SHOCKING: 40 - What They Never Told You

It’s Time to Prepare for U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

There are no good choices, but staying on is the worst.

Foreign Policy · Mar 24, 2021

Beijing’s Schadenfreude Over the Capitol Riots Conceals Deep Anxiety

China’s elite are nervous about the coming succession crisis around Xi Jinping.

Foreign Policy · Mar 24, 2021

Erdogan’s Power Plays Turn to Profit Margins

The Turkish president is willing to tank the economy if it means he can quash his ideological opponents.

Foreign Policy · Mar 24, 2021

What Ethiopia Can Learn From Japan

Abiy Ahmed must return to his concept of “medemer” and reject the notion of politics as a zero-sum game.

Foreign Policy · Mar 24, 2021

Exit Polls Put Netanyahu on Track to Win Israeli Election

He appears to have beaten back challengers who include defectors from his own party.

Foreign Policy · Mar 23, 2021

Boko Haram Won’t Stop Targeting Schools in Nigeria

The militant group’s attacks and kidnappings bring it publicity and riches while weakening state security forces.

Foreign Policy · Mar 23, 2021

The U.S. Needs Deradicalization—for Christian Extremists

Programs designed to reform violent jihadis could help tackle the spread of QAnon and other conspiracy theories in evangelical communities.

Foreign Policy · Mar 23, 2021

Why Lebanon Can’t Kick Its Addiction to Indentured Labor

The country is almost bankrupt, but it still forks out on migrant workers under the heavily criticized kafala system.

Foreign Policy · Mar 23, 2021

Japan Mulls Closing Another Door to Refugees

A new amendment would make Japan’s strict immigration policies even stricter.

Foreign Policy · Mar 23, 2021

It’s Time to Fold America’s Nuclear Umbrella

Using Washington’s nuclear arsenal to protect its allies no longer makes any sense.

Foreign Policy · Mar 23, 2021