Foreign Policy

We’re in a new world disorder. No matter your politics or where you live in the world, it’s clear that the United States has altered the trajectory of global order. “The World After Trump” imagines where this new trajectory leads: foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine/?…

FP’s editors review “New Skin” by Sarah Wang and “Babylon, South Dakota” by Tom Lin in this month’s international fiction column. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/int…

The military cohort that earned Xi’s approval may be the least equipped for war, argue Christopher Nye and Charles Sun. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/xi-…

Operation Epic Fury has left Iran weaker, angrier, and far less willing to accept any agreement that lacks definition or finality. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/tru…

Whether AI economies become the new petrostates hinges on how the gains from AI are distributed. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/30/pet…

Join FP Live today at 12:00PM ET for a special ask-me-anything interview with host @RaviReports. He will take questions from FP subscribers and viewers on topics ranging from the war in Iran, Trump’s foreign policy, and more. Tune in here: foreignpolicy.com/live/ask-me-an…

Israel is doing far more than turning back the clock in the West Bank. It is creating a new reality that will prevent Palestinian statehood once and for all, argues @DrRGeistPinfold. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/wes…

When the United Arab Emirates exited OPEC, it wasn’t abandoning a club so much as declaring that the club no longer served its interests—that distinction matters, writes @ahandjani. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/uae…

Zelensky has sought to leverage the war by recasting oligarchs as conditional allies rather than independent power centers, writes Paul Hockenos. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/29/ukr…

The World Bank’s recategorization formally recognizes that Pakistan’s economic life now runs through the Gulf, writes @ghoshworld. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/29/pak…

For many of Iran’s longtime fans, this war is an inflection point in a shared, decades-old battle against the West, writes @UmarFarooq_. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/30/ira…

Like oil before it, AI could bring about an economy in which the state derives significant revenue from a narrow sector—a configuration that has historically been associated with weaker democratic accountability, writes @cullenhendrix. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/30/pet…

Israel has forgotten the wisdom in an iconic funeral oration delivered 70 years ago. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/30/isr…

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa may be putting investment over the dire needs of the many Syrians who lost their homes in the war, writes Frederick Deknatel. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/30/syr…

A country cannot feel secure if its military capabilities depend on a power that it no longer trusts, writes columnist @SuzanneNossel. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/29/hed…

Meloni’s economic and social reforms have been far from incisive, defining her leadership more by restraint rather than the renewal she once promised, writes Giovanni Legorano. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/30/ita…

Iranian saffron is caught in the crossfire of a conflict that exploded across the Middle East. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/saf…

“The Blood Countess” by Shelley Puhak reveals the actual story behind Elizabeth Bathory, a figure nearly as synonymous with the vampire trope as Count Dracula. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/blo…

In this month’s international fiction column, FP’s @Hadavas and @allisonmeakem dive into two new novels exploring the Asian American immigrant experience. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/int…

The Section 301 case outlined by U.S. trade officials is neither coherent nor defensible. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/tru…

Kevin Warsh has devoted his professional life to opposing expansive monetary policies. But his instincts seem to conflict with the preferences of Trump, who nominated him for his new role. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/01/ada…