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Bosnia’s Paradoxical Peace Rests on a Flawed Constitution

1 day ago | foreignpolicy.com | Jasmin Mujanovic

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event.
Trump Mistakenly Thinks Japan Is a Soft Target

2 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | William Sposato

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event.
Post-WW2 International System Was Always Fragile

3 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Julian Zelizer

U.S. Foreign Policy United States It has been 80 years since World War II ended. That historic moment brought celebration, euphoria, and collective relief. The devastating war was finally over; fascism, it seemed, had been defeated.
U.S.-China Trade Talks: Negotiators to Seek Tariff De-Escalation in Switzerland

5 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Alexandra Sharp

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U.S.-Canada War Planning Is Surprisingly Common

5 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Justin Ling

For the past century, the United States and Canada have been the best of friends, and war between them was unimaginable. Before that, however, it was a possibility that was always at the back of mind for military strategists on both sides of the borders—in no small part because the two had gone to war before. Today, however, anxieties have flared.
How World War II Changed the Global Economy

5 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Cameron Abadi |Adam Tooze

Europe Cameron Abadi This week marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Looking back, the war meant multiple things for the continent. It was, of course, an event of unprecedented violence and destruction.
How the Scholar Who Coined 'Soft Power' Shaped U.S. Foreign Policy

5 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Suzanne Nossel

U.S. Foreign Policy United States North America It is poignant yet perhaps fitting to mourn Joseph Nye, the distinguished international relations scholar, just as his life’s work championing U.S. leadership and liberal internationalism has run aground in U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.
The Potential Off-ramps for India and Pakistan

5 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Ravi Agrawal

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Security India Ravi Agrawal Listen to the full podcast India and Pakistan are now locked in their most expansive military conflict in decades. The two nuclear-armed states have been exchanging gunfire and shelling across their borders while also deploying missiles and drones, causing civilian casualties on both sides. The latest flash point between the two countries escalated on Wednesday after India attacked what it says were terrorist sites in Pakistan, in...
Trump Labels Haitian Gangs as Terrorist Organizations

5 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Catherine Osborn

U.S. Foreign Policy Security Catherine Osborn Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Washington designates two Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, a new Argentine Netflix show ascends global rankings, and the conclave elects a pope with ties to Peru.
Israel Is Ready to Embrace Europe’s Far Right

6 days ago | foreignpolicy.com | Giovanni Legorano

In February, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar instructed his ministry to open quiet talks with far-right parties in France, Spain, and Sweden that had until that time been officially boycotted by the Israeli government.