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The Age of Defensive Democracy
What is at stake today is not whether democracy can spread but whether it can survive at all. 
The Problem With Representative Democracy
What if elections aren’t the be-all and end-all?
What Takaichi’s Triumph and Starmer’s Slump Say About Global Democracy
From Britain to Japan, “keep calm and carry on” is getting buried.
Trump Is Playing Good Cop/Bad Cop With Europe
The United States is conducting diplomacy by way of the "Law and Order" television show.
Trump’s New Arms Rules Will Hit Southeast Asia
An “America First” export strategy complicates efforts to obtain U.S.-made weapons.
Takeaways from the Munich Security Conference
‘An Existential Question for Europe’
The Munich Security Conference ends with no new answers on how to end the war in Ukraine.
A Transcript of Rubio's Munich Speech
In a widely anticipated speech, the U.S. Secretary of State described concerns about a shared Western civilization.
Europe to America: ‘We Are Looking for New Partners’
FP’s all-star panel at the Munich Security Conference.
Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever.’
The Pentagon’s top policymaker answers questions about the White House’s commitment to Europe’s security.
Asia-Pacific
A U.S.-India Trade Deal Can’t Restore Lost Trust
China
The Myth of ‘996’ Work Culture
Europe
Russia ‘Not Serious’ About Peace Deal, Lindsey Graham Says
Middle East & Africa
Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
Americas
The Demise of the Washington Post Is a Global Problem
The World-Minus-One Moment
Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.
Can China Replace an Absent America in the Climate Fight?
Beijing never bought the argument that reducing emissions would cause economic harm.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures as he speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC on December 19, 2025. -
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) takes a walk with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the grounds of Elysee Palace on May 07, 2025 in Paris, France.
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An illustration shows a booted foot kicking down the pillars of a building with multiple hands bracing to hold the last pillar up. The Age of Defensive Democracy
What is at stake today is not whether democracy can spread but whether it can survive at all.
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Robert Redford in a shirt and tie holds a phone to his ear as he sits behind a cluttered desk in an newsroom. Behind him, at right, Dustin Hoffman does the same, writing in a reporters notebook.
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Donald Trump is sett through an opening as he sits at a desk. Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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A military vehicle flies a U.S. flag from a hill overlooking a tall border fence with brush in the foreground.
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A picture taken in Goma, on July 25, 2022 shows fire set by protesters burning in front of United Nations Mission for the Stabilisation of Congo (MONUSCO) Headquarters. -
A photo collage illustration shows the back of President Donald Trump in front of three track hurdles. Behind the hurdles are a stack of shipping containers, soccer stadiums and a passport, and a voter in a U.S.-flagged voting booth.
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A series of book covers laid over a yellow and white background. A Pair of Inventive Novels on Migration
Plus, more international fiction releases in February.
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The book cover for The Dark Side of the Earth.
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The Age of Defensive Democracy
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A U.S.-India Trade Deal Can’t Restore Lost Trust
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Visual Stories
What’s Buried by Baghdad’s Construction Boom
The politics of rebuilding in a city of memories.
Syria’s Yazidi Community Faces the Future With Concern
Having survived Assad and the Islamic State, Yazidis remain suspicious of Sharaa’s government.
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A drawn illustration of a Trump whirlwind on a red background Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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An illustrations shows the silhouette of Donald Trump with a face filled with pricetags.
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