INSANE: 51 | Vintage Vibes

Biden’s Pick for U.N. Ambassador Will Have to Juggle Containment and Collaboration With China

The administration is moving quickly to reassert U.S. leadership but needs Beijing’s support for major initiatives.

Foreign Policy · Feb 11, 2021

Biden’s Foreign-Policy Values Aren’t ‘Normal’

The new president wants his strategy to seem reassuring. It’s anything but.

Foreign Policy · Feb 11, 2021

How to Stop Ethnic Nationalism From Tearing Ethiopia Apart

The 1994 Ethiopian Constitution celebrated self-determination, but it laid the groundwork for today’s violence. Devolution could offer a way out.

Foreign Policy · Feb 11, 2021

An Outbreak of Unapproved Fun Trashes Chinese Propagandist Hu Xijin

Just-banned app Clubhouse offered a rare chance to mess around freely online.

Foreign Policy · Feb 10, 2021

Vietnam Picks Control Over Reform at 13th National Party Congress

Conservative decisions and an aging leadership don’t bode well.

Foreign Policy · Feb 10, 2021

In Brazil, QAnon Has a Distinctly Bolsonaro Flavor

A deluge of online conspiracy theories is dividing an already polarized country.

Foreign Policy · Feb 10, 2021

Trump’s Worst 2 Military Mistakes for Biden to Fix

Some policies may be worth keeping, but Trump’s handling of allies and withdrawals from conflict zones are not among them.

Foreign Policy · Feb 10, 2021

The Biden Administration Should Prevent an ‘Atrocity Famine’ in Yemen

After declaring an end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led offensive, there is more the president can do.

Foreign Policy · Feb 10, 2021

The World According to ‘God’s Harvard’

Patrick Henry College’s focus on governance gives it a unique place among right-wing Christian schools.

Foreign Policy · Feb 10, 2021

Time to Think About a World Without Putin

The Russian leader is contemplating his mortality—as are his backers.

Foreign Policy · Feb 10, 2021