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A New Multilateralism
How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.
‘Strategic Ambiguity’ Has the U.S. and Taiwan Trapped
Washington’s long-held policy has outlived its usefulness.
It’s High Time to Prepare for Russia’s Collapse
Not planning for the possibility of disintegration betrays a dangerous lack of imagination. 
The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot
Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.
Asia & the Pacific
The Fabulous Mythmaking of Imelda Marcos
China
China Finds Friends in Europe’s Far Right
Middle East & Africa
‘Palestinians Live in a State of Despair’
Europe
Negotiating With Russia Is Still a Bad Idea
Americas
Can a New Intervention Do Right by Haiti?
A New Multilateralism
How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.
NATO’s Remarkable Revival
But the bloc’s future could look very different from its past.
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Protesters gather with signs to object to the extension of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) at Trafalgar Square on Aug. 5, in London. -
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The Hottest Forest in the World
With Wagner troops hovering, the woods between Poland and Belarus have become kindling for a heated election campaign.
What Does Victory Look Like in Ukraine?
Ukrainians differ on what would keep their nation safe from Russia.
The Biden Administration Is Dangerously Downplaying the Global Terrorism Threat
Today, there are more terror groups in existence, in more countries around the world, and with more territory under their control than ever before.
Blue Hawk Down
Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment will shape the future of Congress’s foreign policy.
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How to Reboot America’s China Policy
Andy Kim says Washington is wrong to see Beijing as an existential threat and should instead take a more “comprehensive approach.” Kim, a Democrat... READ MORE
Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman
A new book profiles the possible future leader of North Korea.
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Book covers of Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany by Katja Hoyer and After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany by Michael H. Kater -
Book cover of Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars by Tara Zahra -
The book cover of The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline by Yasheng Huang.
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The cover of the book Cooperating for the Climate by Joanna I. Lewis. -
War on the Ballot: How the Election Cycle Shapes Presidential Decision-Making in War, Andrew Payne, Columbia University Press, 336 pp., $35, July 2023 -
The book cover of Homelands by Timothy Garton Ash. A black-and-white photo beneath the title shows an outstretched arm wearing a wristwatch in front of a city street. The title and name of the author are in red, all-caps lettering.
Visual Stories
The Scrambled Spectrum of U.S. Foreign-Policy Thinking
Presidents, officials, and candidates tend to fall into six camps that don’t follow party lines.
‘We’ll Start Digging Here’
Unusually virulent weather and poor infrastructure have brought hell to eastern Libya.
Trump Didn’t Invent Isolationism
History suggests the Republican Party will continue to argue over foreign policy beyond the MAGA era.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Roman Voskoboynikov, who is originally from Ukraine, after a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony inside the Robert N.C. Nix Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Former U.S. President Donald Trump points to the audience as he arrives to speak at the Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington. -
U.S. President Joe Biden reacts during a meeting on the "Build Back Better World" during the World Leaders Summit of the COP26 U.N. climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021.
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Trump Was Far From the Most Pro-Israel U.S. President Ever
In many ways, Trump’s actions weakened both Israel’s security and that of the Jewish community in the United States.
Calling Trump an Anti-Imperialist Is Nonsense
The anti-war left shouldn’t fall for this dishonest pitch.
Adam Tooze: When National Security Trumps All
How the reordering of U.S. state concerns could threaten the world economy as we know it.
Taiwan’s Trump Wants to Make Nice With Beijing
Foxconn founder Terry Gou will be hoping his pro-China message finds more takers than it did in 2020.
Did Trump’s Bathroom Stash Threaten National Security?
An indictment of the ex-president overshadows the beginning of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
Trump’s Most Enduring Legacy Isn’t What You Think
It’s not treason, mendacity, or perfidy. It’s the upheaval in trade policy.
Trump Trade War Mastermind Is Back With a Dangerous New Plan
Robert Lighthizer wants total decoupling from China—without thinking through the consequences.