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Why Shaking Up Big Oil Could Be a Pyrrhic Victory

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 15:17
Cutting oil production creates new risks and may not speed climate progress—unless we ensure demand falls too.

The U.S. Midwest Is Foreign Oligarchs’ New Playground

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 15:04
Forget Manhattan or Monaco; it’s cities like Cleveland that are now attracting ill-gotten money from abroad.

The Netanyahu Era Is (Almost) Over

Thu, 03/06/2021 - 12:27
Although Yair Lapid has secured a 61-seat majority, he now has to hold it together long enough for a deciding vote to be held.

Calls for Israel-Gaza Cease-fire Intensify

Mon, 17/05/2021 - 12:29
As Biden's team remains quiet at the United Nations, Congressional leaders have begun speaking out.

U.S. Tax Policy Can Help Africa’s Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows

Mon, 17/05/2021 - 11:49
The Biden administration can stop multinational companies, criminals, and kleptocrats from siphoning off Africa’s wealth.

China’s Overseas Tech Talent Is Torn Over Going Home

Sun, 16/05/2021 - 12:00
The possibilities are great, but the politics are risky.

Before Jihadi John, There Was George Blake

Sun, 16/05/2021 - 10:53
The British KGB double agent was a forerunner of today’s radicalized Western jihadis.

George W. Bush’s Newest Portraits Are Political

Sat, 15/05/2021 - 13:00
The amateur painter still shows an eye for spin.

The Crisis in Space

Sat, 15/05/2021 - 12:00
Falling rocket debris, ‘space junk’ crowding the skies, and unregulated resource competition make this the hour of space diplomacy.

Biden’s National Security Strategy Is Starry-Eyed About U.S. Allies

Sat, 15/05/2021 - 00:02
Managing rifts in alliances should be built into strategic planning.

What in the World?

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 23:43
This week in FP’s international news quiz: Vaccine incentives, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a major vote in Chile.

Biden Struggles on Israeli-Palestinian Flare-Up

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 23:30
Under pressure and with few good options, an understaffed administration scrambles to tackle a crisis it never wanted.

How Fighting With the Palestinians Gave Israel’s Netanyahu a Political Lifeline

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 23:25
A threat to his rule has fizzled since the shooting began.

Biden Must End Mandatory Expulsion on the Border

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 19:30
Title 42’s public health rules are cruel and unnecessary.

Venezuela’s Maduro Should Be Tried for Ecocide

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 18:39
His government’s blatant disregard for the environment is defining a new international crime.

What Biden’s Welfare State Is—and Isn’t

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 15:22
The pandemic has ushered in a new economic era. But it’s more familiar than it appears.

Chile’s New Founding Mothers

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 14:00
Chile prepares to elect constitutional authors with 50 percent being women, a global milestone.

Poll: Biden Gets High Marks for Foreign Policy

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 14:00
A survey of academics shows early and overwhelming support for the U.S. president, but he will be tested by China, Russia, and national security issues.

What Biden Is—and Isn’t—Willing to Do for Palestinians

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 13:36
The new U.S. president wants to help, but he may not be prepared to pay the price.

Netanyahu Pledges to Continue Gaza Campaign

Fri, 14/05/2021 - 11:51
Cease-fire negotiations have proved fruitless as Israeli ground forces join the fighting.

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