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U.S. President Joe Biden sits with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of an Israeli war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18.
U.S. President Joe Biden sits with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of an Israeli war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18.

Netanyahu Speech Sharpens Democrats’ Israel Divide

Some Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott the Israeli leader’s address to Congress.

Report
Robbie Gramer
A Mexican flag flutters on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on April 18.
A Mexican flag flutters on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on April 18.

Solving the China Challenge in Mexico

The United States should make its southern neighbor not just a large trading partner, but also a truly strategic one.

Argument
Connor Pfeiffer, Ryan C. Berg
A grid of portraits shows Bill Clinton, his hands on his knees, the face of Benjamin Netanyahu, the members of Pussy Riot, wearing masks, Aung San Suu Kyi in profile, Vladamir Putin, and Michelle Obama.
A grid of portraits shows Bill Clinton, his hands on his knees, the face of Benjamin Netanyahu, the members of Pussy Riot, wearing masks, Aung San Suu Kyi in profile, Vladamir Putin, and Michelle Obama.

How Platon Photographs Power

The British artist and provocateur on the stories behind the world’s most influential people.

Q&A
Ravi Agrawal
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech while standing behind a podium at an Israeli Embassy event in Washington, D.C. The seal of the United States is affixed to the podium, and an Israeli flag hangs behind Harris.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech while standing behind a podium at an Israeli Embassy event in Washington, D.C. The seal of the United States is affixed to the podium, and an Israeli flag hangs behind Harris.

Harris Candidacy Gives Democrats a Chance to Pivot on Gaza

What she can do to right U.S. foreign policy and bring back voters.

Argument
Matthew Duss

Asia & the Pacific

A man looks at books written by Chinese President Xi Jinping displayed at a stall during a book fair in Hong Kong.
A man looks at books written by Chinese President Xi Jinping displayed at a stall during a book fair in Hong Kong.

China’s Leaders Just Held a Third Plenum. So What?
Argument
Nick Frisch

China and the U.S. Are Careening Toward a South China Sea Crisis

Into the Minds of China’s Military AI Experts

Pakistan Is Trying to Ban Imran Khan’s Party. Will That Spark a Political Crisis?

China

People pose for pictures in front of one of China's first nuclear missiles, the Dong Feng 1, as they visit the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.
People pose for pictures in front of one of China's first nuclear missiles, the Dong Feng 1, as they visit the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.

China’s Nuclear Taboo Isn’t as Strong as It Seems
Argument
Changwook Ju, Joshua Byun

China’s Third Plenum, Explained

Can NATO Really Cut Off China?

China Cracks Down on Bankers’ Salaries

Middle East & Africa

Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian smiles as he visit the Khomeini shrine in Tehran.
Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian smiles as he visit the Khomeini shrine in Tehran.

The U.S. Should Negotiate With Iran on One Issue Right Now
Argument
Trita Parsi, Sajjad Safaei

U.S. Works to Revamp Peace Process for War-Torn Sudan

Paul Kagame Isn’t Going Anywhere

Britain Needs a New Middle East Policy

Europe

Tusk, Macron, and Scholz meet in Berlin
Tusk, Macron, and Scholz meet in Berlin

Who Will Fill Europe’s Leadership Vacuum?
Argument
Bart M. J. Szewczyk

Russian Oil Is Still Paying for Putin’s War

Britain’s Tories Need to Avoid Farage’s Siren Song

Stop Wasting Captured Spies

Americas

Chinese migrants wearing rain ponchos warm themselves near a fire after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Chinese migrants wearing rain ponchos warm themselves near a fire after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Chinese Migrants Aren’t an Invading Army
Argument
Gil Guerra, Channing Lee

Venezuela’s Strongman Could Actually Lose

GOP Platform Jolts Latin America

What America Can Learn From an Attempted Assassination in Brazil

U.S. Election 2024

Biden drops out, endorses Harris

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds an umbrella in one hand and waves with the other as she boards Air Force Two beneath a cloudy gray sky.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds an umbrella in one hand and waves with the other as she boards Air Force Two beneath a cloudy gray sky.

How Harris Found Her Foreign-Policy Footing

A good vice president has to be the ultimate staffer.

Argument
Aaron Mannes
An illustration shows President Biden facing toward a spinning blurry globe
An illustration shows President Biden facing toward a spinning blurry globe

Biden’s Legacy Depends on What Happens Next
Analysis
Michael Hirsh
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a conversation with Steve Harvey about the economy at the 100 Black Men of America, Inc., 38th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a conversation with Steve Harvey about the economy at the 100 Black Men of America, Inc., 38th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

How a Harris Administration Would Steer the Economy
Q&A
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A tight image of Joe Biden from the nose down shows him wearing a tie with Democratic Party donkeys.
A tight image of Joe Biden from the nose down shows him wearing a tie with Democratic Party donkeys.

