The West Should Give Up the Battle of Narratives
The Western world has misunderstood what the global south really wants.

Why It’s So Hard to Regulate AI
The world may need new rulebooks for the rapidly evolving technology.

The Inconvenient Truth of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples
Tribal groups assert their own claims on a contested island.