Foreign Policy

Signs are mounting that the House Intelligence Committee plans on prematurely abdicating its work. 

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The two regional powerhouses are more focused on fighting each other than challenging Trump's Jerusalem decision.

Trump transgender ban blocked by courts again, Pence in Afghanistan

There's a reason why other administrations didn’t plan national security policy this way.

One report points to Iran, but the evidence is far from conclusive.

A new documentary traces an Indian anti-corruption party’s rise to power. But life has not stood still since filming stopped.

How one of America's biggest Chinese-language newspapers amplifies China’s message.

The country’s war on graft is far from over.

A modest proposal to solve a growing problem in America’s judicial system.

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts

Australia’s scientists are working against time and climate change politics to save their beloved coral reef.

B-1 bombers back to Middle East, pressure on Saudi Arabia over Yemen

They hired Americans to professionalize their intelligence service. But how far can former U.S. spies go?

The problem isn’t too much democracy — it’s too little.

Russian disinformation. A government attacking the media. A populace deeply skeptical of it. These Slovak journalists had seen it all — and decided to do something about it.

China’s global economic ambitions require help, and it’s entirely appropriate for the United Kingdom to offer it.

Since two whistleblowers stepped forward two years ago, morale at the Defense Intelligence Agency Office of the Inspector General has plummeted.

Don McGahn was looking at whether the national security advisor violated federal laws just days after Trump moved into the White House.

Zeid Ra’ad Hussein worries the global retreat from human rights makes his job untenable.