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April 8, 2026
Why Trump Mishandled Iran
The U.S. president has a history of following other world leaders—or his gut—instead of his own intelligence officers and experts.
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April 7, 2026
Why Energy Has Become a Foreign-Policy Weapon
Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a reminder of how everything is fair game in an era of great-power competition.
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April 1, 2026
Tehran Is Setting a Trap for Trump
Iran’s new leaders are more radical and less risk-averse than their predecessors.
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March 30, 2026
Trump Is Losing the War in Iran
One month in, the Islamic Republic is winning merely by surviving.
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March 26, 2026
How High Could Energy Prices Go?
Jason Bordoff on the winners and losers from conflict in the Middle East.
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March 24, 2026
The World After Trump
Will there be order after chaos?
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March 23, 2026
Introducing the Spring 2026 Print Issue
The world after Trump.
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March 18, 2026
How to Fix Democracy? Out With the Politicians!
Democracy scholar Hélène Landemore has a radical new proposal.
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March 5, 2026
How the Gulf Countries Are Responding to Iran’s Attacks
Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Riyadh are weighing their options.
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March 2, 2026
Did Trump Miscalculate on Iran?
The White House is discovering that Iran and Israel have a higher tolerance for pain, according to Mideast expert Vali Nasr.
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February 24, 2026
Trump’s Iran Battle Plan
David Petraeus on the military options and intelligence likely being presented at the White House.
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February 20, 2026
What is Trump’s China Policy?
Kurt Campbell: “The president clearly wants short-term deals.”
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February 18, 2026
How Worried Should We Be About Nuclear War?
Rafael Grossi, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, says abandoning the idea of nonproliferation would be a “dramatic mistake.”
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February 14, 2026
Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever.’
The Pentagon’s top policymaker answers questions about the White House’s commitment to Europe’s security.
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February 13, 2026
Europe to America: ‘We Are Looking for New Partners’
FP’s all-star panel at the Munich Security Conference.
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February 10, 2026
Will the United States Attack Iran?
Tehran is threatening to “regionalize the war” if Washington uses force.
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February 5, 2026
Greek PM: “I haven’t given up on the trans-Atlantic relationship.”
Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Trump, NATO, and how Athens thinks about strategic autonomy.
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January 27, 2026
How Trump Should Think About the Arctic
Acquiring Greenland has been a costly distraction from longer-term challenges posed by Russia and China.
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January 22, 2026
How Israel Is Navigating International Boycotts
Economy Minister Nir Barkat: “We’ll do better business in places that want us.”
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January 21, 2026
Trump’s Davos Speech Heralds a New World Disorder
U.S. president toys with NATO leaders in call for “immediate negotiations to discuss the acquisition of Greenland.”
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January 16, 2026
How to Navigate the New World Jungle Law
Geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer on Trump’s foreign policy ideology—and how the world is adapting to it.
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January 13, 2026
The Case for Trump’s Venezuela Plan
Former Trump official Matthew Kroenig explains why he thinks the White House made the right call in capturing Nicolás Maduro.
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