Foreign Policy

U.S. officials believe Russia is facing its toughest fight since World War II.

The maritime insurance industry sees little elevated risk from China’s exercises.

Afghanistan’s extremist rulers are cracking down on minorities, especially Shiites, as hard as they have on women.

Accusing the U.S. ambassador of blackmail is just the start.

Military exercises have stiffened Japanese resolve.

Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility.

A round of violence launched by Israel’s strikes on Islamic Jihad leadership killed dozens, including children.

Michael Mandelbaum has written a masterful interpretation of the twists and turns of U.S. foreign policy.

Around the world, artists provide snapshots into national psyches.

A new history of modern art flips the script by focusing on dealers, collectors, and curators.

Three recent books tackle how threats to democracy have shifted in the 21st century.

Yoon Suk-yeol simply isn’t up to international diplomacy.

This week in FP’s international news quiz: a targeted assassination, Senegal’s election, and changing fashion politics.

China has slashed military-to-military talks and climate dialogues after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit.

Despite the Shiite cleric’s apparent efforts against Iranian influence in Iraq, his chief inspiration is Iran’s founder and most famous supreme leader.

Ignoring what everyone else thinks is part of the junta’s mindset.

Ali Khamenei won’t give up power for anyone—not even his president.

Analysts have been keen to make comparisons to tensions in 1996.

Rising prices, food insecurity, and a growing debt burden make Islamabad’s other challenges all the more pressing.

A new era of tensions will focus minds and break logjams, as Cold War history shows.