After being battered by Israel, Hezbollah is working to replenish its badly damaged capabilities.

The sheer economic power of New York City gives the mayor the potential ability to both shape foreign policy and advocate for New York’s interests on a global platform.

A massacre without precedent is taking place in Sudan’s North Darfur region, and it is somehow being met with near-total international indifference.

A large share of the world’s hungriest people today live in places affected by conflict.

None of the United States’ options—from the resumption of nuclear testing to increases in flight testing—are ones that can produce short-term results, writes Decker Eveleth.

By updating its approach to international sanctions implementation, the Financial Action Task Force could play a valuable role in countering the spread of nuclear weapons, Aaron Arnold and Wojciech Pawlus argue.

Anti-war candidate Catherine Connolly’s victory is the country’s latest rebuke to the global right-wing populist wave.

FP’s @kfj-fp.bsky.social breaks down the initial reactions and responses from Supreme Court justices over the legality of Trump’s tariffs.

China has been expanding its Lop Nor test site in recent years, suggesting possible preparations for renewed testing.

Olha Stefanishyna comes to her new job having already played a role in one of the more prominent examples of Trump’s transactionalism: the U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals deal.

In Indonesia, a Chinese-built and -funded high-speed railway line has fallen on hard times.

Religion, money, regional divisions, and volatile politics have produced a combustible situation in Nigeria—one that could turn into a roaring fire if the U.S. chooses to intervene, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún writes.

A U.S. attack on Venezuela has serious implications for Cuba.

Jamaica will be a key test case for how well the United States’ shrunken humanitarian response infrastructure performs.

To the end of his days, Cheney defended himself, in part, by arguing that real life demands that political leaders make hard choices with imperfect information.

Repeated delays and violations threaten to derail the fragile Gaza cease-fire. A U.N. Security Council resolution is the only way to address these issues, argue Frank Lowenstein and Liam Hamama.

The Gulf states are in the driver’s seat to create a “new Middle East.”

Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have been determined to assert Afghan sovereignty, and relations with Pakistan have deteriorated rapidly.

Millions of voters—roughly 8 percent of Bihar’s electorate—were removed in total from the voter list during the Indian state’s Special Intensive Revision. The consequences of the campaign will extend far beyond just voting rights, writes Joshua Yang.

The true fragility of the “silicon shield” lies not in Arizona or Beijing, but within Taiwan’s own borders: the lack of institutionalized alignment between Taiwan’s government and TSMC, a private firm, writes Feifei Hung.

Soft-spoken and supremely confident in his own judgment, Cheney’s career epitomized the transformational possibilities—and crippling anxieties—of his country’s ever-evolving role in the world, writes Jeffrey A. Engel.

The director of the Office of Management and Budget, also a leading architect of Project 2025, is running roughshod over federal workers, federal spending, and federal regulations.

Before President Xi Jinping assumed power, artists in China tested the boundaries of political expression. But the space for artistic independence is narrowing fast.

The contested role of the Red Army—as liberator in 1945 and invader in 1968—lies at the heart of Slovakia’s debate over history and politics.

Now more than ever, the Indo-Pacific region needs the Quad to work together.

As analysts debate what Trump’s statements on nuclear testing mean, we’ve rounded up some of our best coverage of how the current U.S. administration could reshape the global nuclear landscape.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether some of Trump’s tariffs are legal, including ones on Canada, China, Mexico, and the rest of the world.

A. Wess Mitchell’s new book, “Great Power Diplomacy,” deftly explains how and why diplomacy has mattered over the last two millennia—and why it really matters today.

Happening now: Elizabeth Economy, a former senior China advisor at the U.S. Commerce Department, joins FP Live to discuss Trump’s Asia trip and the U.S.-China relationship. Watch the live interview here: foreignpolicy.com/live/trumps-...

Is China deliberately exploiting the world’s dependence on its rare earths? “I think it’s clear they understood the strategic value,” says columnist Adam Tooze. “The real puzzle is why other people didn’t.”

Desperate to slash U.S. dependence on Beijing, the Trump administration has eagerly sought out new mineral deals abroad. But with many details still unknown, it remains unclear just how effective these agreements will be, writes FP’s @christinalu.bsky.social.

The second Trump administration is behaving more like Beijing, conducting foreign policy through the lens of trade, investment, and supply chains above all else, writes Derek Grossman.

The main problem facing Europe is security, writes columnist Caroline de Gruyter. But all it has are economic solutions.

Israelis aren’t satisfied with the scope and scale of reforms within the Palestinian Authority, insisting on controlling key areas for security purposes, writes Anchal Vohra.

In China’s closed political order, the army is not an autonomous force but an institutional embodiment of the supreme leader’s authority, argues Deng Yuwen.

The lives of Indigenous women in Kashmir’s mountains reveal a silent crisis: Climate change is a profound mental health emergency for women whose survival depends on mobility and resilience, Safina Nabi writes.

China’s recent focus on “global” initiatives seems to express a more concerted desire to shape this geopolitical moment for everyone.

Ukraine has the potential to be one of the most important security providers for the rest of Europe, especially as the United States withdraws from the continent, writes Fredrik Wesslau.

China and the United States have agreed on a yearlong truce in their trade war, but will it hold? Elizabeth Economy, a former senior China advisor in the U.S. Commerce Department, will join FP live on Monday, Nov. 3, to discuss. Register here:

Hurricane Melissa’s deadly path through the Caribbean has brought the costs of climate change into catastrophic focus for the region, writes Catherine Osborn.

Overt nuclear testing and detonations would almost certainly provoke reciprocal steps by other nuclear-armed states, argues Sahil Shah.

While trade, tariffs, and critical minerals dominated Trump’s agenda, tucked into several of the new agreements were deals on defense investment, cooperation, and production. FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social take a look.

Transactionalism is not as effective as partnership, but it is still better than separation.

The political outcomes of COP30 will show whether the Paris process can rise to meet the current political moment.

Tanzania has become increasingly authoritarian as President Samia Suluhu Hassan has tightened her grip on control to ensure victory.

India is bracing for impact following the recent announcement of new U.S. and European Union sanctions on Russian oil companies.

“Putin doesn’t want to sit behind the negotiating table, and he doesn’t want peace,” Estonian President Alar Karis told FP.

With the final votes counted in Argentina’s midterm elections, Milei has found his expectations exceeded and his mandate renewed. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/m...

Turkey has emerged as a major arms supplier to African countries.

Russia’s leverage abroad will continue to dwindle as its economic challenges at home continue to rise, writes Dimitar Bechev.