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Pentagon Says UAE Possibly Funding Russia’s Shadowy Mercenaries in Libya

The Defense Department’s inspector general found that the United Arab Emirates is financing Russian Wagner Group mercenaries—just as Trump aims to sell the UAE billions…

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

Truth After Trump

The case for a truth commission in the United States

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

Erdogan’s Economic Hail Mary Won’t Work

Turkey’s problem is the president himself; improvement won’t come until he leaves.

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

Note to Mohammed bin Salman: Stop Digging Yourself Deeper

The Saudis need to get on Biden’s good side. Obvious places to start include releasing women’s rights activists.

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

South Korea Matters More to the United States Than North Korea’s Nukes

The Biden administration should prioritize one of America’s most important allies.

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

How Will Iran React to Another High-Profile Assassination?

The killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, will complicate the incoming Biden administration’s efforts to renew the nuclear deal—and could lead to escalation.

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

China’s Monster Fishing Fleet

Though not alone in its destructive practices, Beijing’s rapacious fleet causes humanitarian disasters and has a unique military mission.

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

Zelensky’s Midterm Report Card

Expectations aside, local elections were about more than the president—and Russia.

Foreign Policy · Nov 30, 2020

Iraqi Kurds Turn Against the PKK

Now that it’s beaten back the Islamic State, the Kurdistan Regional Government is focusing its attention on a group it has long tolerated.

Foreign Policy · Nov 29, 2020

India’s Farmers Come Out in Force Against Modi

New agriculture laws are making a desperate situation more dire. 

Foreign Policy · Nov 28, 2020