Foreign Policy

Persecution in Xinjiang is pushing Uighurs over the border.

Russian news sites portray the U.S. presidential election as a prelude to civil war.

The United States has a long history of getting duped by Saudi leaders promising to change their country for the better.

Brazil’s new president is a throwback to its authoritarian past—but the country is more resilient than it used to be.

Ambassadors try to understand more about Trump’s America by seeing it for themselves.

The Trump administration has gutted the budget for fighting far-right extremists, making it harder to stop attacks like the Pittsburgh massacre.

European courts are trying to support Muslims—but will only stoke Islamophobia.

Eleven things to read after the vote.

Departures come amid speculation that Defense Secretary Mattis is on his way out.

Americans’ commitment to unfettered free speech is starting to fray. If Trump can’t control his words, those around him have a responsibility to keep hate speech in check.

From the United States to Germany, the West is booming—but the public hasn’t regained an appetite for liberalism.

The German chancellor survived by avoiding politics whenever possible—and history won't judge her kindly for it.

The White House wants to leave the INF Treaty. New START could be next. The death of these agreements would fuel a new arms race.

Democracy will depend on whether civilians can exploit rifts between Bolsonaro and his base while regaining voter trust.

Why Washington should stop treating Beijing like an adversary.

The secretaries of defense and state call for an end to the violence.

Simone Rodane-Benzaquen, head of American Jewish Committee in Europe, spoke with FP about anti-Semitism on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Supreme Court already settled the birthright dispute—in 1898.

Will the return of the European far-right be the undoing of the West?

The U.S. president is keen to sweep any discussion of the kingdom's involvement in Jamal Khashoggi’s killing under the rug, raising big questions about his foreign policy.