YOU WONT BELIEVE: 52 | Mind Blowing Facts

Stethoscope Diplomacy in the Middle East

Health care initiatives could be the key to rebuilding U.S. influence in the region—and healthier economies and societies for the region’s citizens.

Foreign Policy · Feb 9, 2021

America’s Currency Is as Weirdly Outdated as Its Political Structure

The dollar’s aesthetic conservatism is a sign of how hard reform is in the United States.

Foreign Policy · Feb 9, 2021

Australia Is Ground Zero in the Global Battle Against Google

A proposed law would shake the global internet—and put the Biden team’s Silicon Valley friendships to the test.

Foreign Policy · Feb 9, 2021

The Pandemic May Change Remittances—for the Better

Long denominated in cash, payments back to home countries are finally going digital.

Foreign Policy · Feb 8, 2021

Welcome to the Era of Competitive Climate Statecraft

In trade, finance, development, and security, governments are racing to get closer to net-zero.

Foreign Policy · Feb 8, 2021

Will Brazilians Ever Dump Bolsonaro?

Brazil’s president downplayed the risk of COVID-19, delayed the purchase of lifesaving vaccines, and dithered as citizens died in Manaus—but his hold on power remains…

Foreign Policy · Feb 8, 2021

End the Pandemic Faster by Listening to Developing Countries

Biden has a golden opportunity to help with global vaccines.

Foreign Policy · Feb 8, 2021

China Ends the Clubhouse Spring

Beijing has blocked the social app after a brief flowering of open discussion.

Foreign Policy · Feb 8, 2021

Why Europe Is Falling Behind on Vaccines

It’s a perfect storm of under procurement, overzealous regulators, and anti-vaccine populations.

Foreign Policy · Feb 8, 2021

Dead Men Don’t Testify

Even in death, billionaire Sheldon Adelson remains good for Israel's Netanyahu.

Foreign Policy · Feb 8, 2021