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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…

Quiz What in the World? Test yourself on the week of Feb. 1: China’s BRI loses a customer, the Trump White House hosts its first foreign leader, and Greece declares a state of emergency. By Syd Kuntz, a deputy copy editor at Foreign Policy. A bearded man in a black coat and old-fashioned top hat…

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Elon Musk Is America’s Cecil Rhodes It’s not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void. de-Gruyter-Caroline-foreign-policy-columnist6Caroline de Gruyter By Caroline de Gruyter, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a Europe correspondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. A…

Analysis In Washington, Trump and Modi Could Build on Rapport The two leaders’ bonhomie will continue if the Indian prime minister makes accommodations on trade and illegal immigration. Ganguly-Sumit-foreign-policy-columnist8Sumit Ganguly By Sumit Ganguly, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Trump and Modi are seen from behind as…

It’s Debatable Intervention or Restraint? A Washington debate on pressing issues for policymakers. Will Trump Make Gaza or Greenland the 51st State? Another wild week in Washington calls into question long-standing U.S. alliances and policies. By Emma Ashford, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a senior fellow with the Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy program at…

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Analysis Trump’s Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority. By Inu Manak, a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Trucks approach the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing to the United States in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Feb. 4. Trucks approach…

Analysis Why Trump’s Return Spells Trouble for Sisi Egypt’s leader may have once been Trump’s “favorite dictator,” but Washington’s latest demands threaten Cairo’s interests. By Mahmoud Salem, a Berlin-based writer and analyst. U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly…

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,…