A Face Lift Can't Fix the State Department The Biden administration plans a quick reform of American diplomacy—but fixing the rot requires going much bigger. Foreign Policy · Jan 21, 2021
Trump’s Legacy Is a Global Alliance Against Women’s Rights U.S. conservatives have forged dangerous ties on abortion with reactionaries abroad. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
It Takes More Than a Diverse Cabinet to Advance a Feminist Foreign Policy The Biden administration must move beyond superficial inclusion and actively promote gender equality globally while seeking to reverse the harm done in the name of… Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
Syria’s Hidden Hand in Lebanon’s Port Explosion Signs are adding up that the explosives in Beirut may have been intended for Damascus—but Lebanese elites are trying to slow the investigation. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
The Internet Is a Crime Scene How we conceptualize the role social media played in the Capitol siege will set the stage for information governance across the globe. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
President Biden Pledges a Fresh Start for America With Trump gone, Biden talks up the need for unity and renewal after four years of bitter division. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
It’s Time for Justice, Not Healing The United States needs to follow South Korea’s post-impeachment example. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
Advice to National-Security Republicans as Biden Takes Office Republicans should start off on the right foot as we transition into the opposition. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
Trade Can Drive a Revived U.S. Strategy in Asia After years of neglect under Trump, the region needs fresh attention from Biden. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
After a Century of Lobbying, Women Are Finally Getting Top Jobs in Washington Instead of talking about “binders full of women,” the new president has appointed several key female leaders in the national security agencies—but the U.S. government… Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
Why Boris Johnson Won’t Clash With Joe Biden Britain’s prime minister has always been a political weathervane, and he knows the wind from across the Atlantic is now blowing in a different direction. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
Trump Taps Loyalists to Defense Policy Board in Last-Minute Move The appointments come as part of a broader sweep to reward the president’s supporters with late-game promotions at the Defense Department. Foreign Policy · Jan 20, 2021
Pompeo’s Mistimed Uighur Genocide Declaration Hands China Ammo A botched process will end up helping Beijing’s propaganda. Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021
More Black Ambassadors Would Highlight America’s Greatest Strengths An open position in China is an opportunity to show U.S. diversity. Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 Capitol Assault Dominates Hearing for Biden’s Spy Chief Avril Haines vowed to keep politics out of intelligence.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 Biden Can Reinvent American Power for a Post-Trump World The U.S. president-elect promises a humble foreign policy. That can start by coming to terms with America’s diminished capacity to lead the world after Trump.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 The U.S. Coronavirus Response Might Be a Crime Against Humanity The Trump administration callously dismissed the deaths of the most vulnerable, including minorities.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 What to Expect in Biden’s First 100 Days in Foreign Policy From climate change to China to ending the forever wars, here are 10 of the biggest challenges facing the Biden foreign-policy team as it takes…
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 Pompeo Declares China’s Crackdown on Uighurs ‘Genocide’ The Trump administration’s final parting shot at Beijing poses a diplomatic challenge for Biden on his first day in office.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 A Democracy Summit Is More Urgent Than Ever Jan. 6 gave the world’s democracies a glimpse of their own mortality, but it can also be a catalyst for revival.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 What Erdogan Really Wants in the Eastern Mediterranean Turkey’s adventures abroad are about more than hydrocarbons. They’re a bold and expensive attempt at geopolitical revisionism.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 Congress Will Continue Probing Pompeo’s Military Housing Long After He Departs State Internal emails reveal Pompeo may have benefited from tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for upkeep at his residence.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 Ahead of Biden’s Inauguration, a Solemn Eeriness Descends on the Capital A maze of checkpoints stretches across Washington’s commercial and residential districts, webbed in caution tape and patrolled by thousands of troops.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 The United States Doesn’t Need Another Rushed Patriot Act The tools are already in place to arrest the Jan. 6 attackers.
Foreign Policy · Jan 19, 2021 How China Took Western Tech Firms Hostage And what the United States and Europe can do about it.