Foreign Policy

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts.

The United States needs to strengthen its agriculture sector — or be overtaken by China.

U.S. strikes in Somalia and Pakistan keep the Long War grinding on

The continent is finally admitting what it has known all along: that its migration policies are complicit in crimes against humanity.

Reagan intervened to rescue Poland from authoritarianism. Trump should do the same thing.

The historical analogy is wrong — whichever way you look at it.

Personal enrichment has always been central to Mexico's political system — and only a revolution can change that.

Even if Donald Trump fires Robert Mueller, the country's constitutional system still wouldn't be threatened.

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts.

There’s no way we’ll be able to grapple with the coming health crises unless we fix the gaping problem of women’s empowerment in global health.

Robert Mueller got hold of emails from the presidential transition and the Pentagon has been researching sightings of UFOs. Yes, seriously.

North Koreans working abroad are a source of cash. They won’t be anymore.

It’s possible. But here are a few steps Washington, Seoul, and Pyongyang can take to keep the 2018 Winter Games peaceful.

The EU is finally declaring it's a club with rules — and that countries like Poland might not belong.

Tehran is building up Hezbollah as leverage against an attack by Israel.

Signs are mounting that the House Intelligence Committee plans on prematurely abdicating its work. 

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts.

The two regional powerhouses are more focused on fighting each other than challenging Trump's Jerusalem decision.

Trump transgender ban blocked by courts again, Pence in Afghanistan

There's a reason why other administrations didn’t plan national security policy this way.