The East Timor Model Offers a Way out for Western Sahara and Morocco Western Sahara’s fate lies in the hands of the U.N. Security Council. Foreign Policy · Dec 9, 2020
Democracies Need a United Strategy Against China “America first” doesn’t work against a global opponent. Foreign Policy · Dec 9, 2020
Western Europe Is Losing Its Immigrants Eastern Europeans are returning home in droves. Here’s what that means for Eastern Europe’s economies—and the European Union. Foreign Policy · Dec 8, 2020
Germany Could Have Delivered Justice for Civilian Drone Strike Victims. It Failed. Missiles remotely fired with the assistance of a U.S. base on German soil killed my family in Yemen, but neither German nor U.S. courts are… Foreign Policy · Dec 8, 2020
The Virtual Transition Biden’s landing teams are steering clear of an administration that has often served as a COVID-19 superspreader event. Foreign Policy · Dec 8, 2020
What Is Europe's 'Once-in-a-Generation' Offer to America? The EU vows to seize the opportunity posed by the new U.S. administration—but muddled strategy still stands in the way. Foreign Policy · Dec 8, 2020
The Trump State Department’s Swan Song? A Strange, Flawed China Paper. The U.S.-China conflict may be the defining 21st-century challenge, but the recommendations stand out by what they fail to address. Foreign Policy · Dec 8, 2020
Biden to Name Former General as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would be the first Black person to serve in the job. Foreign Policy · Dec 8, 2020
How to Buy Time on the Korean Peninsula After Trump’s Theatrics There’s a right man for the job of a careful review. Foreign Policy · Dec 7, 2020
China Is Both Weak and Dangerous “The China Nightmare” lays out the risks of a surprisingly fragile state. Foreign Policy · Dec 7, 2020
Forget Greenland, There’s a New Strategic Gateway to the Arctic The Faroe Islands have a history of trading with everyone who will buy their fish. With growing tensions in the Arctic region, the islands are… Foreign Policy · Dec 7, 2020
Report Sheds Light on How Biden’s Future NSC Chief Wants to Reshape U.S. Foreign Policy Jake Sullivan spent several years working on a less ambitious approach to U.S. global interests that could disappoint both internationalists and progressives. Foreign Policy · Dec 7, 2020
Biden Can’t Ostracize Riyadh Branding Saudi Arabia a pariah state would be counterproductive to regional stability. Foreign Policy · Dec 6, 2020
U.S. Diplomats and Spies Likely Targeted by Radio Frequency Energy, Long-Withheld Report Determines A scientific study that was long kept under wraps by the State Department finally provides some—though not all—of the answers to mysterious health problems of… Foreign Policy · Dec 5, 2020
Foreign Policy · Dec 5, 2020 America’s Diplomats Should Look Like America The country can no longer afford a State Department that is “pale, male, and Yale.”
Foreign Policy · Dec 5, 2020 Why Liberal Internationalism Is Still Indispensable—and Fixable G. John Ikenberry’s new book traces what went wrong. And Biden is listening.
Foreign Policy · Dec 5, 2020 Pakistan Has Its Problems, but It Won't Perish A new book offers riveting and memorable reporting, though it falls back on outdated narratives of a country that has moved on.
Foreign Policy · Dec 4, 2020 Congress Isn’t Leading on Human Rights in China The Biden team needs to step up and push new initiatives
Foreign Policy · Dec 4, 2020 How Biden’s Climate Plans Will Shake Up Global Energy Markets The new administration will use foreign policy tools to promote climate goals, boost clean energy, and punish carbon-intensive production.
Foreign Policy · Dec 4, 2020 Meeks Makes History as First Black Lawmaker to Chair House Foreign Affairs Committee The New York congressman fended off a progressive challenge in an unusually public race.
Foreign Policy · Dec 4, 2020 The United States Can Negotiate With a China Driven More by Power Than Ideology It may be possible to find a framework for stable coexistence.
Foreign Policy · Dec 4, 2020 Pandemic Crisis Drives Cubans to Rare, Risky Protest Economic devastation and tightened censorship have made for a bleak 2020.
Foreign Policy · Dec 4, 2020 How to Judge Facebook's New Judges The social media company’s search for consistent rules has been long, winding, and entirely self-defeating.
Foreign Policy · Dec 4, 2020 Europe Needed Borders. Coronavirus Built Them. The pandemic has the continent increasingly discussing its common boundaries—and common identity.
Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020 Pompeo Plans Parties Flouting COVID-19 Guidelines as Death Toll Mounts The U.S. secretary of state plans massive holiday gatherings, while department catering and event staff mostly lack employer health insurance.