Why Was Roman Politics So Stabby? Emma Southon’s book on murder in Rome depicts a state built on death. Foreign Policy · Mar 21, 2021
Small Stories in an Age of Giant Monsters The new Netflix show “Pacific Rim: The Black” finally lives up to the franchise’s internationalist potential. Foreign Policy · Mar 21, 2021
Italy’s Dr. Fauci Talks Like Trump—but Is It Working? Roberto Burioni fuses science with vulgar rhetoric to combat anti-vaxxers. Foreign Policy · Mar 21, 2021
Ending Wars Was Never Easy A new book about a forgotten attempt to resolve World War I sheds light on the struggles facing the West’s diplomats today. Foreign Policy · Mar 20, 2021
The Art of the Jumla Why India’s Narendra Modi keeps getting away with failure. Foreign Policy · Mar 20, 2021
NATO Killed Civilians in Libya. It’s Time to Admit It. The alliance bombing campaign had a devastating toll—but, a decade after the war, leaders have still not taken responsibility. Foreign Policy · Mar 20, 2021
Alberta’s Petrostate Propaganda Has Turned Conspiratorial The pro-oil movement is increasingly straying into conspiracy theory. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
India Romances the West In a deepening geopolitical shift, New Delhi is inching closer on many fronts. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
It’s a $69 Million JPEG, but Is It Art? Cryptocurrency and high art are cooking up magic beans together with non-fungible tokens. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
Assad’s Violence Started a Conflict That Will Burn for Decades There’s no peace in Syria, only suffering. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
The Quad Can End the Crisis in Myanmar Experts are overlooking the powerful influence of New Delhi and Tokyo. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
India’s “Electoral Autocracy” Hits Back Angry about India’s Freedom House and V-Dem ratings, Modi is creating his own democracy rankings. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
Repeal the President’s Iraq War Powers It’s been 18 years since the invasion, after all. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
Russian Arms Sale Clouds U.S.-India Ties New Delhi’s deal for the Russian S-400 system could limit burgeoning military ties with Washington. Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021
Foreign Policy · Mar 19, 2021 Israel’s Likud Isn’t the Party of Law and Order Anymore In his constant quest for power, Benjamin Netanyahu is abandoning the Israeli right’s legalist traditions.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 Tanzanian Leader Who Downplayed Pandemic Dies President John Magufuli’s complex legacy is overshadowed by his repeated dismissals of the coronavirus.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 Biden’s Border Strategies Won’t Work The president’s approach to the migrant crisis increasingly looks like the EU’s failed policies.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 Everyone Was Wrong on the Pandemic’s Societal Impact In March 2020, a study asked experts and laypeople for their predictions. Neither group came close to being right.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 The Chinese Government’s Cover-Up Killed Health Care Workers Worldwide Bad advice based on false information led to fatal mistakes.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 U.S. Exceptionalism Created Deadly COVID-19 Failures The U.S. calamity wasn’t Trump’s fault alone—but it doesn’t have to happen again.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 Why China Is America’s Hardest Foreign-Policy Problem A new book on Trump’s failures underscores just how tough it is to get Beijing right.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 Biden Dispatches Senate Ally to Ethiopia to Address Crisis Chris Coons to deliver a tough message to Abiy Ahmed.
Foreign Policy · Mar 18, 2021 China’s Neighbors Are Stronger Than We Think All across the Indo-Pacific arc, countries are beefing up their defenses.
Foreign Policy · Mar 17, 2021 China Finds Itself Under Fire in Myanmar Attacks on Chinese factories could force Beijing to take a stand on the military coup.
Foreign Policy · Mar 17, 2021 Once Again, Europe Is Sabotaging Its Own Vaccine Rollout The decision to halt administration of AstraZeneca vaccines is unscientific, will derail the reopening, and could result in thousands of unnecessary deaths.