List of Society articles
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with his hands outstretched. Behind him are American flags. The Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenges Facing Trump in 2025
The U.S. president-elect’s second term will begin in a vastly different global landscape than his first.
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A grid of 29 foreign-policy books part of the anticipated releases in 2025. The Most Anticipated Books of 2025
The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.
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An overhead view of the coal-fired Soma power plant in Manisa, western Turkey. Where Does the Climate Movement Go From Here?
The world is falling behind on its climate targets—but that’s not reason to give up hope.
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An illustrated headshot of Adam Tooze wearing headphones with inset images of Beyonce, Simone Biles, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and a man with a hand on his head. 5 Times Tooze in 2024
The year’s best episodes of FP’s economics podcast.
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A shadow of Donald Trump is seen on the side of an airplane. What 2024 Meant for U.S. Foreign Policy
The American people had a big decision to make this year, but was there ultimately more continuity than change in their choice?
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An illustration shows a semiconductor chip as a table with small figures gathered around it. Around it is an electric grid connecting to data centers. What Are AI’s Rules of the Road?
This year, countries and companies debated how the technology should be regulated.
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An illustration of geopolitical words from 2024: Anchor-dragging-ATACMS, Lavender, P&I clubs, Autogolpe, gallium and germanium. New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2024
Lavender is sinister, not sweet—and if you can’t join the P&I club, you can ghost it.
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An illustration of a blooming plum branch shows a statue of Chairman Mao at left with workers walking across a bridge before the scene turns into one of growth and modernity with city skyline plane and construction cranes. The Books FP’s Contributors Loved This Year
Our favorite reviews of 2024.
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On the left are five people, presumably a family, in the door of their home. On the right are two people, with one of them mostly out of frame but holding a tablet with an identification card on top and the other person fully in frame holding a tablet. Iraq’s Long-Awaited Census Reveals a Demographic Gift
The country stood still for its first count in more than 25 years. Now, it must take action to capitalize on the findings.
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An illustration shows Taylor Swift with her arms outstretched over a globe. Jewels, money, friendship bracelets, and other bits of Eras Tour ephemera rain down around her. How Taylor Swift Inc. Took Over the World
The Eras Tour has laid bare just how powerful the popstar’s gravitational pull is.
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An illustration of books inset into red ornaments. FP’s Holiday Book List
Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.
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Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus on Oct. 31, 2001. Will the West Miss a Secular Syria?
The former Syrian dictator warned the world about ever trying to partner with his successors.
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An illustration shows airpods over the logos of five podcasts: Back to Rwanda, The Afghan Impasse, Counterpoint, Hero, and The Catch The World as We Hear it
FP’s five best podcast episodes of 2024.
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A person wearing headphones puts his hands to his face as he looks through glass in a radio booth. A person stands behind him. Mourning Turkey’s Last Progressive Radio Station
Acik Radyo featured diverse voices, angering the Erdogan regime.
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A small line of reindeer seen from above crossing a showy landscape. Trees in the background. In Sweden, Clean Energy Is Coming for the Reindeer
Green transition infrastructure threatens the Sami people’s way of life in Europe’s far north.
