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Soldiers stand in front of military vehicles parked on the grass. A row of flags fronted by a NATO flag is at right.

NATO Wants Everyone to Help Deter Russia

Every country needs a plan to keep calm and carry on in the event of a Russian attack.

Report
Jack Detsch
Groundskeepers prepare the baseball field before NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals in Washington, D.C. on July 8.
Groundskeepers prepare the baseball field before NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals in Washington, D.C. on July 8.

What to Watch for at NATO’s 75th Birthday Bash

Allies are bickering about whether to give Ukraine a path into NATO and worried about Biden’s fitness for office.

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch
Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden walking side-by-side with the Ukrainian and U.S. flag in the background
Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden walking side-by-side with the Ukrainian and U.S. flag in the background

How to Make the U.S.-Ukraine Security Pact Stick

The White House and Congress need to start talking.

Argument
Eric Ciaramella
A man wearing a dark overcoat and red tie smiles as he crosses a street between buildings against a glowing sky.
A man wearing a dark overcoat and red tie smiles as he crosses a street between buildings against a glowing sky.

Britain’s New Foreign Secretary Hates Trump and Loves America

David Lammy is determined to stay on message—but he has always had strong opinions.

Profile
Marie Le Conte

NATO in 2024

FP's guide to the 75th anniversary summit

Mark Rutte, who is now NATO's secretary-general, looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.
Mark Rutte, who is now NATO's secretary-general, looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.

Does NATO Have a Future?   

As the alliance’s leaders gather in Washington, the prospect of a second Trump administration looms large.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a joint press conference in Kyiv on April 29.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a joint press conference in Kyiv on April 29.

Ukraine’s Opportunity at the NATO Summit
Argument
David J. Kramer, John Herbst, William Taylor
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, wearing wire-frame glasses, a suit jacket, and open-collared button-up shirt with no tie, furrows his brow as he looks to his right.
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, wearing wire-frame glasses, a suit jacket, and open-collared button-up shirt with no tie, furrows his brow as he looks to his right.

NATO’s New Leader Was Planning This the Whole Time
Profile
Caroline de Gruyter
Polish Foreign Minister Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks in Berlin, Germany.
Polish Foreign Minister Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks in Berlin, Germany.

What Europe Wants From the NATO Summit
Q&A
Ravi Agrawal

Asia & the Pacific

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid leaves a press conference in Kabul.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid leaves a press conference in Kabul.

Engaging With the Taliban Can Only Go So Far
South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman

Southeast Asia Wants U.S.-China Conflict to Stay Lukewarm

The Philippines May Finally Legalize Divorce

Mongolia Is Walking a Fragile Democratic Path

China

The BYD Explorer No. 1 car carrier gets loaded with new-energy vehicles for export at the port of Yantai, Shandong province, China.
The BYD Explorer No. 1 car carrier gets loaded with new-energy vehicles for export at the port of Yantai, Shandong province, China.

How China Could Retaliate Against the EU’s Looming EV Tariffs
Analysis
Lili Pike

In China, Tragedy Sparks Push Against Online Ultranationalists

Against China, the United States Must Play to Win

How Big Is CCP Inc.?

Middle East & Africa

Afghan refugees carry their belongings after being deported back from Iran at the Islam Qala Border between Afghanistan and Iran, in the western Herat province, on May 30.
Afghan refugees carry their belongings after being deported back from Iran at the Islam Qala Border between Afghanistan and Iran, in the western Herat province, on May 30.

Afghan Asylum Seekers Face Hostility in Iran
Analysis
Kourosh Ziabari

Can Kenya’s Ruto Survive?

How Kenya’s President Broke the Social Contract

The Deep Roots of Kenya’s Unrest

Europe

Biden at 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius
Biden at 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius

This NATO Summit Is a Big Win for Biden
Argument
Michael McFaul

Europe Has a New Role as U.S. Strategy Shifts to China

Ukraine Lays Its Tracks to Europe

Keir Starmer Is Tony Blair, Minus the Optimism

Americas

A painting shows a man surrounded by mostly women wearing dresses of the court of France in an ornate room.
A painting shows a man surrounded by mostly women wearing dresses of the court of France in an ornate room.

What We Can Learn From America’s First Diplomat
Essay
Eric Weiner

The U.S. Has Its Own ‘Bad Emperor’ Dilemma

The Greatest Generation Had Queer Veterans, Too

Why This Venezuelan Election Feels Different

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Europe Alone

Nine thinkers on the continent’s future without America’s embrace.

Analysis
Mark Leonard, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Nathalie Tocci, Carl Bildt, Robin Niblett, Radoslaw Sikorski, Guntram Wolff, Bilahari Kausikan, Ivan Krastev, Stefan Theil

How Europe Could Fracture if Trump Returns

Without Washington’s embrace, the continent could revert to an anarchic and illiberal past.

