What Negotiations Over Nagorno-Karabakh Could Look Like Years of diplomatic efforts have failed, but the two sides will need to talk to prevent a regionwide war. Foreign Policy · Oct 9, 2020
COVID-19 Might Not Change the World Pandemics are not always transformative events. While some worrying preexisting trends could accelerate, it’s incorrect to assume that the coronavirus will end globalization, kill liberal… Foreign Policy · Oct 9, 2020
This November, America’s Safety Is on the Ballot Americans are already less safe because of growing distrust in their intelligence. Dangers will multiply without a change in political leadership. Foreign Policy · Oct 9, 2020
Without Russian Aid to Armenia, Azerbaijan Has the Upper Hand in Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has overplayed his hand by spouting belligerent nationalist rhetoric and refusing to negotiate—and Putin isn’t coming to his rescue. Foreign Policy · Oct 9, 2020
After Five Years of Fighting in Syria, Putin Has Gotten What He Wants With Russia’s influence in the region solidified, peace will not come without its assent. Foreign Policy · Oct 9, 2020
Why We Still Need Democracy Imperfect as electoral systems are, they provide a vital accountability. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
Is Turkey’s Military Overstretched? If Turkey intervenes in Nagorno-Karabakh, it would only be the latest entry in Ankara’s growing list of military adventures. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
Foreign Aid Is Caught in the Crossfire of Trump’s Stimulus Battle Aid groups fear that government inaction will fuel economic malaise, hunger, and disease in the developing world. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
How Not to Kill People With Spreadsheets The U.K. government’s disastrous coronavirus error is another example of outsourcing gone wrong. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
Coronavirus Is Pushing Lebanon Over the Brink It’s time to add an uncontrolled outbreak to the country’s long list of woes. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
Trump, COVID-19, and the Future of International Order In a new survey, international relations experts are pessimistic about the years to come. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
Indians and Central Asians Are the New Face of the Islamic State Terrorists from India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan were never at the forefront of global jihad before—now they are. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
Macron’s Not Worried About Islam. He’s Worried About Le Pen. The French president’s talk of a crisis among French Muslims is the latest example of mainstream politicians pandering to the far-right. Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2020
The Democrats Have Quietly Given Up Their Old Myths About Climate Change And that might be a good thing for the environment. Foreign Policy · Oct 7, 2020
Foreign Policy · Oct 7, 2020 Empire of Graveyards Nineteen years ago, the United States began its war in Afghanistan. What is it leaving behind?
Foreign Policy · Oct 7, 2020 How Bad History Feeds Far-Right Fantasies Justifying colonialism’s atrocities plays a toxic role in politics today.
Foreign Policy · Oct 7, 2020 Macron Wants to Start an Islamic Revolution The French president is planning to curb the influence of extremist clerics—but his critics see something more sinister.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 Syria Is Still Trying to Use Chemical Weapons And not just against civilians at home—but potentially against regional rivals.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 Why Fishing Could Sink Britain’s Brexit Deal With Europe Diplomatic battles over fish stocks—and the future of struggling coastal communities—threaten to drag the U.K.-EU relationship onto the rocks.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 A Weak Economy Won’t Stop Turkey’s Activist Foreign Policy By pledging unconditional support to Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey’s government is stretching its forces and its budget, but it’s also shoring up its base.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 China’s Global Image Plummets After Coronavirus A new survey shows that international opinion of China has dropped as governments continue to apply diplomatic pressure.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 QAnon’s Creator Made the Ultimate Conspiracy Theory There’s no fact the sprawling movement can’t dismiss—and no madness it can’t imagine.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 Trump’s Illness Is Not a National Security Crisis A reality check about the foreign-policy implications of a sick president.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 Turkey’s Caucasus Adventure Risks Another Crisis in NATO NATO allies have been at odds with Turkey for years. But Ankara’s role in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict is bringing matters to a head.
Foreign Policy · Oct 6, 2020 The Peruvian Poor Can’t Breathe in the Pandemic The mountainous country is the hardest-hit in the world, partly thanks to a critical lack of oxygen.