‘We Are Geopolitically Polygamous’
Indonesia is sometimes described as the world’s biggest invisible country. How blind we must be. It is the world’s fourth-most-populated country and its third-biggest democracy; it has about as many ...
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The Israel-Syria Dilemma
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we are wondering how serious U.S. President Donald Trump was this week when he discussed the possibility of signing an executive order ...
Can Trump Be Sold on Supporting Ukraine?
It may be the right moment for Ukraine’s Western allies to lobby Donald Trump. It’s no secret that the U.S. president is frustrated with Vladimir Putin. Despite previous friendliness, Trump ...
Why Japan Might Be America’s Most Frustrated Ally
On July 7, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to the Japanese government announcing a 25 percent tariff on all goods shipped to the United States beginning on Aug. ...
Beijing’s Dominance of the South China Sea Is Not Inevitable
As a heavily laden, Danish-owned container ship leaves Singapore’s port and enters international waters, it pings China’s Zheng He vessel identification system, providing an update on its cargo and intended ...
Why North Korea’s Done Hedging
For decades, U.S. policy toward North Korea has hinged on the hope that engagement and negotiation—particularly the promise of sanctions relief and security assurances—might temper Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. Some now ...
The Philippines May Turn Its Back on the U.S. Again
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, is currently the front-runner to win the country’s next presidential election in 2028, according to a recent poll. ...
In Rio, BRICS Tries to Play it Safe
This year’s BRICS leaders’ summit was relatively subdued compared with recent meetings of the bloc, which underwent a rapid expansion and recently added several new members. But the event, held ...
China Isn’t Ready to Replace USAID
Since the Trump administration began to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), many commentators have seen an opportunity for China. They argue that Beijing will “fill the ...
China Is Not Ready for Global Leadership
U.S. President Donald Trump’s profound changes to Washington’s foreign policy during the past few months have unleashed a debate about the extent to which the self-destruction of U.S. global leadership ...
