2022: The Year the Good Guys Struck Back After years of rising authoritarianism and xenophobic populism, democracy is strengthening. But a long struggle lies ahead. Foreign Policy · Dec 19, 2022
Castillo’s Ouster Is Not the End of Peru’s Political Crisis The unfortunate truth is that Peru’s political crisis will likely get worse before it gets better. Foreign Policy · Dec 16, 2022
A Narrow Escape, a Massacre, an Invite to Washington U.S. officials hatched a plan to smuggle Chad’s pro-democracy leader to safety—while Washington planned to fete his tormentor. Foreign Policy · Dec 16, 2022
Why the Oil Price Cap Won’t Hurt Putin The West wants to have its Russian oil price cake and eat it too. Foreign Policy · Dec 15, 2022
U.S. Intel Community Dropped the Ball on COVID-19, Congress Finds But early missteps were made worse by White House inaction. Foreign Policy · Dec 15, 2022
Idealism Rules in Patricio Guzmán’s Chile The exiled filmmaker’s latest work is a passionate—if incomplete—account of the 2019 estallido and its aftermath. Foreign Policy · Dec 15, 2022
The Russian Army Is Preparing for a Fresh Attack Many of the problems from the initial draft have been solved. Foreign Policy · Dec 15, 2022
Bangladeshis Have Had Enough The country is meant to go to the polls next year. It might erupt first. Foreign Policy · Dec 14, 2022
Sanction-Busting Russian Ships Are Going Under the Radar Russia is messing with the location system that tracks global shipping. Foreign Policy · Dec 14, 2022
Anwar Ibrahim Finally Won Malaysia’s Worst Job The new prime minister has a grueling task ahead of him. Foreign Policy · Dec 7, 2022
Ukraine Braces for a Brutal Winter Under Russian Bombs Those who return home find shattered houses, no heat, and the worst yet to come. Foreign Policy · Dec 6, 2022
China’s Massive Protests Are the End of a Once-Trusted Governance Model Local tools of party power have been overwhelmed by zero-COVID. Foreign Policy · Nov 28, 2022
The World’s Most Remote Film Festival Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen. Foreign Policy · Nov 25, 2022
Billionaires Won’t Save Ukraine’s Internet Turns out Elon Musk isn’t a dependable ally. Foreign Policy · Nov 20, 2022
Foreign Policy · Nov 16, 2022 There Are No Easy Choices for Malaysians at the Ballot Box A messy array of politicians and parties are competing to win the election—and avoid jail.
Foreign Policy · Nov 11, 2022 Livestock Are More Than Just Emissions Africa needs to reduce emissions and protect food security. Villainizing livestock will lead to neither.
Foreign Policy · Nov 7, 2022 It’s Woman vs. Woman in Iran’s Protests The Islamic Republic has always cultivated a reservoir of devoted female support.
Foreign Policy · Nov 4, 2022 Pakistan’s Military Is Afraid of Imran Khan The former prime minister has turned against the force that once supported him.
Foreign Policy · Oct 28, 2022 How Team Biden Tried to Coup-Proof Brazil’s Elections Sunday’s election in Brazil will be a test for more than Jair Bolsonaro’s integrity.
Foreign Policy · Oct 27, 2022 How Putin and Xi Are Trying to Break Global Human Rights In their own way, Russia and China are threatening the world’s system for defending human rights.
Foreign Policy · Oct 22, 2022 What the Hell Just Happened to Xi Jinping’s predecessor? Xi Jinping’s predecessor was forcibly led away from the Party Congress.
Foreign Policy · Oct 18, 2022 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Will Never Stand Down The biggest obstacle to regime change is a security force designed to protect the regime to the point of civil war.
Foreign Policy · Oct 14, 2022 Xi’s Grand Industrial Ambitions Are Likely to Flop A legacy of mistrust hampers the Chinese leader’s decision-making.
Foreign Policy · Oct 13, 2022 Will Xi’s Paranoia Defeat Him? The Chinese leader has taken security worries to a new level.
Foreign Policy · Oct 8, 2022 Plant-Based Proteins Are Too Expensive Here’s how to level the playing field with meat.