HISTORICAL FACTS: 17 - The Untold Story

Moscow Is Using Memory Diplomacy to Export Its Narrative to the World

Putin is pushing Russian revisionist history to bolster the Kremlin’s influence abroad and its legitimacy at home.

Foreign Policy · Jun 25, 2021

The Pandemic Proves Only Technocrats Can Save Us

Populist politicians love to belittle experts, but when it’s a matter of life and death, the precautionary principle and expertise are what counts.

Foreign Policy · Jun 24, 2021

India Drops a Bombshell

The country is abolishing its centuries-old Ordnance Factory Board. That won’t fix the problems that plague its military equipment.

Foreign Policy · Jun 24, 2021

Biden Could Midwife a New Iraq

America’s Iraq War era is over and a new era may dawn—if the United States doesn’t turn its back again.

Foreign Policy · Jun 24, 2021

Why So Many Young Men in South Korea Hate Feminism

Loss of privilege has driven an ugly turn to the hard right.

Foreign Policy · Jun 23, 2021

Boris Johnson’s ‘Sausage War’ Was Deadly Serious

The European Union and Britain are confronting whether international politics is a matter of law or chaos.

Foreign Policy · Jun 23, 2021

Could a Monarch Heal Libya?

The country needs a unifying figure. Ahead of elections this year, it’s worth considering a constitutional monarchy.

Foreign Policy · Jun 23, 2021

Why Raisi Is the West’s Best Hope for a Deal With Iran

Hard-liners would never accept an agreement signed by a moderate—but they’ll fall into line if it comes from one of their own.

Foreign Policy · Jun 23, 2021

Lebanon’s Failure Is Partly Macron’s Fault

France developed a plan to save its former colony. It went wrong from the start.

Foreign Policy · Jun 23, 2021

Iran and Raisi Have a Legitimacy Crisis

After an engineered election, Iran’s new president may have little choice but to govern cooperatively.

Foreign Policy · Jun 23, 2021