Foreign Policy

The visit of Khalid bin Salman has been met with little fanfare and proves Saudi Arabia is far from the “pariah” of Biden’s campaign pledge.

Tanzania, Cambodia, and the UAE are on China’s wish list—and now Kiribati, within striking distance of Hawaii.

Lacking formal international recognition, the territory is seeking to make its mark through infrastructure deals and bilateral ties with key global powers.

A regime that bombs hospitals and blocks convoys of baby formula does not deserve a leading role in global health.

The ride-hailing app won the Chinese cab wars. Its next logical step turned out to be a huge mistake.

When it comes to equality at the ballot box, the United States has become a global outlier.

Mistaken notions of how characters work produce bad takes.

And that makes it all the more challenging to get to grips with.

Mexico’s president has ramped up attacks on civil society groups.

Modi’s false hope in a raging pandemic.

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.