Foreign Policy

What does it mean when the rules that had quietly structured political life until now are rendered obsolete? In FP’s latest print package, our writers and contributors survey the extent of the damage. foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine/?…

The Lithuanian curators working to protect paintings from Putin. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/eva…

Film historian David Thomson’s latest book, “A Sudden Flicker of Light,” crams 150 years of moving images into one rapidly paced volume: This is what we saw, how we came to see it, and why it matters. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/rev…

Election politics give the Israeli leader an incentive to inflate the threat of a U.S. F-35 sale to Turkey. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/isr…

Is the trans-Atlantic relationship over? @NathalieTocci and @AdeHoopScheffer have different views on what’s next for the alliance. They will join FP Live tomorrow at 12:00PM ET to debate the future of the relationship between Europe and the U.S. Register here: foreignpolicy.com/live/tocci-de-…

Images posted online of Shanghai’s naval shipyard and highly classified new fighter jet suggest that the “Great Firewall” is not entirely secure, write @SamRoggeveen and @DavidGVallance. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/chi…

Ukrainian drone producers operate not through a central hub but rather in direct contact with front-line warfighters. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/ukr…

With Odesa under regular bombardment, Lithuanian curators conducted a risky operation to extract two Dutch masterpieces. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/eva…

A stronger belief in propaganda correlates with greater justification for war, deeper identification with the so-called “Russian world,” and a greater level of dehumanization of Ukrainians. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/08/pro…

A new book by journalist Carlos Barrágan, “The Yahoo Boys,” reveals a complex story at the intersection of a persistent economic crisis; global hungers literal and metaphorical; and the brutal need to survive at all costs. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/yah…

NATO must update its baseline resilience requirements to reflect extreme weather risks and help member states target resilience spending at them, writes @ErinSikorsky. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/08/nat…

A new book offers a detailed, funny, and insightful speedrun through history that uses movies as a touchpoint for issues of wider social importance. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/rev…

FP’s @Hadavas and @allisonmeakem review the latest releases in international fiction. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/int…

Ukraine’s decentralized approach has generated an exponential rate of innovation at the front. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/ukr…

Sleuthing by a global community of military analysts is transforming our understanding of the biggest military modernization of any nation since World War II, write @SamRoggeveen and @DavidGVallance. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/chi…

“Putin is living through his Joseph Stalin moment,” says @DmytroKuleba. Despite battlefield setbacks, the Russian leader is not likely to give in and is biding his time until winter. Watch the full interview here: foreignpolicy.com/live/dmytro-ku…

Increased tensions with Turkey serve Netanyahu’s political interests ahead of Israel’s election, argues @azrielb. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/isr…

Despite Ukraine’s remarkable successes, its grand strategy still faces serious challenges, writes columnist @ccaryl. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/09/ukr…

Sponsored: What is the current state of gene editing for crops in the world and how could they address critical food security challenges? Find out on the latest episode of State of Seed, a podcast from @seedfed produced by FP Studios: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen…

Last year, Iraq scored 28 out of 100 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. This was its best ranking in more than a decade. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/09/ira…

Trump’s second term has forced a reckoning: Can the trans-Atlantic relationship be salvaged, or is the damage permanent? @NathalieTocci and @AdeHoopScheffer will join FP Live on July 14 to debate the future of the relationship. Register here: foreignpolicy.com/live/tocci-de-…