4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (308+ words) Excerpt: Jared Kushner Is the Face of American Oligarchy On Nov. 16, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listened on speakerphone to an unfamiliar voice. This new interlocutor, speaking with a reedy U.S. accent, had a plan for Zelensky: a series of bullet points,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (801+ words) Quiz: What in the World? 1. Voters in Iceland on Sunday rejected a government proposal to reopen talks to do what? Create an official standing army Join the European Union Absorb Greenland as a new province Expand U.S. military access to the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (715+ words) Obituary: Robert Mueller III, a Public Servant Who Became a Political Target Robert Mueller III, who led the FBI in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks—overseeing its rapid modernization as an intelligence and counterterrorism organization—died on March 20 after a…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (244+ words) Review: The ‘Super-Terrorist’ We Still Can’t Escape The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World’s First Super-Terrorist, Joby Warrick, Scribner, 384 pp., $30, August 2026 By 1979, Carlos was reduced to a man for hire by those who wanted him to knock…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (638+ words) Argument: Top Signs You’re Heading for a Quagmire Both Washington and Moscow had reasons for acting as they did, but it is hard to argue that these various adventures left either country in a stronger global position. So why do…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (305+ words) Argument: The Political Cost of Sending Korean Forces to Hormuz South Korea’s navy is well equipped and capable of sustaining long-term missions in waters far from its shores, and it has experience in counterpiracy and patrolling missions in the region....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (515+ words) World Brief: Iran Launches Massive Attack on Global Shipping Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a massive Iranian attack on global shipping, Israel punishing the United Kingdom over its trade restrictions, and Europe’s fractured space strategy. Tehran…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (515+ words) Argument: How Could Iran Happen? An Autopsy. The U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran is now in its seventh month, with costs during periods of heavy fighting estimated at roughly $1 billion per day. Despite having the world’s most powerful military, the United…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (526+ words) Argument: German Democracy, as We Knew It, Is Over Merz spent years trying to become CDU leader, criticizing former Chancellor Angela Merkel, openly and behind her back, for taking the party too much to the center, for being too generous…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1671+ words) Southeast Asia Brief: Southeast Asia’s Subtle Shift on Taiwan Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: China is making ground on Taiwan in the region, Prabowo swings by Russia again, and Thailand sends mixed messages about…...