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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?

Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic War is always about choosing one risk over another. For almost three years, Europe has...

yesterday 3

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Franz-Stefan Gady

The Elitist Truth About Far-Right Populism

It is often assumed that far-right parties do well in areas with many new immigrants. This is supposedly because housing prices rise, traffic jams...

yesterday 7

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Caroline De Gruyter

The Original Joe Rogan

Democrats have fallen far behind in the communications race. The world of the media is changing rapidly, and Republicans are many steps ahead of...

yesterday 1

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Julian E. Zelizer

Europe Is Ready to Team Up on China—if Trump Is

On Friday, in an early morning social media post, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a clear threat to the European Union: make up for the...

yesterday 2

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Thorsten Benner

Russia Bombards Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles

yesterday 1

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Alexandra Sharp

Get Ready for Trump’s TV Government

yesterday 7

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Samantha Hancox-Li

Who Were the Winners and Losers of 2024?

It’s Debatable: The Stimson Center’s Emma Ashford and the Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig debate pressing issues for policymakers. Emma...

yesterday 0

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Emma Ashford

Trump Prepares to Shake Up U.S. Venezuela Policy—Again

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Trump’s team considers recalibrating U.S. Venezuela policy ahead...

yesterday 0

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Catherine Osborn

What in the World?

Have feedback? Email [email protected] to let me know your thoughts. 1. Which world leader arrived in India on Sunday for several days of meetings...

yesterday 0

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Syd Kuntz

Big Oil’s Next Cash Cow Is Plastics

About $2 trillion will have been invested in clean energy by the end of this year, according to the World Energy Outlook, published the...

yesterday 0

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Patrick Schröder

In Sweden, Clean Energy Is Coming for the Reindeer

KIRUNA, Sweden—The Sami people, one of Europe’s last Indigenous populations, have inhabited northern Sweden for thousands of years, maintaining...

yesterday 0

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Francesca Dini

Mourning Turkey’s Last Progressive Radio Station

yesterday 0

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Kaya Genc

Negotiators Narrow the Gaps in an Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Deal

One year since the Oct. 7 attack MORE ON THIS TOPIC Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the conditions for an Israel-Hamas truce...

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Alexandra Sharp

Iran’s 3 Possible Post-Assad Paths

After a decade of ascendancy in the Middle East, leaders in Tehran are facing a moment of reckoning. With the Assad dynasty over in Syria, Iran has...

previous day 7

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Ellie Geranmayeh

Ethiopia’s Precarious Economic Reforms

Addis Ababa’s main avenues are getting a facelift. The Ethiopian capital is adding maroon bike lanes, tree-lined verges, and new storefronts in...

previous day 2

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Liam Taylor

How China’s Antitrust Tactics Undermine U.S. Tech Leadership

Less than a week after Washington ratcheted up its chip export controls, Beijing responded with a pointed escalation on Dec. 9: an antitrust probe...

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Ruby Scanlon

Without Women’s Rights, Syria Risks Failed-State Status

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has created a power vacuum, with various factions vying for dominance in a country shattered by over a decade...

previous day 3

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Sajjan M. Gohel

Can Trump Work With South Korea’s Left?

Until South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol disastrously attempted to seize dictatorial power, there was at least one silver lining in the impending...

previous day 0

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Doug Bandow

Why the Salt Typhoon Hack Is Freaking Everyone Out

Even in a year of high-profile Chinese cyberattacks, the Salt Typhoon campaign has stood out.  The attack, by a Chinese government-linked hacking...

previous day 0

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Rishi Iyengar

Why Russia Is Not a Great Power in Africa

Dead soldiers, caked in blood and dirt, litter the ground. Their body armor has been torn off, and their guns lie strewn on the road. In the...

previous day 0

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Will Brown

Is Justin Trudeau Ready to Take a Walk in the Snow?

As a blizzard swept Ottawa in February 1984, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau decided to take a walk. The next morning, he woke up...

previous day 6

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Justin Ling

The Race to Secure Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. Just a note that the newsletter will be taking the next two weeks off for the holidays....

previous day 2

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Amy Mackinnon

Samantha Power on Biden’s Foreign Aid Legacy

Prefer to listen?   Follow the FP Live podcast for the entire conversation, plus other in-depth discussions, wherever you get your podcasts. As...

previous day 1

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Ravi Agrawal

The 51st Star on the U.S. Flag?

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how the incoming Trump administration is approaching U.S.-Canada relations, allegations that...

previous day 1

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Alexandra Sharp

What America’s New Climate Targets Mean for the World

With one foot out the door, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a new climate goal for the United States that aims for sharper...

previous day 1

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Lili Pike

Will Trump Dismantle Biden’s Clean Energy Initiatives?

Prefer to listen?   Follow the FP Live podcast for the entire conversation, plus other in-depth discussions, wherever you get your podcasts....

wednesday 3

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Ravi Agrawal

In India, Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake Reasserts Partnership

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visits India in his first...

wednesday 4

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Michael Kugelman

The World Must Recognize Climate Refugees

The Indigenous iTaukei people have called Fiji home for thousands of years. But now, one of their villages, Vunidogoloa—on the coast of the...

wednesday 5

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Diana Roy

Bitcoin and Hawk Tuah Aren’t So Different

The price of bitcoin went over $100,000 for a few hours on Dec. 5, peaking at $103,400. The financial press can’t resist constructing a...

wednesday 3

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David Gerard

Africa Brief’s Year in Review

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this year: Great powers scramble for African infrastructure, elections spur democratic...

wednesday 8

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Nosmot Gbadamosi

The Middle East Is in Chaos. Iran Is Focused on the Veil.

Iran faces cascading challenges, ranging from the collapse of Bashar al-Assad in Syria to the weakening of its “axis of resistance”...

wednesday 2

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Sina Toossi

Trump + Biden = 1 Good Syria Policy

No sooner had ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s plane touched down in Moscow than a debate erupted inside the Beltway about what the...

wednesday 6

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Steven A. Cook

What Trump’s Personalized Presidency Means for China

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump suggests a pathway for U.S.-China relations...

17.12.2024 3

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James Palmer

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Assassinating High-Level Russian Military Official

Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the assassination of a senior...

17.12.2024 2

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Alexandra Sharp

Syria’s Paper Trail of Atrocity Must Be Preserved

On Dec. 8, when opposition forces stormed the gates of Sednaya, the infamous Damascus prison dubbed Syria’s “human slaughterhouse,” the...

17.12.2024 2

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Rawan Shaif

Who Lost More Weapons—Russia in Syria or America in Afghanistan?

Jubilant rebels bloodlessly entering the capital, a president in flight, a stunned foreign patron negotiating the evacuation of its forces—this...

17.12.2024 30

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Gil Barndollar

Israel Approves Plan to Double Population in the Golan Heights

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict MORE ON THIS TOPIC Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s interests...

17.12.2024 6

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Alexandra Sharp

AI Is Bad News for the Global South

Artificial intelligence is changing the structure of our global economy, but it’s unlikely that everyone will benefit. Advocates for AI celebrate...

17.12.2024 7

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Rachel Adams

Is the U.S. Answer to China’s Belt and Road Working?

U.S. President Joe Biden combined two of his passions during his much-delayed trip to Africa last week: U.S. foreign policy and trains. At the...

16.12.2024 20

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Lili Pike

Would Trump Have Responded Differently to Seoul’s Crisis?

Whoever occupies the U.S. presidency at any given time can make a tremendous difference in the outcome of major global crises. For a clear sense of...

16.12.2024 5

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Howard W. French

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