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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow.

Russia Is the Loser in the Israel-Hamas War

Moscow’s decade as the arbiter of the Middle East is coming to an end.

Analysis
Peter Schroeder
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks across a stage after speaking at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks across a stage after speaking at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.

The World Still Thinks China Is Rising

Polling shows Beijing is seen as powerful—and malign.

Analysis
Garima Mohan, Chris J. Murphy
Demonstrators wave Palestinian and Hezbollah flags during a protest in support of Palestinians on Oct. 20.
Demonstrators wave Palestinian and Hezbollah flags during a protest in support of Palestinians on Oct. 20.

The Future of Hamas Passes Through Tehran

Clarity about Gaza’s postwar rule requires addressing the role of Iran.

Analysis
Lina Khatib
Workers disembark a research vessel docked in San Diego in June 2021.
Workers disembark a research vessel docked in San Diego in June 2021.

China Aims to Corner the Undersea Mineral Market, Too

The race is on to tap the riches of minerals in the high seas.

Report
Christina Lu
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Asia & the Pacific

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) arrives with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting in New Delhi on Jan. 15, 2018.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) arrives with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting in New Delhi on Jan. 15, 2018.

India’s New Middle East Strategy Takes Shape
Analysis
Kabir Taneja

Has India’s Adani Group Prevailed?

Taiwan’s Room to Maneuver Shrinks as Biden and Xi Meet

Why Pakistan Is Pushing Out Refugees

China

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping smile and shake hands near a car
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping smile and shake hands near a car

Biden and Xi Try the Personal Touch
Report
Robbie Gramer

Can Xi and Biden Repair U.S.-China Ties?

Don’t Expect Much From Biden and Xi

What to Expect From the Xi-Biden Meeting

Middle East & Africa

Mohammed al-Halbousi, wearing a suit and tie, stands in front of a dark red wall with large Arabic writing on it in gold at a parliament session in Baghdad.
Mohammed al-Halbousi, wearing a suit and tie, stands in front of a dark red wall with large Arabic writing on it in gold at a parliament session in Baghdad.

The Rise and Fall of an Iraqi Strongman
Profile
Simona Foltyn

Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent

Saudi Arabia Courts African Leaders

The West’s Incoherent Critique of Israel’s Gaza Strategy

Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron answers journalists' questions on the tarmac of Cairo's airport following his crisis diplomacy visits to Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan.
French President Emmanuel Macron answers journalists' questions on the tarmac of Cairo's airport following his crisis diplomacy visits to Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan.

Macron Breaks Ranks With the West on Israel-Hamas War
Dispatch
Michele Barbero

Spain’s Sánchez Makes the Ultimate Gamble

Why Can’t the West Stop Supplying Technology for Russian Weapons?

The Israel-Hamas War Is Dividing Europe’s Left

Americas

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador speaks with other leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ week in San Francisco, California, on Nov. 16.
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador speaks with other leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ week in San Francisco, California, on Nov. 16.

Mexico Could Spoil New U.S.-China Fentanyl Plan
Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn

Why Libertarianism Is Rising in Latin America

America Is a Heartbeat Away From a War It Could Lose

The Case for Supporting Ukraine Is Crystal Clear

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U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' week in Woodside, California.
U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' week in Woodside, California.

The Biden-Xi Meeting: Did the White House Get More Than It Gave?
Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A United Nations volunteer stands in the yard of a U.N.-run school in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
A United Nations volunteer stands in the yard of a U.N.-run school in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Is the United Nations Worth the Price?
Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Supporters of Hezbollah gather at Ashura Square in the southern suburbs of Beirut to listen to the speech of the secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on Nov. 3.
Supporters of Hezbollah gather at Ashura Square in the southern suburbs of Beirut to listen to the speech of the secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on Nov. 3.

Will There Be a Wider War in the Middle East?
Insider
Ravi Agrawal

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The cover of Foreign Policy's fall 2023 print magazine shows a jack made up of joined hands lifting up the world. Cover text reads: The Alliances That Matter Now: Multilateralism is at a dead end, but powerful blocs are getting things done."
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An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.