Biden Is Passing the Torch
Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer

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Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) chats with US Senator from Ohio and 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance after accepting his party's nomination at the end of the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18.
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) chats with US Senator from Ohio and 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance after accepting his party's nomination at the end of the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18.

How Trump’s Conservative Populism Divides CEOs
Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer waves as he arrives for the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer waves as he arrives for the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14.

Can Starmer Fix Britain’s Economy Without Big Policy Changes?
Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair answers questions from journalists at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 14.
Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair answers questions from journalists at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 14.

Is Canada Free-Riding on Defense?
Insider
Ravi Agrawal

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 15: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 15: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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An illustration shows a series of film stills inside the Olympics rings.

Streaming Films to Cure Your Olympic Fever

From awe-inspiring documentaries to a figure skating melodrama.

Review
Jordan Hoffman
A person with a small dog stands in front of a blue pond, with snow-topped mountains and a bright blue sky in the background. The person is on a gravel surface surrounded by white fences, with light brown shrubs all around the area.
A person with a small dog stands in front of a blue pond, with snow-topped mountains and a bright blue sky in the background. The person is on a gravel surface surrounded by white fences, with light brown shrubs all around the area.

The Hidden Trade-Offs of Climate Policy
Argument
Seaver Wang, Ted Nordhaus
The wind blows a plastic bag past the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on Jan. 23, 2008.
The wind blows a plastic bag past the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on Jan. 23, 2008.

The Olympics Have a Dirty History—Literally
Excerpt
Madeleine Orr
A building with the words "Chinese Imperial post Office" on it. Atop the image is a red stamp with Chinese characters and the words "Chinese Imperial Post One Dollar" in English.
A building with the words "Chinese Imperial post Office" on it. Atop the image is a red stamp with Chinese characters and the words "Chinese Imperial Post One Dollar" in English.

The Hidden History of China’s Post Office
Essay
Weipin Tsai

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Europe Alone

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

Analysis
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How Europe Could Fracture if Trump Returns

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

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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.

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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
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An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea.

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Adam Posen
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A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The New Idea of India
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Ravi Agrawal
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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
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A ripped and warped section from the side of a plane rests in the foreground of a broad expanse of a grassy field against a cloudy sky.

How the West Misunderstood Moscow in Ukraine

Ten years ago, Russia’s first invasion failed to wake up a bamboozled West. The reasons are still relevant today.

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Chinese soldiers in Belarus for military training.
Chinese soldiers in Belarus for military training.

Asian Powers Set Their Strategic Sights on Europe

After 500 years, the tables have turned, with an incoherent Europe the object of rising Asia’s geopolitical ambitions.

Analysis
C. Raja Mohan
Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah observes track laying of the East Coast Rail Link in Kuantan, Malaysia on Dec. 11, 2023.
Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah observes track laying of the East Coast Rail Link in Kuantan, Malaysia on Dec. 11, 2023.

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Fighters from a coalition of Islamist forces stand on a huge portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on March 29, 2015, in the Syrian city of Idlib.
Fighters from a coalition of Islamist forces stand on a huge portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on March 29, 2015, in the Syrian city of Idlib.

Another Uprising Has Started in Syria

Years after the country’s civil war supposedly ended, Assad’s control is again coming apart.

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Charles Lister

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A protestor is seen outside the U.S. Capitol holding an American flag, surrounded by smoke.

America’s Democracy Was Never That Healthy

Since its founding, the country has been in a perpetual state of division.

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Nick Bryant
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A grid of 12 book covers.

Foreign Policy’s Summer Reading List
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The cover for Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan

In ‘Caledonian Road,’ the U.K. Is Living on Thin Ice
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Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism, Maurice Isserman, Basic Books, 384 pp., $29.16, June 2024
Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism, Maurice Isserman, Basic Books, 384 pp., $29.16, June 2024

The Contradictions of America’s Communist Party
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Casey Michel
The book cover for Ben and Me by Eric Weiner
The book cover for Ben and Me by Eric Weiner

What We Can Learn From America’s First Diplomat
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Eric Weiner
At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning With China, Edward Wong, Viking, 464 pp., $32, June 2024
At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning With China, Edward Wong, Viking, 464 pp., $32, June 2024

Revisiting Chinese Empire
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Bethany Allen
Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat, Joe Shute, Bloomsbury Publishing, 272 pp., $26, June 2024
Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat, Joe Shute, Bloomsbury Publishing, 272 pp., $26, June 2024

Are Rats Actually That Bad?
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Bronwen Everill

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