Politics

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Sudan’s New Model for Aid Distribution Rather than rely on other countries or international organizations, local communities have banded together. By Kelsey Norman, a fellow for the Middle East and director of the women’s rights, human rights, and refugees program at Rice University’s Baker Institute,…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Deference to Passports Puts Dissidents at Risk Biometrics, already used in some border crossings, could help protect activists. By Alena Popova, a Russian oppositionist and founder of Cyber Guardians for Democracy, and Evan A. Feigenbaum, a vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Britain’s Machiavellian Answer for Trump Why the British government tapped its “prince of darkness” as its new U.S. ambassador. By John Kampfner, the author of Why the Germans Do It Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country. Peter Mandelson is seen ahead of an opening speech…

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Analysis Can India and China Turn the Corner? Despite the recent thaw in tensions, the bilateral relationship is poised to remain tumultuous in 2025. By Fahad Shah, a Kashmiri journalist and writer. He is the founder and editor of The Kashmir Walla and anthology editor of Of Occupation and Resistance: Writings from Kashmir. A trio…

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Analysis Netanyahu Remains Unpopular at Home—This Is How He Could Win a Coming Election His party is pushing a bill that would suppress turnout among Arab-Israeli voters. By Noam Sheizaf, a Tel-Aviv based journalist and researcher. His latest documentary, H2: The Occupation Lab, chronicles the history of Hebron as a microcosms of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict….

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump’s Real Estate Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff’s lack of diplomatic experience is his greatest strength—and potentially his fatal weakness. Cook-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist4Steven A. Cook By Steven A. Cook, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and…

Analysis Trump Has the Whole Global Trade System in His Sights The U.S. president’s ambitions for “reciprocity” aren’t limited to China. February 6, 2025, 2:15 PM Comment icon View Comments () By Bob Davis, a reporter who covered U.S.-China economic relations for decades for the Wall Street Journal. An illustration shows Donald Trump waving with…

Analysis The Big Questions Facing Trump’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund He isn’t the first U.S. president to try to establish one, but the initiative faces several obstacles. By Rishi Iyengar, a reporter at Foreign Policy. U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick (R), speaks to the…