Foreign Policy

The possibilities are great, but the politics are risky.

The British KGB double agent was a forerunner of today’s radicalized Western jihadis.

The amateur painter still shows an eye for spin.

Falling rocket debris, ‘space junk’ crowding the skies, and unregulated resource competition make this the hour of space diplomacy.

Managing rifts in alliances should be built into strategic planning.

This week in FP’s international news quiz: Vaccine incentives, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a major vote in Chile.

Under pressure and with few good options, an understaffed administration scrambles to tackle a crisis it never wanted.

A threat to his rule has fizzled since the shooting began.

Title 42’s public health rules are cruel and unnecessary.

His government’s blatant disregard for the environment is defining a new international crime.

The pandemic has ushered in a new economic era. But it’s more familiar than it appears.

Chile prepares to elect constitutional authors with 50 percent being women, a global milestone.

A survey of academics shows early and overwhelming support for the U.S. president, but he will be tested by China, Russia, and national security issues.

The new U.S. president wants to help, but he may not be prepared to pay the price.

Cease-fire negotiations have proved fruitless as Israeli ground forces join the fighting.

Violence between Israelis and Palestinians is dragging the United States back into a conflict it hoped to avoid as it refocuses attention away from the Middle East.

In the last few years, as politicians, judges, and other campaigners were stymied, the political will to fight graft has eroded.

Washington hopes to reduce spiraling Taliban violence, but it is losing its most potent leverage: troop presence.

The U.S. president outlined big promises on human rights reforms. Critics say he’s already breaking them in Africa.

For Israelis and Palestinians, ethnic violence isn't a temporary problem. It’s a lasting identity.