Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. It’s been a historic week. There’s a new pope—and for the first time in history, he’s American. But there’s also plenty going on...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a major trade deal between the United States and the United Kingdom, the Vatican selecting an American for pope, and the...

The United States and United Kingdom announced a “breakthrough” trade deal on Thursday that will lift some (but not all) U.S. tariffs on British goods. Both U.S. President Donald Trump...

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump defiled one of the oldest and most sacrosanct pillars of the American project. In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, he said that...

After U.S. President Donald Trump first declared high tariffs on China on April 2, a spiraling cycle of retaliatory tariffs has effectively stopped trade—for now—between the two nations. No matter...

India and Pakistan are once again at each other’s throats. Following a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22, New Delhi launched coordinated attacks this week that struck deeper...

A terrorist attack takes place in Indian-administered Kashmir. India blames Pakistan and vows to retaliate. A few days later, India conducts airstrikes in Pakistani territory, the two sides exchange fire,...

Last month, as Sudan surpassed two years of war, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti—the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—announced that the RSF was establishing a parallel...

Those hoping for a reprieve from the bizarre policies coming out of the White House may be alarmed to hear that the United States will hold the G-20 presidency in...

The White House suggests that it is in the final stages of pushing for a Ukraine-Russia peace deal. And there are modest signs of progress, including a U.S.-Ukrainian agreement on mineral rights and...