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Foreign Policy asked leading thinkers for their best (and sometimes uncomfortable) advice.
A significant portion of Americans seek the destruction of political authority. What if they succeed?
Elected officials work through compromise, but a warming planet waits for no one.
The country’s obsession with garments takes an increasingly heavy toll on the rest of its economy.
But the sudden flood of capital is not as good for India as it looks.
The one-child policy left a permanent impression on family life and depresses fertility rates even today.
Outsiders might see a peaking power, but China’s leaders don’t.
The EU and the United States need to stop making concessions to Serbian secessionist forces backed by Russia.
A new generation of economists is changing the culture of German—and European—policymaking.
Tehran needs to restore the nuclear deal—but the Raisi administration’s officials aren’t up for the job.
The UAE’s bad behavior harms U.S. interests in the Middle East and at home.
The United States must bring all of its power to bear to prevent state collapse.
A year ago, the state shot to death scores of citizens. No one has been held accountable.
The project of a stronger, more united continent is on life support. It’s time for a new vision.
As soaring fuel inflation turns into a political risk, Biden needs a smarter energy policy fast.
Neither yes nor no, this idea can take you far in Japanese politics.
The tale of Bluebeard the serial wife-killer echoes in the #MeToo movement.
New books assessing democracy suggest how to fix things—but it’s complicated.
Netflix’s new Korean horror drama suggests there’s more to life than the brutal realities of neoliberal capitalism.
How is President Joe Biden’s White House staving off the current economic crisis? What has been the impact of U.S. sanctions on the Russian economy, and how can the United States do more t...Show more
With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order of a partial mobilization of reservists to bolster his forces in Ukraine, Russia’s invasion has potentially entered an even more destructive...Show more
Pakistan has been plagued by economic crisis, political unrest, and now by catastrophic and deadly flooding. At 34 years old, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is the country’s youngest foreign min...Show more
But Finland and the Baltic states are still leery of Moscow’s long-term designs.
The new prime minister is making Britain look like Argentina—in more ways than one.
Archival passages from writers such as Hillary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and more show where we’ve been—and where we’re heading.
Military service is a unifying force in a time of deep division.
