Chloe Hadavas

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

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3 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Chloe Hadavas

Tuesday marked two years since violent clashes broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, sparking a civil war that has led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The conflict has killed around 150,000 people, displaced at least 12 million, and brought famine to Sudan. Yet even as aid organizations describe the crisis as one of “industrial proportions,” it has been largely overshadowed by other conflicts on the global stage.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Chloe Hadavas

1 day agoAt least 26 Americans held hostage abroad have been freed since President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in January. Those who gained their freedom include a ballerina, a teacher and a mechanic, among others. On Jan. 21, 2025, just one day after Trump’s second term began, Ryan Corbett and …