Foreign Policy

Russia signals an openness to working with the Taliban.

Kabul’s swift collapse leaves New Delhi with significant security concerns.

The fall of Afghanistan reveals hard truths about U.S. talk of human rights.

The Taliban pledge an orderly transition, but many residents are bracing for retribution.

Even if Washington can’t provide a guarantee that future administrations will maintain the deal, there are other ways to bridge the gap.

Beijing wants stability. That could serve some U.S. ends.

Western powers are divided on how to deal with a possible refugee exodus as the Taliban regain control.

At minimum, Biden owed our allies in Afghanistan a plan.

For two decades, contractors provided key maintenance and military support.

American diplomats reckon with Afghanistan’s collapse.

Washington ignored Islamabad funding and supplying the Taliban. Now Afghans are paying the price.

Tightly bound kinship networks aren’t vestiges of the past. They’re a modern—and effective—form of political organization.

The president is taking flak from all sides, but the timing of the Taliban takeover could minimize the political damage.

Tunisia’s controversial president is seeking to preserve the legacy of the Arab Spring by stamping out corruption and promoting decentralized democracy.

Thousands await evacuation from Afghanistan as Biden faces criticism for U.S. withdrawal.

In a new chapter for Afghanistan, women are particularly vulnerable.

The United States evacuates its embassy while diplomats and aid officials brace for a new humanitarian catastrophe.

Authoritarians around the world are perfecting the art of seeming more powerful than they are.

Europe’s poster child for pandemic dysfunction can now teach other countries how to beat the disease.

The Wakhan Corridor is a fiercely contested imperial hangover.