A Divided Washington Is (Sort of) United on China Hundreds of billions of dollars are ready to flow into U.S. tech—if both sides can agree where. Foreign Policy · Nov 9, 2020
What Trump’s Loss Means for Authoritarian Leaders From Cairo to Riyadh, autocrats are nervous about what a Biden administration might mean for their relationship with Washington. Foreign Policy · Nov 9, 2020
Biden Can Make the United States a Global Health Leader Again Trump withdrew from the WHO. Biden can rebuild ties with the organization and make the United States an influential player in the fight against COVID-19. Foreign Policy · Nov 7, 2020
The Election Is Over. The Ideological Fight Is About to Start. A preview of the foreign-policy battle that’s looming over Joe Biden’s presidency. Foreign Policy · Nov 7, 2020
Executive Power After Trump A split government could present the Biden administration with some hard choices about the scope of its own authority. Foreign Policy · Nov 7, 2020
Europe Doesn’t Want Lockdowns. It Wants Government. The continent’s second wave of the coronavirus has produced angry protests against state overreach—and new demands for state help. Foreign Policy · Nov 6, 2020
Is Biden Bad News for Bibi? A Democratic win could lead to political upheaval and another Israeli election. Foreign Policy · Nov 6, 2020
America’s Unique Kind of Disenfranchisement America, unlike most democracies, maintains barriers to ex-felons voting, which affects millions. Foreign Policy · Nov 5, 2020
U.S. Congress Readies for Bruising Lame-Duck Session If Biden’s lead holds, the Trump administration could look to box in the next White House and extend its legacy on Middle East policy. Foreign Policy · Nov 5, 2020
Why a Biden Win Is Bad News for Boris Johnson By casting his lot with Trump, the U.K. prime minister now looks like yesterday’s man. He is in for a rude awakening. Foreign Policy · Nov 5, 2020
Poland’s Anti-Abortion Dream Has Become a Nightmare The country’s Catholic conservatives have achieved a long-sought goal—and may have fatally weakened their power in the process. Foreign Policy · Nov 5, 2020
Is Ethiopia Headed for Civil War? Abiy Ahmed’s military move against the Tigray region could spark a conflict with the party that once dominated Ethiopian politics—and tear the country apart. Foreign Policy · Nov 5, 2020
What South Africa Can Teach the United States About Repairing a Divided Society Mature democracies don’t treat political opponents as wartime enemies. Foreign Policy · Nov 5, 2020
Election Theater Is Alive and Well in Algeria, Too A referendum on constitutional changes fools no one but the regime itself. Foreign Policy · Nov 3, 2020
Foreign Policy · Nov 3, 2020 Locked Down at Home, Much of France Is Quietly Rooting for Biden Trump’s insults and ideological closeness to Marine Le Pen have left a bitter taste.
Foreign Policy · Nov 3, 2020 France’s War on Islamism Isn’t Populism. It’s Reality. Liberal critics of Emmanuel Macron’s campaign against radicalism misunderstand the crisis his country faces.
Foreign Policy · Nov 3, 2020 Has Trump Been Good for Israel? Trump has showered Netanyahu with foreign-policy favors, but a Biden win could be a harsh wake-up call for Israelis.
Foreign Policy · Nov 3, 2020 Don’t Call the Race Too Early An early declaration of the election result from a partisan network—on the left or right—could trigger violence in the United States.
Foreign Policy · Nov 3, 2020 If Trump Wins, America Could Look a Lot Like Bulgaria Corruption, oligarchs, and media concentration have weakened Bulgarian democracy.
Foreign Policy · Nov 3, 2020 Terrorist Attack in Kabul Shatters Lives—and Illusions “We had hopes, but we are not allowed to hope,” said one survivor of the fatal assault on Afghanistan’s biggest university.
Foreign Policy · Nov 2, 2020 If Trump Wins, Washington’s Brain Trust Is Eyeing the Exit Door At the State Department, Pentagon, and other agencies, some senior officials can’t take four more years.
Foreign Policy · Nov 2, 2020 Voters Are Picking Ideology Over Competence on Both Sides of the Atlantic From Edinburgh to Washington, scandals don’t cost politicians.
Foreign Policy · Nov 2, 2020 Guo Wengui and Steve Bannon Are Flooding the Zone With Hunter Biden Conspiracies Media properties tied to an exiled Chinese billionaire are behind waves of disinformation in the lead-up to the election.
Foreign Policy · Nov 2, 2020 Watching the United States From Israel, I Remember How Words Became Bullets The cloud of fear and foreboding that was hanging over Israel in 1995 is similar to the anxious political climate of America today.
Foreign Policy · Nov 2, 2020 Will the Next Administration Take a New Track on Venezuela Policy? Either Trump or Biden would face a stalled diplomatic situation when it comes to Venezuela.