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Trump Has Leverage With Syria’s Neighbors—Here’s How He Should Use It
U.S. pressure on Israel and Turkey could help stabilize Syria.
The Nvidia Chip Deal Trades Away the United States’ AI Advantage
Right when the Trump administration should be ramping up export controls, its trade strategy is undermining them.
Europe and China’s Tepid Anniversary
When European and Chinese leaders meet in Beijing, relations will be strained.
Netanyahu’s Hold on Power Is Slipping. Will Trump Help?
The Israeli government could fall soon, triggering new elections.
Asia & the Pacific
Moscow’s Recognition of the Taliban Will Backfire
China
China Should Invite Trump to Its Military Parade
Middle East & Africa
New Houthi Tactics Call for New, Non-Western Solutions
Europe
Croatia’s Quiet War in Bosnia
Americas
Mike Waltz Gears up for a New Role at the U.N.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets with Itaipu Director-General Enio Verri and Paraguayan President-elect Santiago Peña at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília on July 28, 2023. -
A Chinese Navy ship with bow number 629 sails near Escoda Shoal, as seen during a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea on June 7.
FP’s Books of the Summer
The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.
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Crew members gather on a dock before the USS Santa Fe as the flags of the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom wave. -
A tourist leans against a sign that reads "Welcome to the People's Temple Jonestown" as two people take photos of them. The sign arches over a muddy dirt road with dense trees and brush on either side. -
An illustration shows the legs and shoes of a person with either foot astride the opening of the Panama Canal. The legs are covered in the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag. A container ship is seen entering the canal.
In the Magazine
Current Issue: Summer 2025
Archives
Why Compare the Present to the Past?
Thinking via historical analogy has become the preferred way to confront our anxieties.
An American Caesar
Comparing two leaders, two millennia apart.
Updates: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reacts during a debate with leaders of various Japanese political parties at the National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2. -
A portrait of Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa next to a defaced portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump in Damascus.
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An employee holds a pair of shoes at a Crocs store in Hanoi's Old Quarter in Vietnam on July 7, 2025.
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When the Threat Is Inside the White House
What CIA insiders make of the MAGA moles and toadies now in charge of U.S. national security.
If Trump Is Neither Hawk nor Dove, What Is He?
The president’s recent moves don’t fit the usual binary of U.S. foreign policy—but there is a historical precedent.
Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable.
Impunity for abetting war crimes weakens U.S. democracy.
Why Rubio’s Asia Visit Was a Total Bust
ASEAN leaders will have noticed Washington’s increasing preoccupation with the Middle East and Western Hemisphere.
The Novels We’re Reading in July
From a Salvadoran multiverse to queer life in contemporary Nigeria.
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The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers’ Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda, Nathalia Holt, Atria/One Signal Publishers, 288 pp., $29.99, July 2025. -
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The book cover for Please Live by Lana Estemiroya.
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Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China, William C. Kirby, Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 512 pp., $24.95, May 2025, paperback. -
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A grid of 12 new fiction book covers on a blue and beige field
In Case You Missed It
A selection of paywall-free articles
Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.
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An illustration shows a line of large shopping carts facing down a small Donald Trump figure holding two shopping bags. The stars of China's flag are in the upper left corner. -
Soldiers from various NATO allies take part in a military exercise at the Smardan Training Area in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19. -
An illustrations shows the silhouette of Donald Trump with a face filled with pricetags.
Visual Stories
The Kashmiris Caught in the Crossfire
Those in the disputed region bear the cost of the India-Pakistan conflict.
Trump’s Aid Freeze Is Undermining His Immigration Policy
Colombia relied on U.S. funding to support Venezuelan migrants. Now, many are on the brink of survival.
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