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An “America First” export strategy complicates efforts to obtain U.S.-made weapons.

The Pentagon’s top policymaker answers questions about the White House’s commitment to Europe’s security.

AI investment is soaring, but returns remain uncertain.

How Beijing has navigated sports and soft power, from Lake Placid to Milan Cortina.

The island’s deputy foreign minister on Trump, defense, and why he thinks countries shouldn’t trust China.

China’s president looks secure on the world stage, but trouble is brewing on the home front.

Europe and China will not align nor compete, but selectively cooperate

Without the treaty, nuclear forces will become hard to verify and harder to trust.

The world is a more dangerous place as New START expires and China’s nuclear arsenal grows.

China’s leader has created a system of permanent insecurity.

Caracas is trying desperately to boost investment in its oil patch, but it may be disappointed.

The U.S. administration is seeking to form a trade bloc with countries that it has otherwise scorned.

Trump does not want spheres of influence. He wants it all.

How an ancient philosophy became a potent force in modern-day China.

Countries with a critical niche may be best primed to endure great-power competition.

Even the most MAGA of the region’s leaders can’t abandon their motor of economic development.

Xi’s purges are part of a generational reshuffling of generals.

Sycophancy and ideology have replaced realistic assessments of dangers.

That may not be a good thing.

The Trump administration has done little as China threatens U.S. allies.

The targeting of two top generals bodes poorly for China’s military readiness.

Acquiring Greenland has been a costly distraction from longer-term challenges posed by Russia and China.

With childhood friends and top leaders in the firing line, the system is frozen with fear.

A country once obsessed with success is taking things slower.

The answer is global—and has big implications for U.S. policy.

For all its risks, Beijing has become a more predictable partner than the United States under Trump.

Beijing sees a supreme U.S. military—and draws lessons for gaming Washington.

Manila takes over the ASEAN chair in what could be a make-or-break year for the bloc.

Beijing’s saber-rattling conceals the real possibility of a loss.

A plunge in exchange rates triggered the huge protests.

A new annual strategy document would streamline spending and signal seriousness to allies.

Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.

The White House’s aggressive posture is already pushing other countries to seek strength in numbers.

Trump’s absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.

How the Islamic Republic’s repressive tactics stack up against regimes around the world.

How Beijing’s gamble could backfire.

The leadership knows lack of domestic demand is a problem—but may not have the tools to fix it.

The region is no stranger to dealmaking, but Washington’s selfish ends are self-damaging.

Beijing’s response will test its “all-weather” partnership with Caracas.

U.S. rivals aren’t deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.

Beijing will welcome the chance for its own regional hegemony.

Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.

The world-minus-one moment.

Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.

Beijing never bought the argument that reducing emissions would cause economic harm.

Allies fear that Washington is retreating from leadership at the worst possible time.

The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.

What we’re watching in the new year, from women’s rights to AI dangers.

Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.

How Trump’s tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.

FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington.

Trump’s quest for China-free supply chains explained much of his foreign policy in 2025.

Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.

In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.

Some parts of the country will begin voting on Dec. 28 in polls that could further legitimize the ruling junta.

From trade wars to tech competition, this year was a vicious cycle of escalations, retaliations, and negotiations.

Our favorite excerpts of 2025.

Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president’s decision-making.

The trends that defined Beijing’s 2025, from the trade war with Trump to challenges on the home front.

Our most insightful film reviews of 2025.

As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here’s who is influencing key policies. 

Amid the U.S. naval blockade announcement off the coast of Venezuela, Beijing has released its new strategy for the region.

The former leaders of Colombia and Mexico are concerned over recent U.S. actions

The White House’s tech ambitions have intensified its critical minerals scramble.

A proposed Bangladesh-China-Pakistan nexus could raise concerns in New Delhi.

Behind the parades, recruits face long deployments, strict rules, and limited opportunities.

Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.

The imbalance raises questions about the global economy and Trump administration policy.

The one-child policy’s gender imbalance has spawned desperate bachelors, dubious gurus, and a rising manosphere.

Trump’s latest proposal would cede the United States’ AI advantage.

Trump’s new document gets much right and a few things wrong.

America’s greatest export was never democracy or consumer culture. It was the template for global power itself.

Trump’s bailout offers temporary relief, but trade war pain remains. 

Trump’s overtures to Beijing deal a blow to U.S. hard-liners.

Hanoi has been quietly expanding partnerships beyond the Indo-Pacific.

The MAGA revolution in U.S. foreign policy brings good news and bad.

The former U.S. secretary of state on Trump’s foreign policy, Americans’ shifting views on Israel, and the fight for women’s rights.

Michael McFaul wants more democracy promotion. Is now the time?

Decisions about the continent’s future are being made in foreign capitals.

The GAIN AI Act would have given U.S. buyers priority in the global AI race.

The tragedy confirmed to many locals that the city’s freedoms have vanished.

From Canada to Pakistan, an interest in critical minerals is a through line in the White House’s foreign policy.

Europe would have given almost anything for peace, but Beijing had a different calculus.

Beijing’s continued economic growth depends on a fragile balance of control and freedom.

The leaders talked trade, Taiwan, and—likely—Japan.

Sanae Takaichi may be relishing confrontation with China.

The Trump-Xi agreement may be a sign the U.S. position is shifting.

The U.S. should avoid a narrow Christian focus.

Rapid geopolitical change requires an urgent debate in Japan.

The bloc is beginning to have some agency—as long as you don’t mention China.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben on the incredible growth of clean energy in 2025.

Why Washington’s foreign-policy community needs to take its conversation to a new platform.

Beijing values domestic stability over global competition.

The new Japanese prime minister is unlikely to back down from recent comments.

Breaking out of their cycle of hope and distrust requires political imagination on both sides.

Forced recruitment has helped reverse momentum back in the military’s favor, even as it pushes many young men to flee.

Switzerland cuts a deal—plus the latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime.

Beijing finds itself in a precarious geopolitical position.

Renewables are in hot demand in a growing region.

Alarmed by Beijing’s rare earths chokehold, Washington is scrambling to plug other potential vulnerabilities.