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Excerpt The Forgotten Bombing Eighty years on, the focus on the atomic bombs overlooks the impact of the Tokyo air raid. By Richard Overy, a historian of World War II and honorary professor at the University of Exeter. An aerial view shows the leveling of whole city blocks in Tokyo after U.S. incendiary bombing raids…

Argument The Cartography of Grievance Picking fights about maps is for geopolitical losers. February 28, 2025, 2:20 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Nick Danforth A photo illustration of a historic map of the Gulf of Mexico with “Mexico” crossed out and “America” scrawled across it in handwriting. Foreign Policy Illustration Geopolitics United States…

Analysis Trump and Zelensky Have an Oval Office Smackdown Trump has been trying to strong-arm Ukraine for years, but it’s not getting any prettier. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House in…

Insider Your all-access pass to FP A Short History of Brutalist Architecture The movement was an aesthetic response to the horrors of World War II. February 28, 2025, 2:00 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Cameron Abadi, a deputy editor at Foreign Policy, and Adam Tooze, a columnist at Foreign Policy and director of…

Insider Your all-access pass to FP The Rise and Fall of Human Rights Kenneth Roth on why there’s a backlash against progressivism—and how to defend civil liberties. By Ravi Agrawal, the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. No audio? Hover over the video player, and tap the Click to Unmute button. Already an FP Subscriber?…

The Full Story A monthly column published by Foreign Policy and reported by journalists at The Fuller Project, a global newsroom that catalyzes positive change for women. Sign up for The Fuller Project’s newsletter. AI Is Fighting Modern Slavery, for Better or Worse New technology is transforming the fight against trafficking. By Louise Donovan, a…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. How Democrats Can Win Arab American Voters Back In times of Middle Eastern turmoil, policy commitments matter more than messaging. By Alia Awadallah Abbas Alawieh, spokesperson for Listen to Michigan, a group that asked voters to vote uncommitted instead of backing Joe Biden in Michigan’s…

Latin America Brief A one-stop weekly digest of politics, economics, technology, and culture in Latin America. Delivered Friday. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time. Enter your email Sign Up ✓ Signed…

Analysis Will Trump Try to Tip the Scales in Latin America? Partisan intervention in any of the region’s many elections this year could threaten decades of democratic gains. By Christopher Sabatini, the senior research fellow for Latin America at Chatham House. A scale weighs cucumbers for sale at a street market in Mexico City, Mexico,…

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