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Foreign Policy on Climate Crisis
The Barbadian Proposal Turning Heads at COP27
How Mia Mottley’s climate finance plan went from symbol of moral outrage to serious possibility at the IMF.
Foreign Policy on History
The Coronavirus Is the Worst Intelligence Failure in U.S. History
It’s more glaring than Pearl Harbor and 9/11—and it’s all the fault of Donald Trump’s leadership.
Foreign Policy on International Relations
Why Race Matters in International Relations
Western dominance and white privilege permeate the field. It’s time to change that.
Why Is Mainstream International Relations Blind to Racism?
Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.
Foreign Policy on Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Epiphanies from Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb has made a career of going against the grain, and he has been successful enough that the title of his book The…
Foreign Policy on Politics
International Relations Theory Suggests Great-Power War Is Coming
According to IR textbooks, the United States, Russia, and China are on a collision course.
Europe Is Learning to Live Without Russian Energy
Russian President Vladimir Putin played the energy card on Europe to undercut Ukraine. Europe called his bluff.
Foreign Policy on Russia
Putin’s Thousand-Year War
The reasons for his anti-Western enmity stretch back over Russia's entire history, and will be with us for a long time.
«“Eurasianism is an imperial idea because it offers a way to reconcile the unity of the people as a whole and their diversity,” O’Neill said. “It’s difficult to do that if you don’t have an empire.”»
Russia and Ukraine Are Trapped in Medieval Myths
A shared past underpins—and worsens—the conflict.
Foreign Policy on Switzerland
Switzerland Is Choosing Austerity Over Life
Why Switzerland became one of the world's worst coronavirus hotspots.
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From Denmark to Peru, gastrodiplomacy has gone mainstream.
How Xi Just Saved the World
In a little-noticed speech this week, China permanently changed the global fight against climate change.
Why Quantum Computing Is Even More Dangerous Than Artificial Intelligence
The world already failed to regulate AI. Let’s not repeat that epic mistake.
Actually, the Russian Economy Is Imploding
Nine myths about the effects of sanctions and business retreats, debunked.
An Afghan in Ukraine
She fled Kabul for safety in Kyiv. Now the 23-year-old is facing war again.
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