Foreign Policy

Robert Mueller got hold of emails from the presidential transition and the Pentagon has been researching sightings of UFOs. Yes, seriously.

North Koreans working abroad are a source of cash. They won’t be anymore.

It’s possible. But here are a few steps Washington, Seoul, and Pyongyang can take to keep the 2018 Winter Games peaceful.

The EU is finally declaring it's a club with rules — and that countries like Poland might not belong.

Tehran is building up Hezbollah as leverage against an attack by Israel.

Signs are mounting that the House Intelligence Committee plans on prematurely abdicating its work. 

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts.

The two regional powerhouses are more focused on fighting each other than challenging Trump's Jerusalem decision.

Trump transgender ban blocked by courts again, Pence in Afghanistan

There's a reason why other administrations didn’t plan national security policy this way.

One report points to Iran, but the evidence is far from conclusive.

A new documentary traces an Indian anti-corruption party’s rise to power. But life has not stood still since filming stopped.

How one of America's biggest Chinese-language newspapers amplifies China’s message.

The country’s war on graft is far from over.

A modest proposal to solve a growing problem in America’s judicial system.

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts

Australia’s scientists are working against time and climate change politics to save their beloved coral reef.

B-1 bombers back to Middle East, pressure on Saudi Arabia over Yemen

They hired Americans to professionalize their intelligence service. But how far can former U.S. spies go?

The problem isn’t too much democracy — it’s too little.