A New Multilateralism

How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.

Essay
Gordon Brown

NATO’s Remarkable Revival

But the bloc’s future could look very different from its past.

Analysis
Jo Inge Bekkevold

The G-7 Becomes a Power Player
Analysis
G. John Ikenberry

The Nimble New Minilaterals
Analysis
C. Raja Mohan

The China-Russia Axis Takes Shape
Analysis
Bonny Lin

weekend reads

Members of the Kanakanavu tribe perform in traditional costumes during a Siraya harvest festival in Taiwan’s Donghua village.
Members of the Kanakanavu tribe perform in traditional costumes during a Siraya harvest festival in Taiwan’s Donghua village.

The Inconvenient Truth of Taiwan’s First Peoples

Indigenous groups assert their own claims on a contested island.

Feature
Margaret Simons
A view of giant Komatsu trucks arriving with loads at the Chuquicamata copper mine, in the Atacama Desert of Chile.
A view of giant Komatsu trucks arriving with loads at the Chuquicamata copper mine, in the Atacama Desert of Chile.

Living in a Material World
Review
Bronwen Everill
Far-right presidential candidate Javier Milei arrives at his closing rally ahead of the Argentine election runoff in Córdoba, Argentina.
Far-right presidential candidate Javier Milei arrives at his closing rally ahead of the Argentine election runoff in Córdoba, Argentina.

How Javier Milei Upended Argentina’s Politics
Analysis
Lautaro Grinspan
A photo illustration shows the severed head of a Greek statue with cyber tech wires coming out of the opening of its neck for a story about AI tech regulation and the downfall of democracy.
A photo illustration shows the severed head of a Greek statue with cyber tech wires coming out of the opening of its neck for a story about AI tech regulation and the downfall of democracy.

Why It’s So Hard to Regulate AI
Flash Points
Chloe Hadavas

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Media delegates watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, shown on a TV screen, address the Arab League summit in Jeddah.

The World Won’t Be the Same After the Israel-Hamas War

The Middle East’s latest war will have widespread geopolitical effects.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star.
A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star.

The Inevitable Fall of Putin’s New Russian Empire

What history tells us about collapsed empires trying to restore their former possessions.

Analysis
Alexander J. Motyl
A protester holds a placard reading "China Out" outside the Chinese Embassy in Manila.
A protester holds a placard reading "China Out" outside the Chinese Embassy in Manila.

With Two Wars Raging, China Tests America in Asia

Beijing knows that Washington can ill afford a third geopolitical crisis.

Analysis
James Crabtree
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A barricaded street at night with a fire in the background an silhouettes of four people in front of it.

The U.S. Is Preparing an Outsourced Invasion of Haiti

Repeated interventions have done nothing to aid Haitians.

Argument
Jonathan M. Katz

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books

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wearing a suit and tie, is seen in profile against a black and white striped background.

Elon Musk Is the Messy Hero of Our Messy Age

For better and worse, he represents how change happens in our current society.

Review
Zachary Karabell
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The cover of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe by Timothy Garton Ash.

How the European Project Fell Apart
Review
Jan-Werner Müller
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The book cover for Mathias Doepfner's The Trade Trap: How to Stop Doing Business With Dictators

A Grand Plan for a Much Poorer World
Review
Bob Davis
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The Best Books for Understanding the Israel-Hamas War
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The Sister: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World, Sung-Yoon Lee, PublicAffairs, 304 pp., $30, September 2023
The Sister: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World, Sung-Yoon Lee, PublicAffairs, 304 pp., $30, September 2023

Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman
Review
Anthony Ruggiero
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The cover of Forgiving Imelda Marcos by Nathan Go.

The Fabulous Mythmaking of Imelda Marcos
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Sheila S. Coronel
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Book covers of Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany by Katja Hoyer and After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany by Michael H. Kater

A Tale of Two Germanies
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Allison Meakem

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