5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (709+ words) Argument: Iran’s Proxy Strategy Is Never Coming Back Three years ago, on a clear day, you could stand at the Lebanese border with Israel in the village of Marwahin and see the Baha’i Gardens on Mount Carmel, looking down over…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (642+ words) Analysis: How U.S. Allies Can Resist Washington’s Bullying U.S. President Donald Trump has made coercion a central element of American statecraft—and not just against Washington’s adversaries. In his second term, Trump has liberally wielded sanctions, tariffs, trade policies, and other…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (551+ words) Analysis: Why Iran Might Escalate That same day, Trump announced a new campaign of “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale” against Iran, warning that countries providing Tehran with “any type of lifeline” would face “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.” Hours…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (687+ words) Argument: Washington Is Creating Forever Enemies Numerous countries have held a place on America’s list of grudges. Cuba has been a near-permanent member, rooted in events now more than six decades old. Libya remained on the list for decades under…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (665+ words) Quiz: What in the World? 1. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed displeasure at U.S.-South Korea military drills set to begin this week. In a social media post, how did Trump describe North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un? Trump is one…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) Argument: Trump’s Twin Blunders In 2011, during the first term of President Barack Obama, the United States trotted out a new orientation for its foreign policy, which it dubbed a “pivot to Asia.” The central goal underpinning this strategy was to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1263+ words) South Asia Brief: The Taliban’s Next Five Years Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: The Taliban mark five years in power in Afghanistan, a Pakistani court orders that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (255+ words) Argument: Five Years on, Washington Is Failing Afghanistan Again In May 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed concerns that the administration’s decision to gut foreign aid was killing people. No one, he said, had died because of the cuts. He…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (590+ words) Analysis: Mojtaba Khamenei Is Planning for a Long War Several months into his tenure as supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei is beginning to put his own stamp on Iran’s military and national security establishment. In a sweeping series of appointments, he…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (496+ words) “As a sanctioned person, I no longer have access to American products and services, even in Europe,” ICC Judge Beti Hohler told a European Parliament committee earlier this year. “My Apple ID, iCloud, Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal, and other accounts have…...