Essay
Hal Brands

Introducing Foreign Policy’s Summer 2024 Issue
Editor's Note
Ravi Agrawal

An Atrevida Is Best Avoided
Decoder
Kitty Greenwald

FP Columnists

Weekend Reads

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A samurai in a helmet yells with his mouth open and eyes wild.

At 70, ‘Seven Samurai’ Is Still Sharp After All These Years

How the newly remastered classic influenced films from “The Magnificent Seven” to “A Bug’s Life.”

Review
Jordan Hoffman
A Ukrainian serviceman carries a large drone on the frontlines.
A Ukrainian serviceman carries a large drone on the frontlines.

How Ukraine’s Drone Industry Took Flight
Analysis
Tamar Jacoby
Marchers, most of them women in heels, dresses, coats, and hats carry signs for the communist part as they walk down a street in New York.
Marchers, most of them women in heels, dresses, coats, and hats carry signs for the communist part as they walk down a street in New York.

The Contradictions of America’s Communist Party
Review
Casey Michel
A photo illustration shows the Qing-era Summer Palace in Beijing behind an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping walking.
A photo illustration shows the Qing-era Summer Palace in Beijing behind an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping walking.

Revisiting Chinese Empire
Review
Bethany Allen
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks in New York.

Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Two-Front War and the Fall of Netanyahu
Insider
Alexandra Sharp
Marine Le Pen, the former president of the Rassemblement National, gives a speech during the first round of the parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, France.
Marine Le Pen, the former president of the Rassemblement National, gives a speech during the first round of the parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, France.

Economic Issues Drove France’s Far-Right Win
Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
People watch a live television debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
People watch a live television debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

How the World Is Reacting to the U.S. Presidential Debate
Insider
Ravi Agrawal

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An illustration shows symbols from the U.S. dollar acting as balloons as they lift George Washington from the dollar bill as he sits atop a globe throne.

Don’t Bet Against the Dollar

U.S. competitors are pushing the limits of autonomy within a dollar-based system, but there isn’t a real global alternative—and the world is far from an inflection point.

Essay
Jared Cohen
An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.
An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.

A New Multilateralism
Essay
Gordon Brown
An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea.
An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea.

America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Essay
Adam Posen
A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The New Idea of India
Essay
Ravi Agrawal
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China-military-readiness-war-us-taiwan-Doug-Chayka-illustration

How Primed for War Is China?
Essay
Michael Beckley, Hal Brands
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.
A photo illustration shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden posing on pedestals atop the bipolar world order, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Russian President Vladamir Putin standing below on a gridded floor.

No, the World Is Not Multipolar
Essay
Jo Inge Bekkevold
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018.

6 Swing States Will Decide the Future of Geopolitics
Analysis
Cliff Kupchan

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A Houthi fighter guards the Galaxy Leader vessel on the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, Yemen.

Why Can’t the U.S. Navy and Its Allies Stop the Houthis?

Months of intense Western naval operations have failed to secure the Red Sea.

Analysis
Keith Johnson, Jack Detsch
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Labour Leader Keir Starmer takes a selfie with supporters.

What a U.K. Labour Win Means for the Global Left

Keir Starmer’s victory will transform Britain’s image—and could reinvigorate social democrats across the globe.

Argument
Mike Harris
Israeli army soldiers patrol around a position along Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on June 13.
Israeli army soldiers patrol around a position along Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on June 13.

Who’s in Charge of the IDF?

Evidence is growing of a command and control problem.

Argument
Benjamin V. Allison
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Trump’s Plan to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Sense

The policy would directly counter the one thing he claims to be fighting against.

Analysis
Keith Johnson

Books

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This undated photo shows a rat in the a

Are Rats Actually That Bad?

The rodent’s reputation, revamped.

Review
Bronwen Everill
The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi, T. V. Paul, Oxford University Press, 263 pp., $29.99, May 2024.
The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi, T. V. Paul, Oxford University Press, 263 pp., $29.99, May 2024.

Modi Still Has Great-Power Ambitions for India
Review
Sumit Ganguly
the book cover for The Boiling Moat by Matt Pottinger
the book cover for The Boiling Moat by Matt Pottinger

Will Taiwan’s Future Be Settled in Washington?
Review
Brian Hioe
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The book cover of Look Away by Jacob Kushner

Germany’s Far-Right Surge Isn’t New��
Review
Emily Schultheis
The book cover for The Countryside: Ten Rural Walks Through Britain and Its Hidden History of Empire by Corinne Fowler
The book cover for The Countryside: Ten Rural Walks Through Britain and Its Hidden History of Empire by Corinne Fowler

The British Countryside’s Forgotten History of Slavery
Excerpt
Corinne Fowler
The book cover for Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis
The book cover for Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis

Are We Really Toiling in Amazon’s Fields?
Review
Dave Karpf
The book cover for The Russian Way of Deterrence by Dmitry Adamsky
The book cover for The Russian Way of Deterrence by Dmitry Adamsky

Are Putin’s Nuclear Threats Working?
Review
Matthew Kroenig

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