Forget Trump. Facebook Should Go After Modi. Around the world, super influencers have used social media to sow chaos. Facebook’s “Supreme Court” should consider them too. Foreign Policy · May 10, 2021
Biden Looks for Defense Hotline With China The United States says it’s ready to call China in a crisis. Will Beijing pick up? Foreign Policy · May 10, 2021
Claims of Microwave Attacks Are Scientifically Implausible There’s little evidence for an unknown weapon being behind “Havana syndrome.” Foreign Policy · May 10, 2021
What the United States Wants From Japan in Taiwan Biden should be clear about potential wartime plans now or else risk being disappointed by delays in Tokyo. Foreign Policy · May 10, 2021
Is Facebook a Failed State? In deciding what to do about Donald Trump, the platform’s own “Supreme Court” punted. Foreign Policy · May 10, 2021
COVID-19 Is India’s Great Leveler The coronavirus pandemic has flattened the country’s social order and turned its political divisions upside down. Foreign Policy · May 10, 2021
‘Minari’ Is About Korean American Faith as Well as Family The U.S.-Korea relationship has always been shaped by Korean Christianity. Foreign Policy · May 9, 2021
How Wars End The shifting nature of war has made peacemaking more difficult. A new kind of back-channel diplomacy can help. Foreign Policy · May 8, 2021
Extending the Trump Ban Won’t Heal Facebook’s Deeper Sickness Apple cutting the social media giant off from iPhone user data could force a healthy change. Foreign Policy · May 8, 2021
Report Back Better The State Department’s yearly human rights report may be the United States’ best tool for fighting sexual violence. Biden needs to get it right. Foreign Policy · May 7, 2021
China Is Building Entire Villages in Another Country’s Territory Since 2015, a previously unnoticed network of roads, buildings, and military outposts has been constructed deep in a sacred valley in Bhutan. Foreign Policy · May 7, 2021
Can Imran Khan Change the Course of Saudi-Pakistani Relations? Pakistan and Saudi Arabia’s relationship is walking a fine line. Foreign Policy · May 7, 2021
Can Kamala Harris Resurrect the Alliance for Prosperity? The vice president’s plan for Central America depends on tackling rising corruption. Foreign Policy · May 7, 2021
Stopping Drug Patents Has Stopped Pandemics Before Loosening property rules over coronavirus vaccines is likely to accelerate—not stifle—the pharmaceutical industry’s creativity. Foreign Policy · May 7, 2021
Foreign Policy · May 7, 2021 How Netanyahu Learned to Love Israeli Arab Parties The prime minister who once presented Arab citizens and political leaders as a threat has legitimized them as potential coalition partners.
Foreign Policy · May 7, 2021 America Is Becoming a Social Democracy The Biden administration is accomplishing what was once thought historically impossible.
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 In Kyiv, Blinken Shows a New Face for the U.S. After Trump, Biden’s top diplomat works to patch up relations with Ukraine—and with beleaguered U.S. diplomats
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 Washington Has Enabled Israeli Extremism Failure to condemn anti-Palestinian violence will only further it.
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 Israel’s Apartheid Doesn’t Make a Difference A new report about the Israel-Palestine conflict is morally damning—and politically irrelevant.
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 As U.S. Hardens Line on Beijing, Taiwan’s Stock Rises in Washington Taiwan doesn’t have a U.S. embassy. But it’s got plenty of influence—and more to come.
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 As Modi’s BJP Stalls, Can the Congress Party Rev Up? Last week’s elections showed the Hindu nationalist party isn’t invincible, but the opposition will need to change tactics if it wants to stage a comeback.
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 Outdated U.S. Policies Are Helping Iran Censor Its Citizens Unclear guidelines and fear of sanctions are stopping tech companies from selling products that would help Iranians access the internet freely and evade government surveillance.
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 Biden’s Blind Spots on Foreign-Policy Crises Everyone in Washington seems to be focused on China. But here are some brewing crises that could flare up when they’re not looking.
Foreign Policy · May 6, 2021 The Countdown to an Israeli War With Iran Has Begun If Biden returns to the Iran nuclear deal, don't be surprised if Israel takes matters into its own hands.