Thailand’s Military Is Getting Ready for Another Crackdown The Biden administration must prepare to stand up for protesters. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
In Rare Unanimity, Biden Could Double Down on Trump’s Uighur Sanctions A bipartisan crackdown on Chinese forced labor has put Western corporations on notice—and could pave the way for Washington to finally support the International Criminal… Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Biden Shouldn’t Backtrack on Cuba The lesson of the past four years is clear: Don’t let policy toward the island dominate the U.S. agenda on Latin America. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
How China Is Buying Up the West’s High-Tech Sector Chinese acquisitions of Western firms are only part of the problem. Secret venture capital is handing power to Beijing under the radar. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Progressives Target Biden Cabinet Picks Left-wing groups want to ensure Biden doesn’t pick Michael Morrell, seen as linked to post-9/11 counterterrorism policies, as CIA director. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Kamala Harris Taps Ex-Diplomat to Be Her National Security Advisor Nancy McEldowney is one of several former senior foreign service officers expected to join the senior ranks of the new U.S. administration. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
The Ghost of Blinken Past In 1987, Biden’s pick for secretary of state offered a warning. He should heed it today. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Don’t Count on China’s Help With a Coronavirus Inquiry Beijing’s COVID-19 response has been a success story, and the Communist Party wants to keep it that way. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Biden Expected to Put the World’s Kleptocrats on Notice The U.S. president-elect and his top advisors have made the fight against dirty money one of their early priorities. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Jerry Rawlings Is Dead, but He Still Looms Large in Ghanaian Politics The former leader’s blend of anti-corruption rhetoric and strongman rule still holds great appeal for a generation disappointed by contemporary politicians. Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Ethiopia Needs the United States to Act as an Honest Broker in the Nile Dam Dispute As East Africa faces a triple crisis from COVID-19, floods, and locusts, cutting U.S. aid to the Ethiopian government is not the solution. Neutral mediation… Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Biden Needs to Move Fast if He Wants a New Deal With Iran Moderates will lose the June 2021 presidential election in Iran unless there is a new agreement and sanctions relief—and the United States can forget diplomacy… Foreign Policy · Dec 3, 2020
Afghans, Under Fire for Corruption, Accuse Donors of Hypocrisy Much of the donor money to Afghanistan is lost to fraud and abuse, in part by Western companies. Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020
Election Déjà Vu for Israelis A move to dissolve parliament could mean a fourth ballot in less than two years. Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 Honduras and Nicaragua Have Been Hit By Some of the Worst Natural Disasters in Decades If Biden gets the response right, he could put the region on better footing for years to come.
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 Assad’s Syria Is Starting to Starve Like Saddam’s Iraq How sanctions against the Syrian regime are forcing the country into famine.
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 U.S. Fears Syria’s Assad Meddling in Fragile Lebanon A State Department assessment warned the Syrian regime is worsening Lebanon’s economic collapse.
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 Showdown in House Foreign Affairs Chair Race Reflects Rifts in Democratic Party The battle between centrists and progressives over U.S. foreign policy that is dogging Biden’s transition is also playing out in a crucial committee.
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 Foreign Governments Are Aiding Nigeria’s Violence Against Protesters The suppression of protests against police brutality wouldn’t have been possible without arms and training from abroad.
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 Afghanistan Needs Truth Before It Can Have Reconciliation Politicians and warlords have benefited from decades of violence. The victims of the country’s endless wars could provide the key to a lasting peace.
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 Biden Faces Troubled Eastern Mediterranean Waters Greeks and Greek Cypriots are hoping for stronger U.S. support in their disputes with Turkey. But that may not be the president-elect’s greatest priority.
Foreign Policy · Dec 2, 2020 Cutting Through the Hype on Asia’s New Trade Deal The RCEP truly is a China-style trade agreement: platitudinous and ineffective.
Foreign Policy · Dec 1, 2020 What Iran’s Leaders Really Think About Biden The killing of a top nuclear scientist has unsettled Tehran, but it’s still talking about a new deal with the United States.
Foreign Policy · Dec 1, 2020 Peru Needs a New Constitution The country went through three presidents in a week in November—and it might soon have another if it doesn’t pursue a constitutional referendum like neighboring…
Foreign Policy · Dec 1, 2020 Controversial Trump USAID Appointee Returns from Absence While seasoned federal officials are being fired, Trump’s loyalists are coming back, threatening fresh tensions between the outgoing administration and Congress.