Foreign Policy

The former Slovenian president wins his share of plaudits and criticism, but faces several daunting obstacles in his race to succeed Ban Ki-moon.

The man overseeing the North Korean delegation was not in Kim Jong Un's good graces last year.

Humayun Khan was a devoted patriot. But if he wasn't a devout Muslim, he might not have become a hero.

The United Nations said Thursday diplomats are working overtime to secure a humanitarian pause in the bloody fighting occurring in the Syrian city of Aleppo, and that a deal could emerge in the coming “days.”

Barack Obama is contemplating a revolutionary — and exceedingly dangerous — change to U.S. nuclear policy.

As Turkey’s purge picks up speed, a graveyard on the outskirts of Istanbul has some worried about what’s to come.

In an interview with FP, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström and Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist talk NATO, Turkey's failed coup, and dealing with Russia in the Baltic.

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Retired senior military officers should not let political parties trade on their service in uniform by becoming high-profile partisan endorsers of presidential candidates.

A Japanese lawyer was caught in Thailand after years on the run -- and a fair amount of plastic surgery.

Why apocalyptic fiction and film haven’t caught on in the Middle Kingdom.

For Russia's security forces, there's never a wrong time to take down domestic enemies. Here's how they might persuade Putin.

Turkey’s crackdown on military officers and government bureaucrats is worrying NATO allies

This Swedish cop was not deterred by the fact she didn't have a uniform or a weapon.

Public health officials have been warning for months that the virus would arrive in the U.S.

Will Commander in Chief Hillary Clinton listen to him?

Researchers poke yet another hole in Moscow's disinformation campaign.

Netflix has exclusive rights to two journalists' accounts of revealing the Panama Papers leaks.

If the Islamic State wants to renew the Crusades by attacking churches and killing priests, Catholic France won’t run from the fight.

Thai authorities are cracking down on mischief makers ahead of an Aug. 7 referendum vote.