The Fall of Assad Created New Challenges for Turkey in Syria
When Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled late last year, it looked like a golden opportunity for Turkish…
Bangladesh-Pakistan Ties Get Dramatic Reset – Foreign Policy
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Pakistan’s foreign minister visits Bangladesh as the two…
How Europe Can Pressure Russia on Ukraine Without Trump, From Economic Sanctions to More Defense Spending
U.S. President Donald Trump, fresh off his Alaska meeting last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, seems to…
The Time for a Paradigm Shift Is Now
West Asia stands at a perilous inflection point. The horrors unfolding in Gaza, the recent aggression directed at…
Why India Is Pivoting Toward China Amid Trump’s Political and Economic Volatility
On July 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he was imposing 25 percent tariffs on goods from…
Why Gulf Leaders Prioritized Peace After Iran’s Missile Attack
For years, politicians, diplomats, analysts, and journalists working on the Middle East worried that a war between Iran…
Trump’s Claims Misunderstand Iran’s Potential Pathways to a Nuclear Bomb
Immediately after the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21, President Donald Trump declared the operation…
Kyiv Faces Record Drone, Missile Attack
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, a police raid in…
Marco Rubio’s State Department Overhaul Is Long Overdue
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan for overhauling the State Department’s 300-plus bureaus and offices has drawn…
Quad Meeting in Washington Puts China’s Critical Minerals Front and Center
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where at least one of your co-authors is spending the long…
Prioritizing Ukraine, Putin Seeks to Stay Out of Israel-Iran Conflict
A decade ago, Russia seemed to be having its moment in the Middle East. But from today’s perspective,…
South Africa Faces a Diplomatic Tightrope
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Africa treads a fine diplomatic line after…