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Myanmar’s Election Is Predetermined, but Questions Remain
Some parts of the country will begin voting on Dec. 28 in polls that could further legitimize the ruling junta.
5 Times Tooze in 2025
Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.
Latin America’s Year in Review
In 2025, the region went up against tariffs, deportations, and a major U.S. military buildup.
The Year the World Started to Recognize Genocide in Sudan
International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn’t equate to meaningful action.
Asia & the Pacific
A Year of Global Protest
China
China’s Year of Patience
Middle East & Africa
Africa’s Year in Review
Europe
How the Russia-Ukraine War Shifted in 2025
Americas
The Winners and Losers of Trump’s New Foreign Policy
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Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Hanoi -
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Putin, Modi, and Xi at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
A War Film to Change All War Films
An Oscar-shortlisted documentary shows actual battle in startling clarity.
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A dramatic fantasy scene showing dozens of winged, dragon-like creatures flying through a mountainous sky. Several humanoid riders sit astride the creatures, with one central rider in focus. -
A man with a beard talks on a red phone in a futuristic phone booth.
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang shake hands at the Defense Ministry’s headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 2. -
Helberg, a blond man, is seen from the shoulders up, facing the camera while wearing a navy blue suit and patterned tie. Behind him is a large sign with the words: "Pax Silica: Securing the Silicon Supply Chain."
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A banner showing an image of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen behind a U.S. flag outside a U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington. -
A close-up of Trump's face. He's staring ahead and wearing a yellow striped tie.
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The End of Development
The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.
Why the World Turned on NGOs
From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.
Subscribers’ Picks
U.S. Strategists Keep Getting France’s Defeat Wrong
Myths about the Maginot Line are strangely persistent.
A War Film to Change All War Films
An Oscar-shortlisted documentary shows actual battle in startling clarity.
What’s It Like to Be a Chinese Soldier?
Behind the parades, recruits face long deployments, strict rules, and limited opportunities.
‘Collective Security’ Is on Life Support
A basic concept of international relations is under unprecedented strain.
COLLECTIONS:
Misreading Iran
Scott Anderson’s “King of Kings” offers a timely picture of U.S. myopia and miscalculation in Tehran.
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The book cover for Autocracy 2.0
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Inside the Situation Room: The Theory and Practice of Crisis Decision-Making, ed. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, Oxford University Press, 512 pp., $29.99, September 2025 -
The book cover for Motherland by Julia Ioffe.
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 illustrations shows the silhouette of Donald Trump with a face filled with pricetags.
Visual Stories
Syria’s Yazidi Community Faces the Future With Concern
Having survived Assad and the Islamic State, Yazidis remain suspicious of Sharaa’s government.
On Syria’s Coast, Alawite Communities Wait for Justice
Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences.
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