Chloe Hadavas

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine

senior editor & books @ForeignPolicy

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Post-Assad Syria: Where Does the Political Transition Stand?

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

The fall of Syria’s Assad dynasty last December brought a glimmer of hope to a country mired in a 13-year-long civil war. Indeed, “Syria’s current transition to a new form of government is in a category of its own,” Zaid Al-Ali wrote in April.
Maria Reva's 'Endling'; Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo's 'The Tiny Things Are Heavier'

3 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas |Allison Meakem

This month, we’re taking madcap rides through Ukraine and Nigeria, where reckless decisions drive familial turmoil and quickly spiral out of control. Maria Reva (Doubleday, 352 pp., $28, June 2025) This month, we’re taking madcap rides through Ukraine and Nigeria, where reckless decisions drive familial turmoil and quickly spiral out of control.
Does Trump 2.0 Signal a Return to Spheres of Influence?

3 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

Geopolitics United States China Russia North America In 1885, Europe’s colonial powers signed the General Act of Berlin, which formalized a plan to carve up Africa.
Trump 'Genocide' Claims: What the U.S. President Gets Wrong About South Africa

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

At his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, U.S. President Donald Trump continued to peddle false claims about an alleged “white genocide” in South Africa. Decades after the end of apartheid, the country’s white minority still holds the vast majority of land. One of Trump’s main grievances with Pretoria is a new law that allows the government to expropriate land in limited circumstances—although no land has been taken under the law yet.
What Trump Gets Wrong About South African History

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Chloe Hadavas

8 hours agoTrump worries more about South Africa's nonexistent genocide than real US racism | OpinionI have always believed the Trump administration contained a troubling undercurrent of racism. The question is how we confront this injustice moving forward. Funny how the Trump Administration can spot racism nearly 8,000 miles away, but not the bigotry right under its nose.
What Was Elon Musk Trying to Achieve With DOGE?

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

United States North America As Elon Musk begins to step back from his work with the Trump administration, analysts are engaging in widespread debate over his time in government, asking: What was he trying to achieve with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the quasi-agency that has dismantled much of the federal bureaucracy and wreaked havoc in Washington and beyond? Musk’s likely explanation—to boost “efficiency” and save the government money—doesn’t quite add up. Despite its...
Joseph Nye's Death Marks the End of an Era for U.S. Soft Power

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

United States North America “Traditionally the test of a great power was its strength in war.
Putin's 25 Years in Power: How He Transformed Russia

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

When Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his first term on May 7, 2000, few analysts could have predicted that the 47-year-old democratically elected leader would one day seize control of the Russian state and remake Moscow into a revanchist power. “[I]f you had asked me or basically anyone whether Vladimir Putin would become the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin, the response would have likely been either incredulous silence or uproarious laughter,” Susan B.
Mo Ogrodnik’s 'Gulf'; Jemimah Wei’s 'The Original Daughter'

1 month ago | foreignpolicy.com | Allison Meakem |Chloe Hadavas

This month, we’re immersing ourselves in novels that explore the personal and societal costs of ambition in two of the globe’s economic powerhouses: the Gulf and Singapore. Mo Ogrodnik (Summit Books, 432 pp., $29.99, May 2025) This month, we’re immersing ourselves in novels that explore the personal and societal costs of ambition in two of the globe’s economic powerhouses: the Gulf and Singapore.
Vietnam War, 50 Years On: How the Conflict Shaped Foreign Policy

2 months ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

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