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The United Nations Isn’t Jeopardizing Children in Conflict Zones. It’s Protecting Them.

Shaming violators alone won’t stop the use of child soldiers and other human rights abuses. Defending children’s rights requires engagement with governments and armed groups.

Foreign Policy · Aug 19, 2020

What the International Community Can Do in Lebanon

A conservatorship is unlikely, but the world can work to nudge Beirut’s political class aside.

Foreign Policy · Aug 19, 2020

The World Is Planning to Rescue the Lebanese, Not Lebanon

Massive foreign assistance is on its way to the country—but the government has forfeited any right to it.

Foreign Policy · Aug 19, 2020

State Department Cancels Hill Briefings as Tensions Escalate Between Pompeo and Lawmakers

A congressional investigation into the firing of the department’s inspector general has caused friction between the secretary of state and members of Congress.

Foreign Policy · Aug 18, 2020

Latin America Won’t Give In to Trump Without a Fight

In the tussle over the Inter-American Development Bank, the region is prepared to wait him out.

Foreign Policy · Aug 18, 2020

Lukashenko Doesn’t Want to Be Putin’s Deputy Tsar

Russia will do just enough to prop up Belarus’s tottering regime.

Foreign Policy · Aug 18, 2020

This Is What America Looks Like Without Grand Strategy

The verdict is in: Donald Trump’s shallow approach to foreign policy has damaged the United States.

Foreign Policy · Aug 18, 2020

Legal Loopholes Leave the U.S. Vulnerable to Election Interference

Report finds Russia, China, and other countries have spent over $300 million to influence the democratic process in countries around the world.

Foreign Policy · Aug 18, 2020

Europe Can Preserve the Iran Nuclear Deal Until November

After a humiliating defeat at the U.N. Security Council, Washington will seek snapback sanctions to sabotage what’s left of the nuclear deal. Britain, France, and…

Foreign Policy · Aug 18, 2020

The Woman Who Started a Revolution in Minsk

As protests swell across the country, Belarusians are calling for the return of the unlikely politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

Foreign Policy · Aug 17, 2020