Politics

Analysis Europe Gets Serious About Defense Thanks to Trump’s Retreat The U.S. president has unified Europe like few since Charlemagne. Now comes the hard part. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of…

Analysis Europe’s Looming Guns vs. Butter Decision The continent needs to spend much more money on its militaries—at the expense of its welfare states. Vohra-Anchal-foreign-policy-columnist18Anchal Vohra By Anchal Vohra, a columnist at Foreign Policy. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts during lunch with mountain soldiers during a visit of the German Federal Armed Forces Bundeswehr mountain…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Nuclear Power Is the Cuckoo in the Climate Policy Nest Politicians in Australia, the U.K., and elsewhere are obfuscating the true cost of next-generation technologies. By Patrick Schröder, a senior research fellow at the Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House. Aerial view of the core…

Analysis What Europe Can Do If Trump Drops Russia Sanctions Europe has much more economic leverage on the Kremlin than Washington. An illustrated portrait of Agathe DemaraisAgathe Demarais By Agathe Demarais, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a senior policy fellow on geoeconomics at the European Council on Foreign Relations. A large ship in the…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. What’s Wrong With Strategic Peacemaking Resolving conflicts has become less important than managing optics. By Ben Acheson, a former NATO official and author of The Pashtun Tribes in Afghanistan, and Marika Theros, a policy fellow in the Conflict and Civicness Research Group at the London…

Analysis The Troubling Truth About How AI Agents Act in a Crisis A new study finds that foundation models are predisposed toward escalation. By Benjamin Jensen, a senior fellow in the Defense and Security Department, Futures Lab at the Center for Strategy and International Studies and the Frank E. Petersen Chair of Emerging Technology at…

Report Documentary on West Bank Evictions Wins Big at Oscars An Israeli co-director of the documentary said U.S. foreign policy was blocking peace. By John Haltiwanger, a reporter at Foreign Policy. Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, winners of the Best Documentary Feature award for “No Other Land,” in Hollywood, California, on March 2. Basel Adra…

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Analysis Trump Is Trying to Remake the United Nations Washington has signaled that it wants the international body to focus on preserving peace, but it could be looking to rubber-stamp its bilateral priorities. By Richard Gowan, the U.N. director at the International Crisis Group. Trump stands at a podium with both arms outstretched and his…

Report Could Trump’s Favorite Word Double as Climate Policy? A Republican carbon tariff proposal aims to boost U.S. competitiveness vis-à-vis China—and cut emissions. By Lili Pike, a reporter at Foreign Policy. Smoke rises from a factory of China Baowu Steel Group in Taiyuan, China. Smoke rises from a factory of China Baowu Steel Group in…