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Goodwill built over decades is now being squandered.

The case is poised to be long and complicated.

A burgeoning movie industry seeks to give the island an international voice.

Plus, more international fiction releases in January.

The Trump administration’s mix of aggression and withdrawal is testing the international body.

The island may not be the treasure trove that some U.S. officials think.

How Beijing’s gamble could backfire.

‘America First’ is starting to look like ‘America Everywhere.’

Even a generous reading results in a heap of contradictions.

No one in the region is saying “TACO” now.

The early procedural success indicates that lawmakers may have reached their limits on Trump’s expansive interpretation of Article 2 powers.

U.S. efforts to counter Russia and China need allies, not targets.

Could the president really be so reckless that he would risk undoing America’s strongest alliance?

The author of FP’s ‘10 Conflicts to Watch’ on a violent start to 2026.

The defense establishment has severe knowledge gaps about its own, aging industrial base.

With U.S. extended deterrence under strain, managing Seoul’s nuclear hedging may be safer than trying to stop it.

Problems with the armed forces pre-date Maduro and even Chávez.

The polarized response to the Venezuela military operation shows how deeply divided Congress is on Trump’s foreign policies.

It is designed to avoid repeating the mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Mexican-American War offers sobering reminders of the current U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

New polling offers a revealing look into shifting U.S. public opinion.

The president has launched a violent process of change that he can’t fully control.

Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.

Beijing’s response will test its “all-weather” partnership with Caracas.

Iraq showed that removing a dictator isn’t the same thing as overcoming a dictatorship.

U.S. rivals aren’t deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.

Any attempt to govern the nation’s future will need collaborators on the ground.

Treating regional countries as vassal states will push them into China’s arms.

The international community appears powerless to address the attack.

The greatest beneficiaries of his actions may be America’s biggest rivals.

Delcy Rodríguez is an ambitious and skilled political operator. 

Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.

Trump is keen to seize the oil, but U.S. firms so far are circumspect.

The president keeps threading the needle between the extremely hawkish and dovish factions of his base.

Maduro’s exit doesn’t mean the end of his regime.

Washington’s long-term interests require a smooth political transition in Caracas, not short-sighted mercantilism.

The world-minus-one moment.

Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.

Beijing never bought the argument that reducing emissions would cause economic harm.

U.S. allies and partners are taking steps toward a post-American nuclear order.

Allies fear that Washington is retreating from leadership at the worst possible time.

A new documentary details the complicity of the fourth estate with the U.S. government.

In the wake of Maduro’s capture, governments across the continent are facing uncomfortable questions about deterrence and autonomy.

Some praised Washington’s attack, while others called the capture of Maduro a violation of international law.

Will Russia and China now assume they can do the same in Europe and Asia?

A dramatic operation in Caracas leads to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro with the country’s fate uncertain.

A flimsy peace would legitimize conquest. A durable one could still salvage deterrence.

The top stories we’re watching this year.

Some tailored advice for international elites in 2026.

These are the year’s biggest races, from Bangladesh to Brazil.

The region faces some risks after a tumultuous 2025.

Major wars, simmering hostilities, and accelerating instability from Washington.

The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.

Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.

Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.

How Trump’s tariffs shaped geopolitics this year.

Nearly one year into Trump’s second term, our authors assess the damage he has caused to the global order.

Trump’s quest for China-free supply chains explained much of his foreign policy in 2025.

Where does this year’s cease-fire agreement leave Palestinians and Israelis?

In 2025, the region went up against tariffs, deportations, and a major U.S. military buildup.

Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.

For better and worse, 2025 was a historical year.

In 2025, too many people were making too much money to slow down.

International actors may be sounding the alarm, but that doesn’t equate to meaningful action.

The figures who shaped the way we thought about the world this year.

FP Live’s guests included Europe’s top diplomat and a Gen Z economic whisperer.

From trade wars to tech competition, this year was a vicious cycle of escalations, retaliations, and negotiations.

Our favorite excerpts of 2025.

Here are the countries that have benefited the most—and least—from the U.S. president’s decision-making.

Trump wielded U.S. economic and military might in the region to win concessions.

When it’s TACO time, no one wants to be a persistent objector.

Our most insightful film reviews of 2025.

Potemkin peace can be a threat all its own.

As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here’s who is influencing key policies. 

Our favorite books—and reviews—of 2025.

“The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s Oscars hopeful, probes an undigested history.

A hemispheric focus makes little sense for a global economic and military giant.

From Ukraine to South America, the EU is forging its own path.

Former U.S. ambassador: “This was never a counternarcotics mission. This has always been a regime change mission.”

Alongside an indictment of the continent sits a sacrosanctity accorded to its civilization.

The Trump administration’s U.N. resolution reimagines international responses to humanitarian crises.

Enforcing a 21st-century Monroe Doctrine means recalibrating U.S. defense posture.

Amid the U.S. naval blockade announcement off the coast of Venezuela, Beijing has released its new strategy for the region.

The former leaders of Colombia and Mexico are concerned over recent U.S. actions

The White House’s tech ambitions have intensified its critical minerals scramble.

The six-week injunction covers roughly 250 foreign service officers.

Myths about the Maginot Line are strangely persistent.

Barring South Africa will fundamentally weaken the G20. Its members must push back.

Negotiating a new treaty to manage space seems hopeless, but a workable mechanism exists.

The U.S. is killing for the sake of spectacle.

Choking off oil flows could be a backbreaker for President Nicolás Maduro’s rule.

The West’s new movement to revive liberalism still lacks an international agenda.

The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.

The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.

A basic concept of international relations is under unprecedented strain.

But the NDAA can only do so much when the president won’t help.

The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.

Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.

José Kast’s right-wing agenda has implications far beyond Chile’s borders.

One senator’s investigation into Lyndon Johnson’s expanding war was a turning point.