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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.

5 Things in the World to Be Thankful for in 2023

It may seem harder to give thanks this year, but it’s not impossible.

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Stephen M. Walt
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About 20 wind turbines stand on a ridge, silhouetted against a purple and pink dusk sky.

What an Emerging Narrative About Renewables Gets Wrong

The green transition will mean less mining, not more.

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Jeff Opperman
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Foreign Policy’s Holiday Book List

Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.

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Mikhail Gorbachev’s Pizza Hut Thanksgiving Miracle

In 1997, the former Soviet leader needed money, and Pizza Hut needed a spokesman. Greatness ensued.

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Paul Musgrave
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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?

Why Pakistan Is Pushing Out Refugees

Nepal’s Stolen Gods Seek New Homes

China

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Biden and Xi shake hands while standing on a red carpet next to a white marble column.

Why Xi Was All Smiles With Biden
Analysis
Howard W. French

The World Still Thinks China Is Rising

China Aims to Corner the Undersea Mineral Market, Too

How China and the U.S. Are Competing on Trade

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

The Future of Hamas Passes Through Tehran

Russia Is the Loser in the Israel-Hamas War

Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent

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

After winning the runoff election, Argentine president-elect Javier Milei speaks to supporters at his party headquarters in Buenos Aires on Nov. 19.
After winning the runoff election, Argentine president-elect Javier Milei speaks to supporters at his party headquarters in Buenos Aires on Nov. 19.

Javier Milei’s Next Challenge: Governing Argentina
Analysis
Oliver Stuenkel

Milei Inherits an Economically Devastated Argentina

Mexico Could Spoil New U.S.-China Fentanyl Plan

Why Libertarianism Is Rising in Latin America

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Entrepreneur Marc Andreessen speaks onstage during TechCrunch's Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 in San Francisco, California.

Why Silicon Valley Loves the Techno-Optimist Manifesto
Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
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
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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?
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Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze

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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

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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 Indigenous Peoples

Tribal 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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The USS Nimitz and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and South Korean Navy warships sail in formation during a joint naval exercise off the South Korean coast.

America Is a Heartbeat Away From a War It Could Lose

Global war is neither a theoretical contingency nor the fever dream of hawks and militarists.

Shadow Government
A. Wess Mitchell
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A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. People sit and walk on the grass lawn in front of the protester and barricades.

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

The reality of fighting Hamas in Gaza makes this war terrible one way or another.

Argument
Raphael S. Cohen
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Biden dressed in a dark blue suit walks with his head down past a row of alternating U.S. and Israeli flags.

Biden Owns the Israel-Palestine Conflict Now

In tying Washington to Israel’s war in Gaza, the U.S. president now shares responsibility for the broader conflict’s fate.

Argument
Aaron David Miller
U.S. President Joe Biden is seen in profile as he greets Chinese President Xi Jinping with a handshake. Xi, a 70-year-old man in a dark blue suit, smiles as he takes the hand of Biden, an 80-year-old man who also wears a dark blue suit.
U.S. President Joe Biden is seen in profile as he greets Chinese President Xi Jinping with a handshake. Xi, a 70-year-old man in a dark blue suit, smiles as he takes the hand of Biden, an 80-year-old man who also wears a dark blue suit.

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

As the latest crisis in the straits wraps up, Taipei is on the back foot.

Analysis
Lucy Hornby

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Books

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seen through glass as he walks through a revolving door on his way to a court appearance.

Why Did America’s Elite Keep Falling for Crypto Frauds?

Even experienced journalists got suckered by Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Stan Veuger
Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, 688 pp., $35, September 2023
Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, 688 pp., $35, September 2023

Elon Musk Is the Messy Hero of Our Messy Age
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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
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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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