Foreign Policy Magazine - home page
Primary featured article section
What Was the Tipping Point on Gaza?
After almost two years of war, Israel is feeling the growing weight of governmental opprobrium.
America’s Military Runs on Chinese Rare Earths
But the Pentagon is hoping it can change that.
The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming
Both countries’ strategic calculus suggests it will be even more violent.
Is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU Bid Worth It?
Bosnian politicians are undermining pluralism and democracy under the guise of EU accession. It’s time to end the charade.
Asia & the Pacific
Japan’s Peace Movement Braces for an Age of Nuclear Proliferation
China
Devastating Floods Highlight Beijing’s Water Problems
Middle East & Africa
Washington Should Prioritize Transparency and Sanctions in Congolese Critical Minerals Deal
Europe
Ukrainians Show Zelensky the Limits of His Power
Americas
El Salvador’s Latest Regression Met With Silence From Watchdog
-
This landscape view shows the shallow water at the shore of a manmade dammed lake, the water greenish and calm. Beyond the water, a high hill slopes up, dotted with trees at its more elevated parts. -
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands at a podium in front of a submarine. -
British pounds, American dollars, and euro notes are in a pile together. -
Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers take in the view of a Chinese-made Dongfeng 1 missile from a balcony at the Military Museum in Beijing.
Why Everyone in Washington Is a ‘Realist’ Now
What’s emerging is not yet a new consensus. But neither is it as incoherent as current rhetoric would have you believe.
-
An American flag is raised on Leyet in the Philippines on Oct. 20, 1944. -
Government officials carry Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. -
A man with dark hair in glasses and a coat.
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.
-
Putin walks on a patterned tile floor in a brightly lit room, both arms outstretched and his palms facing up as he smiles. Russian flags and a bronze statue are visible decorating the room in the background. -
Farmers pose with a Chinese national flag made from chili peppers and corn on Longquan mountain in Lishui in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sept. 26, 2018. -
Tuggar, wearing a suit and green tie, walks into a room.
-
A man in a suit holds a pointer as he stands in front of a map of the U.S. labeled "Communist Party Organization U.S.A.-Feb. 9, 1950." -
Shadows of columns and people are seen in front of a large historic painting of George Washington standing before Congress. The columns obscure much of the foreground, revealing only small fragments of the painting. -
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the south lawn of the White House in Washington on July 15.
SHADOW GOVERNMENT:
FP Live Events
Join in-depth conversations and interact with foreign-policy experts. Upcoming Past Insider Access About
The Future of European Defense
European members of NATO recently agreed to invest 5 percent of their GDPs on defense-related spending, spurring questions about how exactly that money should... READ MORE
Subscribers’ Picks
Kissinger, Brzezinski, and the Promise of Realism
A cynical realism resonates today, but there is a model for fusing power and values. 
Tehran’s Wake‑Up Call for Beijing
The sudden U.S. attack on Iran could complicate China’s Taiwan calculus.
Is China Changing Its Nuclear Launch Strategy?
Certain behaviors suggest it may be preparing to adopt one of the Cold War’s most dangerous policies.
The Trump Trade Tracker
The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.
The Most Successful CIA Operation You’ve Never Heard of
How the agency’s program to circulate banned books helped take down the Iron Curtain.
-
A grid of book covers for 11 summer fiction releases. -
The book cover of Exophony by Yoko Tawada -
A grid showing the covers of 15 new book releases coming this summer.
-
Book cover for Girt by Sea -
The book cover for The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century by Tim Weiner -
1-fiction-Books-in-brief-foreign-policy-July
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.
-
An illustration shows The Thinker statue cut in half with a chainsaw resting next to it. -
A seated man wearing glasses and a suit. -
An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.
-
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.
Loading graphics