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The Trump Trade Tracker
Here are the countries that have officially received tariff relief—partial or otherwise—from Washington thus far.
Why Brazil Might End Up With Higher Tariffs Than Any Other Nation
The rift between the Western Hemisphere’s two largest democracies is the strongest evidence yet that Trump is in the business of autocracy promotion.
How Trump’s Pivot on Ukraine Might Impact the War
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on the possibilities for peace. 
China Has Picked Its New Model Entrepreneurs
A recent meeting shows the message that Xi wants to send to private industry.
Asia & the Pacific
Cambodia and Thailand Have Agreed to a Cease-Fire. Now What?
China
Is This the Start of a U.S.-China Friendship?
Middle East & Africa
Cooler Heads Prevail in the Gulf—for Now
Europe
Ukraine’s Cronyism Crisis Offers a Warning to the ‘De-Risking’ World
Americas
Ukrainians Wonder When Americans Will Hit the Streets
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Xi Jinping’s War on Dinner Is Hurting China’s Economy
An anti-corruption campaign is chilling consumption.
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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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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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FP’s Books of the Summer
The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.
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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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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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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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