Foreign Policy

This week in FP’s international news quiz: summits galore, a princess in flight, and a real “Great Pumpkin.”

Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko seems to have learned that neutering U.S. diplomacy is cost-free.

Regional cooperation didn’t lead to peace at the 1991 Madrid Conference—and it won’t today.

A rash of robbings, kidnappings, and even killings is aggravating Afghanistan’s dire situation.

The United States and its allies need to do more than talk about democracy; they must act to defend it.

Staff fear ambitious goals won’t trickle down to the rank and file

The director of the only media outlet in the country to cover the Pandora Papers speaks out.

At COP26, leaders must find ways to allow much greater economic growth across large parts of the world.

A “revolving door” premiership would have consequences both at home and abroad.

This time, India is not supporting another country’s empire but advancing its own interests.

Attacks on the Hindu community show how the country has turned away from its pluralist heritage.

The Raisi administration’s apparent new approach has been tried before, unsuccessfully.

The Gulf Clan grew in areas where implementation of the country’s 2016 peace deal has lagged.

There are no wolves in the country. But somehow, they keep showing up on screen.

A Trump administration tax law was supposed to spur investment in disadvantaged communities. It didn’t work that way.

The Sudanese military seized power expecting not to face resistance at home or abroad. That’s wishful thinking.

The group of the world’s 20 largest economies faces pressure to find solutions to the overlapping crises of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.

Why Western countries can’t rely on imported labor in key professions.

The company has failed to allocate resources to curb extremist and inflammatory content in India and beyond.

Major oil executives insisted that they haven’t misled the public about the link between fossil fuels and climate change.