South Asia Brief

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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...

1 week 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.