Foreign Policy

So-called pro-family laws are attempts at annihilating LGBTQ+ people. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/25/the-u-s-right-is-copying-hungarys-attack-on-adoption/

Debt-for-nature swaps on a grand scale could slow climate change and promote economic growth in the Global South. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/25/debt-relief-nature-swap-conservation-environment-climate-change/

Officials fear Russia could cut the undersea cable network that undergirds much of the global economy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/24/nato-undersea-cable-network-russia-infrastructure-defense/

Political polarization and funding cuts have hammered public faith in the media. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/latin-america-media-disinformation-trust-reuters-study/

In retaliation, South Korea signaled its intent to consider sending arms to Ukraine. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/20/putin-russia-kim-jong-un-north-korea-security-deal-vietnam/

As Modi begins his third term, the targeting of Sikh separatists abroad remains in the conversation. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/20/india-west-transnational-repression-sikh-separatist/

Voters in Iran are focused on restrictive Western sanctions as both countries head to the polls this year. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/25/iran-elections-us-trump-biden-sanctions-nuclear-deal/

The Israeli prime minister aims to redirect attention toward fighting Hezbollah along Lebanon’s southern border. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/24/israel-netanyahu-gaza-hamas-cease-fire-hezbollah-lebanon/

Reliance on tariffs to shield against superior Chinese products is a trap. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/24/western-protectionism-needs-an-end-date/

Washington’s competition with Beijing should not be about managing threats—but weakening and ultimately defeating the Chinese Communist Party regime. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/24/usa-china-biden-xi-taiwan-competition-ccp-war/

A collection of our recent profiles, from Mark Rutte to Claudia Sheinbaum. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/23/profiles-global-leaders-international-power-brokers/

The rodent’s reputation, revamped. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/23/stowaway-rat-rodent-book-review-shute/

Internet scams target vulnerable people with powerful access. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/22/loneliness-epidemic-national-security-espionage-russia-china/

China’s sovereign funds are huge, powerful—and clumsy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/22/how-big-is-ccp-inc/

New deliveries to Kyiv will mean delays for other countries. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/us-ukraine-air-defense-patriot-missiles/

African leaders can’t afford to wait for Big Tech. By taking action, the continent could spare future generations from the scourge of adversarial AI. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/adversarial-ai-deepfakes-africa-drc-ethiopia-war-disinformation-democracy/

Test yourself on the week of June 15: Israel dissolves its war cabinet, China and the Philippines clash, and Putin travels abroad. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/foreign-policy-news-quiz-israel-war-cabinet-dissolve-china-philippines-putin-russia/

A U.S. court holds the fruit company accountable for death-squad murders in Colombia. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/the-case-against-chiquita/

Insisting on denuclearization is a dead end in negotiations. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-denucleariztion-nonproliferation-policy/

They lost the election, but Rahul Gandhi and his allies may have voters’ attention. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/20/india-opposition-congress-election-modi-rahul-gandhi/