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Awash in U.S. Aid, Jordan Escalates Repression

Foreign Policy - Sun, 13/11/2022 - 12:00
A street vendor’s plight highlights violations that Washington would prefer to ignore.

Kyiv’s Metro Is a Symbol of the City’s Resilience

Foreign Policy - Sat, 12/11/2022 - 13:00
Soviet authorities built the transit system to withstand a potential NATO attack. Now, stations are shielding Ukrainians from Russian missiles.

Is Longtermism Such a Big Deal?

Foreign Policy - Sat, 12/11/2022 - 12:00
William MacAskill’s “What We Owe the Future” was endorsed by Elon Musk and has fueled a movement, but is it all that revolutionary, really?

Elon Musk’s Twitter Chaos Is Going to Be Even Worse Overseas

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 22:13
Gutting the workforce will make it harder to protect dissidents and police misinformation.

Livestock Are More Than Just Emissions

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 19:41
Africa needs to reduce emissions and protect food security. Villainizing livestock will lead to neither.

Crypto’s Boy King Got Dethroned Overnight

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 19:22
Sam Bankman-Fried sold himself as a savior—but was sitting on a hollow company.

U.S. Struggles to Help Ukraine Keep the Lights On

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 18:35
Ukraine needs heaters as much as HIMARS.

The Barbadian Proposal Turning Heads at COP27

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 14:00
How Mia Mottley’s climate finance plan went from symbol of moral outrage to serious possibility at the IMF.

Will U.S. Midterm Results Affect Washington’s Foreign Policy?

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 12:11
A Republican-led House could mean a more hawkish stance on China and less aid for Ukraine—or more of the same.

Biden and Xi Set to Meet With Tensions High

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 11:52
The U.S. president embarks on a weeklong trip on the heels of the midterm elections, aiming to project stability and strength.

U.S. Midterm Results Are a Net Plus for National Security

Foreign Policy - Fri, 11/11/2022 - 10:27
As Trumpism deflates, internationalist Republicans will press the Biden administration on China, defense, and trade.

South Asia Unites Around ‘Loss and Damage’ at COP27

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 23:30
Led by Pakistan, climate-vulnerable countries seek aid for adaptation.

Biden’s Team Is Dangerously Messing in Bosnia’s Politics

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 22:51
Unwise interventions are pushing ethnic partition.

On Nuclear Treaty, at Least, Biden Aims for Fresh START With Russia

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 21:20
Washington and Moscow look set to keep New START alive with working-level talks, despite historic tensions.

Biden’s Foreign Policy Set for Midterm Shake-Up

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 21:01
House Republicans are already planning a batch of investigations.

Latin America’s Pink Tide Is an Opportunity for Washington

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 18:17
With Lula’s victory in Brazil, the Western Hemisphere is now dominated by left-of-center governments.

A Theme Park Crisis Is Wrecking South Korea’s Bond Market

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 16:50
A provincial default has destroyed local government credibility.

How Eritrea Could Derail the Ethiopian Peace Deal

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 16:23
The Eritrean president has his own interests in Tigray, and they could undermine Ethiopia’s truce with the TPLF.

World Cup Shows Need to Crack Down on Kim’s Labor Exploitation

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 15:17
Shipping workers abroad helps the North Korean leader evade sanctions and finance his nuclear weapons.

What Russia’s Kherson Retreat Means for the War

Foreign Policy - Thu, 10/11/2022 - 14:00
Moscow’s withdrawal marks a humiliating battlefield setback that could worsen already-dismal morale.

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