Foreign Policy

How the literary theorist’s life and work shed light on the epic failure of U.S. Middle East policy.

An overloaded health system struggles to deal with a deadly second wave of the coronavirus.

This weekend, Peruvians may gamble on a leftist political unknown or bring a controversial right-wing politician into office.

An energy shortage threatens critical semiconductor supply lines as COVID-19 surges.

Government efforts to force the birth rate up are met with stubborn resistance.

This week in FP’s international news quiz: Hong Kong protests, new leadership in Israel, and Peru’s big election.

Biden and the Europeans are close to agreement on a virtual revolution in international corporate tax policies.

The demise of center-left parties across Europe is a warning to Democrats focused on divisive cultural issues rather than bread-and-butter economics.

The military regime’s neighbors resist sanctions, fearing it would divide regional powers.

This crisis may be a turning point for how the IMF treats indebted nations.

Voters will decide between a dictator’s daughter and a socialist in Sunday’s polarized contest.

Bandits in the country’s northwest are terrorizing civilians, destabilizing the region, and empowering jihadists.

Attacks on journalists and a proposed law increasing government media oversight do not bode well for democracy.

Financial capital and the courts are quietly creating the conditions to stop global warming—if politics does its part, too.

New memorandum puts anti-corruption efforts at the heart of national security strategy.

And the president is set to announce nominees for two senior USAID posts.

Biden is likely to have more leverage over the fragile new government in Israel.

Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy only made Maduro stronger. Now, Biden has to chart a new course.

Biden’s move to slash dozens of older planes and drones is being met with resistance on Capitol Hill.

When it comes to the mutual relationship, Beijing gets a vote.