Foreign Affairs

Washington and its allies need a shared semiconductor strategy. Only then will they be able to protect their national security and stave off another economic crisis.

The global consequences of the United States’ democratic backsliding.

Inflation will likely subside, and the age of magic money will go on.

A revived Palestinian national movement could upend the status quo.

Biden has identified the defining strategic challenge of the twenty-first century, but he faces daunting problems.

Why America should make its supply chain more transparent.

Social norms form the nervous systems of nation-states. Just as physical nervous systems have common pressure points that can trigger predictable mental and physical reflexes, societies have important pressure points, too.

A review of Carter Malkasian’s “The American War in Afghanistan,” a look at how the U.S. and its NATO allies failed to defeat the Taliban.

Technology is enabling nonstate actors to collect and analyze intelligence—sometimes more easily, more quickly, and better than governments.

Xi has placed China on a risky trajectory, one that threatens the achievements of his predecessors.

Three recent books serve as reminders that Chinese communism has given rise to a surprising diversity of viewpoints and leadership styles.

Belarus’s skyjacking reflects a global threat that democracies must confront.

The staggering cost of an unscientific response to the pandemic.

The diplomatic door is open for the United States and Iran to reach a nuclear deal that will weather transitions of administrations in both countries.

The Search for a Two-State Solution is Over.

Washington and its allies still have tools at their disposal to help Afghan women defend their rights and to ensure that the state and security forces that Afghan women depend on remain intact.

The Afghan government views Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan decision as an opportunity and a risk for itself, for Afghans, for the Taliban, and for the region.

The United States can withdraw from Afghanistan without walking away.

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What a U.S. withdrawal means for Afghanistan.