Q&A
List of Q&A articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting. What Putin’s Past Says About Ukraine’s Future
A historian speaks on how the Russian president’s history helps explain his current mindset.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert poses. Former Israeli Prime Minister: Israel Should Stand Up for Ukraine
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said it’s “inconceivable” that Israel doesn’t stand by its allies and clearly denounce Russia’s invasion.
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Manzoor Pashteen, the Pakistani tribal leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, takes part in an interview with Agence France-Presse in Islamabad on April 6, 2018. Pakistani Pashtun Leader: Nationalism Is a ‘Reaction Against the Racist Policies of the State’
Manzoor Pashteen is a rising political star willing to speak out on taboo subjects.
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A saleswoman waits for customers in a tea shop in downtown Moscow on September 23, 2019. America’s Sanctions on Russia Are Not a Slam Dunk
Why the West’s economic response is entirely unprecedented—and the effects are impossible to fully predict.
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A military instructor walks past wooden replicas of Kalashnikov rifles delivered for civilians taking part in a training session at an abandoned factory in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on January 30, 2022. ‘Street Fight’: Russia’s Block-by-Block Warfare in Ukraine
The U.S. military academy’s top expert on urban warfare is giving Ukrainians a crash course on Twitter.
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Gen. Philip Breedlove, the outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe Former NATO Commander: ‘Is the West Going to Tolerate Russia Doing This to Ukraine?’
Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove on NATO’s response, calls for a no-fly zone, and Putin’s state of mind.
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An activist holds a placard in Lafayette Square to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Washington. The Loophole in Biden’s Sanctions That Allows Russia to Prosper
How to punish Putin without devastating Europe’s economy remains a challenge.
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U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (L), Democrat of California speaks during a press conference following a vote in the US House on ending US military involvement in the war in Yemen, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 4, 2019. Ro Khanna: Ukraine Will Be Russia’s Afghanistan
“Concerned about providing lethal aid before the war started,” the Democratic congressman is now more “open” to helping Ukraine.
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Then-Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh speaks. Former Afghan VP: ‘We Will Resist Until Our Aim Is Achieved’
Amrullah Saleh, a leader of the exiled Afghan resistance, called for elections to give Afghans, not the Taliban, control of the future.
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Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan's then newly appointed national security advisor, attends a ceremony in Kabul in 2018. Former Afghan Advisor: Biden’s Withdrawal Was the ‘Tipping Point’ for Afghanistan
Hamdullah Mohib, former Afghan national security advisor, spoke about what went wrong, who’s to blame, and what lies in store for his country.
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Fiona Hill arrives to testify as part of the Trump impeachment inquiry Fiona Hill: U.S. Is ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ of Democratic Decline
Trump’s former top Russia official talks to Foreign Policy about the former president, the economic dislocation fueling his brand of populism, and why America needs to get its act together.
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Taliban members stand guard inside a prison cell. As Afghanistan Nears Collapse, Taliban ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’
The country’s former intelligence chief said the Taliban are torn between placating their foot soldiers and meeting Afghans’ and the international community’s expectations.
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Jennifer Klein speaks at the White House. Jennifer Klein on the U.S.’s ‘First Ever’ National Gender Strategy
“We want it to be aspirational,” said co-chair of U.S. President Joe Biden’s policy council.
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Philippe Étienne in 2014 French Ambassador on AUKUS: ‘Every Crisis Is an Opportunity’
Philippe Etienne spoke about the controversial sub deal, his recall to Paris, and a new way forward for U.S.-French relations.
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Taliban fighters on a pickup truck in Kabul. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul: ‘Engagement Has to Continue’ With Taliban Government
Mansoor Ahmad Khan tells FP that Afghanistan is more stable now, and he denies any Pakistani support for the militant group.
