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After Assad’s Fall, Russia Looks to Libya and Sudan

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 11:31
Moscow agrees to a Red Sea naval base near Port Sudan while working to establish airbases in Libya.

A Better Tool to Counter China’s Unfair Trade Practices

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 06:00
End the tax advantage for Chinese investors in U.S. markets.

America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 06:00
Trump has leverage, but he must use it wisely.

How Europe Can Defend Itself

Foreign Policy - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 00:14
Here are 10 steps European leaders can take now to bolster the continent’s defenses without U.S. help.

Ukraine’s Zelensky Denounces U.S.-Russia Talks in Riyadh

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/02/2025 - 23:33
Kyiv refuses to accept any outcome from this week’s talks.

U.S., Russia Meet in Riyadh to Discuss Ukraine—Without Inviting Kyiv

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/02/2025 - 23:32
Kyiv’s absence has NATO members worried that Europe is being sidelined from peace talks.

China May Welcome Elon Musk’s Cuts

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/02/2025 - 22:57
The tech mogul’s Department of Government Efficiency has targeted some of Beijing’s bugbears.

The Problem With Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/02/2025 - 22:47
Trump wants broader powers, but U.S. businesses could suffer.

Ukraine Must Guarantee Its Own Security

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 18/02/2025 - 18:27
A European troop commitment is not the way to end this war—or prevent the next one.

The False Promise of Strategic Bombing

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 18/02/2025 - 06:00
From Ukraine to Yemen, new forms of airpower are redefining—but not winning—wars.

China Doesn’t Want to Lead an Axis

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 18/02/2025 - 06:00
Beijing’s deep doubts about Russia and North Korea.

The Fatal Flaw of the New Middle East

Foreign Affairs - Mon, 17/02/2025 - 06:00
Gaza, Syria, and the region’s next crisis.

The New War on Drugs

Foreign Affairs - Mon, 17/02/2025 - 06:00
The fentanyl crisis requires a more comprehensive strategy than threats and tariffs.

The Adaptation Imperative

Foreign Affairs - Fri, 14/02/2025 - 06:00
Innovation is the key to containing the worst effects of climate change.

What Gazans Want

Foreign Affairs - Fri, 14/02/2025 - 06:00
A brutal war has weakened support for Hamas—but made peace with Israel harder.

How America’s Allies Boost U.S. Intelligence

Foreign Affairs - Thu, 13/02/2025 - 06:00
And why Trump threatens that cooperation.

Will Iran’s Next Supreme Leader Be Its Last?

Foreign Affairs - Thu, 13/02/2025 - 06:00
Khamenei’s Succession Dilemma and the Future of the Islamic Republic

The Roots of South Korea’s Political Crisis

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 12/02/2025 - 06:00
Why the country’s presidents frequently overstep—and what it will take to keep them in check.

Putin’s Ukraine

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 12/02/2025 - 06:00
The end of war and the price of Russian occupation.

The Path to American Authoritarianism

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 11/02/2025 - 06:00
What comes after democratic breakdown.

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