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"China ultimately respects strength and is contemptuous of weakness," the former Australian prime minister said....

In just a few weeks, U.S. and British officials have turned an ad hoc operation into a pipeline....

The new Yoon administration will stick to the same line Seoul always follows....

Moscow's political strategy is changing as its military efforts falter....

Lithuania's call for a naval coalition to break Russia's stranglehold on Ukraine's exports hasn't been taken up—yet....

While U.S. President Joe Biden's remarks have ignited a fierce debate, experts say his comments don't necessarily suggest a significant shift in U.S. policy....

The future of governance in the country looks very much like a conservative-green alliance....

Intensifying conflict with the Kurdish armed movement in Iraq and Syria will likely improve his chances of reelection....

Even if the new constitution is adopted, Chile's anti-democratic right wing is here to stay....

Appalled by Russian President Vladimir Putin's Ukraine debacle, Beijing could be open to a new U.S. approach....

Settlement growth in the West Bank is a product of population pressure, not policy....

Reconstruction partners must be careful not to hand money to oligarchs....

Russian emigres are being stripped of their ability to survive....

The plan would satisfy concerns across the political spectrum by tackling the thorniest issues in new ways....

U.S. Latin America strategy needs serious reform—before it's too late....

With protesters crushed and memorials removed, there's no room for campus dissent....

The country has a hot labor market and offers a path to EU citizenship for undocumented workers....

The good news: Lockdowns reduced crime almost everywhere else, and we know how to stop lethal violence....

This week in FP's international news quiz: Russia makes gains in Ukraine, Biden visits Asia, and Yemeni flights take off....

Moscow has to figure out how to replenish unprecedented losses in just under three months of fighting....

Two experts on energy and geopolitics talk about spiking prices, Russia's war, and what that means for the climate fight....

Russia has flailed on the battlefield. But the damage inflicted on Ukraine's economy could prove existential without Western support....

Despite its failings, the Russian military is still a powerful force....

The dirty secret of the Russian military is that long-conquered subjects are the Kremlin's cannon fodder....

Washington loosens its sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela ahead of a critical summit....

Decades of Western support for dictators have caused a crisis of democracy....

As the U.S. president heads east, North Korea may be plotting to conduct a nuclear or missile test....

The decision recalls New Delhi's COVID-19 vaccine export ban last year, with some key differences....

China's expansion into the South Pacific caught Australia and the United States off guard....

In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women....

Bumps in the road stall Finland and Sweden from joining the alliance....

Russia is digging in across the southeast....

Peter Hultqvist talks about Sweden's bid for NATO, the Turkish roadblock, and what to do in the meantime....

Despite two months of anti-government protests, Gotabaya Rajapaksa doesn't seem like a leader preparing to relinquish power....

Outer Space Security & Governance...

Climate despair is understandable but misplaced....

Where it counts—in the halls of government and boardrooms—the effort to boycott Israel doesn't even register....

Moscow's neighbors in NATO want larger troop deployments that could deter any more land grabs by Putin....

As the climate crisis deepens, millions more people could face food insecurity....

A recently publicized speech reflects how the Chinese leader sees the country's economic challenges....

After years of political deadlock, the country may be starting to shake off its ruling class....

Residents feel the walls are closing in with ever-tighter constrictions in pursuit of zero COVID-19....

Central Europe and the Balkans expose the failures of European integration....

State weakness has created a callous and brutalized soldiery....

The moral, legal, and public relations risks of staying are huge....

European leaders have reassessed Russia's intentions and are balancing against the threat that Putin poses to the territorial status quo....

Russia's position in the south is now cemented as prospects for peace remain remote....

The Taliban didn't have to take over. But Washington made sure they would....

After a long delayed indirect election, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud faces many challenges....

He aspired to be the next Henry Kissinger. Instead, he became embroiled in the Iran-Contra scandal....