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‘Take Back Control’? Brexit Is Tearing Britain Apart

Thu, 12/07/2018 - 19:14
Prime Minister Theresa May thinks it’s her duty to deliver Brexit, but the outcome could entail splitting her party and impoverishing Britain.

First They Came for the Immigrants. Then They Came for the Robots.

Thu, 12/07/2018 - 14:30
Politicians must prepare voters for automation; otherwise, opportunistic populists will seize the agenda.

Ethiopia and Eritrea Have a Common Enemy

Thu, 12/07/2018 - 14:22
Abiy Ahmed and Isaias Afwerki are racing toward peace because they both face the same threat: hard-liners in the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front.

Trump Has Nobody to Blame for North Korea but Himself

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 23:08
The president's pivot to "strategic impatience" has made an already difficult task substantially more so.

Once Upon a Time, Helsinki Meant Human Rights

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 17:50
Trump’s summit with Putin risks tarnishing a legacy of Republican moral leadership.

U.S. Envoy to NATO: A Washington Insider Caught Between Trump and a Hard Place

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 17:18
Kay Bailey Hutchison will have to clean up whatever mess the president leaves behind in Brussels.

Learning to Work With Robots

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 14:30
AI will change everything. Workers must adapt — or else.

The Holocaust Existentialist

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 13:00
Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, dead at 92, showed the world the Holocaust through eyewitnesses.

Crisis in U.S. Nuclear Talks With Pyongyang Not China’s Doing, Experts Say

Tue, 10/07/2018 - 23:32
Beijing is angry over the U.S. trade war, but Trump’s own mishandling of North Korea talks are the main problem.

Read FP’s Coverage of the 2018 World Cup

Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:45
War is politics by other means — and so is the World Cup.

Peru’s National Identity Was Bound Up With Conflict and Corruption for Decades — Then It Qualified for the World Cup.

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 23:26
On our podcast, how a country scores two goals in the soccer tournament and finds redemption.

Chinese Investment in the U.S. Tanks Amid Major Policy Crackdowns

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 17:49
With or without a trade war, Chinese foreign direct investment to the United States won’t stop tumbling anytime soon.

‘We Belong to Afghanistan’

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 17:48
Rawail Singh believed in a peaceful future for Sikhs like him in his homeland — and died for it.

In Bosnia, Forgetting Could Mean a Brighter Future

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 16:15
The debate over whether to build an official memorial to Sarajevo's Romeo and Juliet, murdered in 1993, exposes the pain and peril of dwelling on the past.

Motherhood Is Kicking Indian Women Out of Work

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 16:11
A new act gives more maternity leave — and reinforces the same old patriarchal values.

How War Went Retro and the Pentagon Was Left Behind

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 16:00
The U.S. military has been trying — and failing — to buy a simple counterinsurgency aircraft for more than 10 years. Here’s what went wrong.

America’s Credibility Is on the Line in Syria

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 15:44
Trump must stick to his word and tell Russia to stop violating a critical cease-fire.

Croatia’s Soccer Stars Should Be Heroes. Instead, They’re Hated.

Fri, 06/07/2018 - 14:07
A corruption scandal involving the country’s top club and the national team’s captain has enraged Croatian fans.

Mexico’s New Boss Is the Same as Its Old Bosses

Thu, 05/07/2018 - 21:46
The corrupt establishment is dead; long live the corrupt establishment.

At Helsinki Summit, Putin Likely to Rebuff Any Pressure From Trump on Syria

Thu, 05/07/2018 - 18:03
The United States wants Russia to help oust Iranian troops from Syria.

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