For years, many democracy experts have warned that U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing the country toward authoritarianism. During his first term, they raised alarm bells as Trump repeatedly tested ...
In the opening scene of Mussolini: Son of the Century, a miniseries about the rise of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator-to-be stands on a dimly lit stage. There, he announces ...
A few weeks ago, prominent Russian opposition leaders in exile made a startling plea to the Canadian government: Please accept hundreds of asylum-seekers currently detained in the United States before ...
December 2021, a Moscow kitchen. It’s close to New Year’s—a time when, according to Soviet lore, miracles were possible—but the conversation among three women is no more cheerful than the ...
The mysterious death of Chinese actor Yu Menglong has sent ripples through the Chinese-language internet, despite the best efforts of censors to suppress the news. Shortly after Sept. 11, reports ...
The first time that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration carried out a deadly aerial strike against a high-speed boat allegedly crewed by a drug cartel as it headed north into ...
Leading military analysts predicted that Russia would easily roll over Ukraine in February 2022. They also forecast that any strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities would lead to devastating retaliation and ...
Last week, the Trump administration proudly posted footage of the U.S. military carrying out the apparent extrajudicial execution of 11 unidentified men on a boat in the Caribbean. At the ...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: The Tunisian General Labour Union stages a major protest to counter the Saied regime, Mali’s junta charges former Prime Minister ...
In the weeks following the Israeli strikes on Iran in June, something unusual happened. For decades, Iranians had been among the most pro-American populations in the Middle East. They were ...
