The Military Stayed Out of the Insurrection, but It Isn’t Over Yet Trump failed because key Republicans backed down and the military stayed out, yet critical questions remain. Foreign Policy · Jan 7, 2021
The Friendlier Face of Putinism Meet the often overlooked organization trying to reconnect Russia’s leader with the people—and secure Putin’s influence for years to come. Foreign Policy · Jan 7, 2021
Mob Invades U.S. Capitol as World Looks On The attack on Congress sets a new low for the United States as it begins 2021. Foreign Policy · Jan 7, 2021
Now We Know What Happens When a President Won’t Concede For 244 years, Americans have taken peaceful transitions of power for granted. But a “Republic of Laws” is a delicate flower, easily crushed by men. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
U.S. Allies Abroad Condemn Pro-Trump Mob Storming U.S. Capitol European leaders urge Trump to finally concede the election for the sake of American democracy. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
U.S. Allies Abroad Condemn Pro-Trump Mob Storming U.S. Capitol European leaders urge Trump to finally concede the election for the sake of American democracy. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
Why Nobody Protected the Capitol The Capitol Police didn’t fail to prepare for an attack. It failed to imagine what kind of attack was coming. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
National Guard Deployed as Pro-Trump Rioters Storm Capitol The U.S. president doubles down on baseless claims he won reelection, while Biden decries an “insurrection.” Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
National Guard Deployed as Pro-Trump Rioters Storm Capitol The U.S. president doubles down on baseless claims he won reelection, while Biden decries an “insurrection.” Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
Coronavirus Hasn’t Killed Belt and Road As the pandemic rages, China’s strategy is becoming more high-tech and sophisticated. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
This Is a Coup. Why Were Experts So Reluctant to See It Coming? A political scientist explains why some experts have clung to “It can't happen here” for too long. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
This Is a Coup. Why Were Experts So Reluctant to See It Coming? A political scientist explains why some experts have clung to “It can't happen here” for too long. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
Pro-Trump Mob Breaches Capitol, Pence Evacuated, Election Certification Paused After the U.S. president riled up crowds with baseless claims of voter fraud, mobs broke into the Capitol and interrupted Biden’s official certification. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
The Founding Fathers Didn’t See This Coming The U.S. Constitution is breaking down in ways that its designers recognized from history—and thought they had guarded against. Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021
Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021 Why the Persecution of Muslims Should Be on Biden’s Agenda The incoming U.S. president must hold China and other countries accountable for religious persecution—and counter Beijing’s global campaign to destroy human rights.
Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021 Getting Biden to Love Tech It can help solve many of his problems, yet so far, Biden has distanced himself from the sector. That has to change.
Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021 QAnon Is Trumpism Now The sprawling conspiracy theory is dying—and being reborn as the new normal of the Republican Party.
Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021 Armenia Buries Its Dead but Can’t Put to Rest the Horrors of Recent War Armenia’s disastrous loss to Azerbaijan in the six-week war over Nagorno-Karabakh has left another generation scarred—and a future conflict more likely.
Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021 All Is Not Quiet on Ethiopia’s Western Front How Addis Ababa deals with ethnic violence in the region of Benishangul-Gumuz will determine the country’s future.
Foreign Policy · Jan 6, 2021 Biden and Erdogan Are Trapped in a Double Fantasy Why Washington and Ankara don’t get each other at all—and need each other anyway.
Foreign Policy · Jan 5, 2021 Iran Increases Nuclear Enrichment, Posing First Challenge for Incoming Biden Administration The newest move could be negotiating leverage, but it’s set to worsen already strained U.S.-Iran relations in the final weeks of the Trump administration.
Foreign Policy · Jan 5, 2021 Biden’s Big Day: Senate Control And Support from Pence and McConnell In response, pro-Trump protesters storm the Capitol, forcing Congress into recess.
Foreign Policy · Jan 5, 2021 Refugees Are Victims of Chinese Espionage, Not Accomplices A Tibetan case reveals how the Chinese Communist Party coerces communities worldwide.
Foreign Policy · Jan 5, 2021 For LGBTQ+ People Around the World, Here’s What Biden Can Do to Build Back Better Divided government or not, the incoming administration has several options for fixing the United States’ human rights record.
Foreign Policy · Jan 5, 2021 Protest and Purdah in Pakistan How the Pashtun Protection Movement became a release valve for women’s anger.