Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Members of the riot control unit of the European Union's military force in Bosnia and Herzegovina train near Sarajevo. Bosnia’s U.S.-Authored Constitution Has Been a Disaster
A deeply flawed document violates basic human rights.
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A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile made by the German-Swedish company Taurus Systems is shown at the International Defense and Security Fair in Madrid on May 17. Why There Are No Game-Changing Weapons for Ukraine
There is no alternative to slowly and methodically reducing Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on June 22, 2022. The End of America’s Middle East
The region’s four major countries have all forfeited Washington’s trust.
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New Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, a 45-year-old man wearing a short-sleeved button shirt, clasps his hands and smiles as he speaks to people gathered on a road. He is surrounded by a small group of other officials and security personnel. Hun Sen’s Successor Must Keep Up His Chess Game
The son of Cambodia’s long-serving prime minister will face challenges to his leadership from powerful political families.
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Ethiopian migrants walk on foot along a highway to cross into Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 23, on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen. Biden Is Letting Saudi Arabia Get Away With Murder, Again
Riyadh’s forces are killing defenseless Ethiopian migrants at its border, and Washington and its allies don’t seem to care.
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Afghan men consume drugs on a street in Kabul. The Taliban Have a New Drug of Choice
After cornering the market on heroin, they’ve pivoted to a quicker and more profitable alternative.
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Pres. Bill Clinton (C) w. (L-R) Mideast peaceniks King Hussein, PM Rabin, PLO chmn. Arafat & Pres. Mubarak in WH Rose Garden for Israeli-Palestinian accord signing. (Photo by Dirck Halstead/Getty Images) Why the Oslo Peace Process Failed
And what it means for future negotiators.
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People look at Pangu AI weather models during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 7. What the U.S. Can Learn From China About Regulating AI
Over the past two years, China has enacted some of the world’s earliest and most sophisticated rules for AI.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 25, 2019. The Putin-Kim Summit Kicks Off a New Era for North Korea
Pyongyang has given up on normalizing relations with Washington.
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The United Nations logo is seen on the back wall of the General Assembly Hall at U.N. headquarters in New York on May 12, 2006. The United Nations Is Convening—and Spluttering
Inertia and rivalries are producing a dangerous breakdown of multilateralism.
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An illustration depicts flags of the G-7, NATO, China-Russia, and minilateral alliances. The Alliances That Matter Now
Foreign Policy's Fall 2023 Issue: Multilateralism is at a dead end, but powerful blocs are getting things done.
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An illustration shows two large hands with pinky fingers — and their own tiny hand tips — extended in a small handshake for a story about minilateral alliances. The Nimble New Minilaterals
Small coalitions are a smart alternative to cumbersome multilateralism and formal alliances.
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An illustration shows half faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin for a story about a ChiRussia alliance. The China-Russia Axis Takes Shape
The bond has been decades in the making, but Russia’s war in Ukraine has tightened their embrace.
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An illustration shows an expanding shield with the NATO alliance logo on it. NATO’s Remarkable Revival
But the bloc’s future could look very different from its past.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to journalists at the G-20 summit venue in New Delhi on Sept. 10. Did New Delhi’s G-20 Summit Succeed?
India will tout the meeting as a victory, but the bloc remains deeply divided.
