Foreign Policy

The incident closes a year that has seen an uptick in high-profile cyberattacks on the United States.

From a brewing trade war to opportunities on the global stage, here’s what we’re watching in the new year.

The country’s inaction in Syria has dealt a blow to confidence in its regional power.

Elections, Olympics, assassinations, and more—test yourself on the whirlwind of international news in the past year.

The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.

The chief of the World Health Organization condemned Israel’s Friday attack on a hospital.

The Trump administration will find it hard to disengage from a region still being reshaped by the effects of Oct. 7.

Just as in 1980, Democrats are seeing how much party-building matters.

Loudly making threats doesn’t amount to a foreign policy.

Readers followed the U.S. presidential election as well as coverage of the war in Ukraine, China’s military, and India’s role on the world stage.

What does Trump’s victory show about how Americans view their place in the world?

There’s a reason the 39th president is still revered by former Soviet dissidents.

The 39th U.S. president is often remembered for a failed rescue mission in the Iranian desert, but his legacy is much larger than that.

The world is falling behind on its climate targets—but that’s not reason to give up hope.

The year’s best episodes of FP’s economics podcast.

Bondi replaces former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew his name from consideration.

A vital but halting supply of military aid has opened up the U.S. president to criticism from all sides.

Although the practical implications will likely remain limited, the ruling could hinder cease-fire negotiations.

The Ukrainian power grid is under severe attack—with potentially catastrophic consequences.

The Florida congressman was among the most controversial of the Trump administration’s cabinet picks.