List of U.S. Government articles
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The book cover of Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy. What It’s Actually Like Being a Woman in the CIA
Ex-spy Valerie Plame on the “secret history” of women in the agency.
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U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Marine One in New York City. Biden Thought 2023 Was Bad
The U.S. president’s challenges this year won’t stop at the waterfront.
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Two Javelin anti-tank missiles stand upright on a platform in front of a blue backdrop on a stage where U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech. Three American flags hang next to the missiles, flanked by a column of sound speakers. The Pentagon is Trying to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy
It’s not just one war or two. How do you fight three at once?
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Reflections of the crains and cargo ships are visible in a reflection in the segmented panoramic windows of a moored ship. The ships are piled high with shipping containers in various colors, and a hazy sky is visible above them. 5 Issues to Watch in 2024
Our columnists share the most important developments on their radar in the year ahead.
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U.S. President Joe Biden puts his fingers to his eyes with his head bowed and hands clasped in prayer. A folder sits on his lap as he sits in the lower house of the Irish parliament. Biden and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
The U.S. president’s foreign-policy strategy came undone in 2023.
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A grab from handout footage released by Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Centre on November 19, 2023, reportedly shows members of the rebel group during the capture of an Israel-linked cargo vessel at an undefined location in the Red Sea. Prudence Means Fighting the Houthis Now
The Biden administration’s hesitance to intervene decisively in the Red Sea is a big mistake.
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An illustration shows the faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupted by wavy lines of a fragmented map of Europe and Asia. Foreign Policy’s Best Articles on Geopolitics and Strategy
Five big-think articles from 2023 that cut through the news.
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A soldier fighting for Ukraine stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, Ukraine. FP Live Looks Back at 2023
Stephen Walt explains why countries are accusing America of hypocrisy.
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foreign-policy-Podcasts-2023-fp Our Podcasts, Ourselves
FP’s five best episodes of 2023.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a podium in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, flanked by American flags and standing beneath a painting of Teddy Roosevelt. Two out-of-focus video cameras are visible in the foreground as they film Biden, framing him from either side. Four Days in 2023 That Shook the World
2023 was a tectonic shift in geopolitics.
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Sudanese fighters wearing face coverings ride in a vehicle in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur region. Washington Tries to Correct Course on Sudan’s Civil War
Lawmakers are pressing for a fresh approach with a new envoy and by leaning on the proxy powers abetting atrocities.
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A 1901 political cartoon depicts an Uncle Sam rooster (large and central wearing a top hat and stars and stripe suit) with small roosters in the Monroe Doctrine-labeled European Coop (left) and smaller roosters labeled with South American country names including Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, and others running around free. The Return of the Monroe Doctrine
U.S. responses to China’s growing presence in Latin America risk falling into an old paternalistic pattern.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leave after holding a press conference at the White House in Washington. Did Biden’s Foreign Policy Flounder in 2023?
From Ukraine to Gaza, U.S. credibility on the world stage is appearing strained as an election year looms.
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Gay is seen sitting behind a table with a desk microphone and a placard featuring her name. Defining Away Palestinians’ Right to Resist
What does it mean to say that rising up against injustice is impermissible?
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The top and side of the U.S. Capitol dome are seen through a four-paned window. The black frame blocks most of the rest of the image, obscuring about two-thirds of the photo. The Contentious Surveillance Law Making Waves in Washington
Why a regulation created to help U.S. intelligence agencies fight terror has become a political football.
