Foreign Policy

Are illicit drugs now a bigger business in the Mekong than scam centers?

After the Trump summit, China wants managed competition.

The White House appears increasingly focused on bolstering ties with Russia.

An $8 billion aid package aims to take the edge off the strain of the Iran war and trade chaos. 

Zelensky joins Oslo talks as a worrying winter looms for Kyiv.

Netanyahu’s opponents are ahead but will struggle to form a coalition.

Why digital connectivity has become the new front in modern warfare.

Bad strategy long predates Pete Hegseth and his obsession with “lethality.”

Why a retiring Jeanne Shaheen thinks bipartisanship still has a future in America.

More than half a million people joined anti-government protests over the weekend.

The real action starts after polls close and the coalition wrangling begins.

Protest and radicalization are the answer to an authoritarian, centralized state.

France and Germany are increasingly willing to flex market share for geopolitical leverage. But they still need reforms to maintain it.

Practical steps, U.S. pressure, and greater Arab involvement are needed to overcome trauma and despair.

Washington needs to take the realities of Chinese advances seriously.

Forget hearts and minds, this path to power revolves around appealing to hate and anger.

The North African country seeks to reclaim its status as a security mediator in the region.

From Hegseth’s plans to Trump’s theatrics, it’s hard to know what to be most outraged about.

Signal failures have already disrupted several Ukrainian missions.

Modi’s government faces a growing challenge as Cockroach movement proves durable.