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Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. South Korea Has More Leverage Over China Than You Think The middle power has found a way to survive without bending the knee to Beijing. By Ramon Pacheco Pardo, a professor of international relations at King’s College London and the KF-VUB Korea chair at the…
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Analysis Ecuador Holds Election With Security Crisis on the Ballot On Sunday, will the country embrace President Daniel Noboa’s hard-line approach or vote for fresh solutions? By Carolina Loza León A soldier in a green camouflage uniform holds a rifle at his side as he walks alongside a fence surrounding a large concrete building. A…
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Excerpt How Gaza Shattered the West’s Mythology The war has exposed post-World War II illusions of a common humanity. February 7, 2025, 4:28 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Pankaj Mishra, an Indian essayist and novelist. Figures are silhouetted in a smoke-filled scene above a heap of destruction. A bit of fire is seen…
Q&A How Trump’s Tariff Policy Will Shape the World China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond. By Cameron Abadi, a deputy editor at Foreign Policy, and Adam Tooze, a columnist at Foreign Policy and director of the European Institute at Columbia University. Sign up for Adam’s Chartbook newsletter here. Commercial trucks…
Review America’s Economic Warfare Is Sowing Its Own Demise A new book provides insight into the unintended consequences of U.S. sanctions. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. Trump holds up a memorandum. U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a memorandum reinstating sanctions on Iran at the White House in…
Books The Novels We’re Reading in February From a British techno-dystopia to Berlin’s underground. February 7, 2025, 2:40 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Chloe Hadavas, a senior editor at Foreign Policy, and Allison Meakem, an associate editor at Foreign Policy. A grid of 12 fiction book covers out in February 2025. Publisher cover…
A sign with lettering in Hebrew and English stands atop rocky ground. The sign reads “Private Road No Entry.” A truck can be seen on the road in the distance. A sign at the entrance to the Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona, Israel, in an undated photo. David Rubinger/Corbis via Getty Images Analysis How…
Review The Best International Films at the Oscars Find out why the frontrunner is so controversial—and why everything about Latvia’s entry is a miracle. February 7, 2025, 2:00 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Jordan Hoffman, a film critic and entertainment journalist living in Queens, New York. A photo collage illustration shows characters from…
