Foreign Policy Magazine - home page

Primary featured article section

Two members of the Iranian navy stand at attention as a truck carries a massive anti-U.S. billboard during a military parade in Tehran, Iran.
Two members of the Iranian navy stand at attention as a truck carries a massive anti-U.S. billboard during a military parade in Tehran, Iran.

Have Israel and the United States Done Enough to Deter Iran?

U.S. allies intercepted hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles, and then Israeli forces counterattacked in a limited strike—but the threat of regional war remains.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Two people sit on a blanket to have a picnic under the arch of a bridge.
Two people sit on a blanket to have a picnic under the arch of a bridge.

Iran Shrugs off Israeli Strike, Allaying Escalation Fears—for Now

Experts say the attack was designed to showcase Israel’s capabilities without further provoking Tehran.

Analysis
Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu
Jordanian soldiers stand guard near the “Gate of Peace” at the Jordan Valley site of Baqura, east of the Jordan River, with the Israeli flag flying over the Israeli side of the border.
Jordanian soldiers stand guard near the “Gate of Peace” at the Jordan Valley site of Baqura, east of the Jordan River, with the Israeli flag flying over the Israeli side of the border.

Why Arab States Haven’t Broken With Israel

Arabs across the region are angry, but regimes can’t afford to sever ties.

Analysis
David E. Rosenberg
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during part of the opening ceremony of "Make in India" week in Mumbai on February 13, 2016.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during part of the opening ceremony of "Make in India" week in Mumbai on February 13, 2016.

Modi’s ‘Make in India’ Didn’t Make Jobs

India’s prime minister could win re-election without having fixed his country’s unemployment crisis.

Analysis
Anchal Vohra

In the Magazine

Current Issue: Spring 2024 Archives
Spring-2024-print-foreign-policy-magazine-cover
Spring-2024-print-foreign-policy-magazine-cover
A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The New Idea of India

Narendra Modi’s reign is producing a less liberal but more assured nation.

Essay
Ravi Agrawal
An illustration shows a tiger chasing a dragon up an economic indicator line against a graph paper background. The dragon is turning to snarl at the tiger.
An illustration shows a tiger chasing a dragon up an economic indicator line against a graph paper background. The dragon is turning to snarl at the tiger.

Is India Really the Next China?

The case for its economic ascent is strong, but government policies still stand in the way.

Analysis
Josh Felman, Arvind Subramanian

Modi’s Messenger to the World
Profile
Rishi Iyengar

Meet India’s Generation Z
Essay
Snigdha Poonam

Becoming Indian
Essay
Amitava Kumar

4 Books to Understand Modern India
Review
Mukul Kesavan

Asia & the Pacific

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters at an election campaign event in Guwahati, India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters at an election campaign event in Guwahati, India.

The World’s Biggest Election Is Set to Begin
South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman

Court Victory Disturbs Malaysia’s Balancing Act on Islamic Law

The Chipmaking World Hedges Its Taiwan Bets

The Question Looming Over Biden’s White House Summit: Where Are the Exit Ramps?

China

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi prior to their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi prior to their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Beijing Walks a Fine Line in the Middle East
China Brief
James Palmer

America’s Flailing Industrial Policy Can Take Lessons From China

China Won’t Change Tack on Economic Policy

China-Philippines Tensions Heat Up

Middle East & Africa

Iranians visit Azadi Square in Tehran.
Iranians visit Azadi Square in Tehran.

Iran’s Nuclear Crisis Has No Military Solution
Analysis
Sina Azodi

African Lending Needs a Better World Bank

Arab Countries Have Israel’s Back—for Their Own Sake

The Moral Hazard of Biden’s Support for Israel

Europe

A burned-out view of the Crocos
A burned-out view of the Crocos

The Islamic State Never Went Away
Argument
Colin P. Clarke

Russia’s Rosatom Fuels Putin’s War Machine

Germany Doesn’t Work Like It Used To

The Steady Hand

Americas

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern passes Al-Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 22, 2019, after a gunman opened fire there on March 15.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern passes Al-Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 22, 2019, after a gunman opened fire there on March 15.

The Terrorist Threat the West Still Ignores
Argument
Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware

How Mexico’s Presidential Candidates Could Reshape Security Policy

How to Defend U.S. Rights to a Million Square Kilometers of Ocean Floor

U.S. Policy on Venezuela Is Converging

FP Insider logo Subscribe for access to exclusive articles, insights, and more

Displaced Palestinian children pose for photos standing in front of makeshift tents at a camp beside a street in Rafah.
Displaced Palestinian children pose for photos standing in front of makeshift tents at a camp beside a street in Rafah.

The Economics of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A woman walks past burning tires during a demonstration following the resignation of acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
A woman walks past burning tires during a demonstration following the resignation of acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

The Tragedy of Haiti
Insider
Ravi Agrawal
The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.

Who’s on the Hook for the U.S. Bridge Collapse?
Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze

FP Live logo FP Live Events

Join in-depth conversations and interact with foreign-policy experts.UpcomingPastAbout

Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in London.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in London.

Inside the GOP’s Foreign Policy

What would a second Trump term mean for U.S. foreign policy? FP columnist Matthew Kroenig will join FP Live to elaborate on his new... READ MORE

Ask a Question

Ask a Question

✓  

Registered

Ask a Question

Ask a Question

Add to Calendar

  1. Only FP subscribers can submit questions for FP Live interviews.

    ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER?

  2. Only FP subscribers can submit questions for FP Live interviews.

    ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER?

3-shot-logo-no-logo-v-2
3-shot-logo-no-logo-v-2

Iran’s Attack on Israel—What Happens Next?
ravi-no-logo
ravi-no-logo

The New Idea of India
3-shot-no-logo
3-shot-no-logo

The Crisis in Haiti
jim-no-logo
jim-no-logo

The Return of Great Powers

Weekend Reads

A woman wearing a dress with floral details and loose sleeves looks straight ahead. She is flanked by flags and statues of large cats in the background.
A woman wearing a dress with floral details and loose sleeves looks straight ahead. She is flanked by flags and statues of large cats in the background.

‘The Regime’ Misunderstands Autocracy

HBO’s new miniseries displays an undeniably American nonchalance toward power.

Review
Anastasia Edel
A photo collage illustration of Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan within red and white stripes.
A photo collage illustration of Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan within red and white stripes.

Republicans Are More United on Foreign Policy Than It Seems
Argument
Matthew Kroenig, Dan Negrea
Kirsten Dunst is shown in a still from the Civil War film at a military base.
Kirsten Dunst is shown in a still from the Civil War film at a military base.

‘Civil War’ Succeeds Because Its Politics Make No Sense
Review
Jordan Hoffman
Representatives from countries of the United Nations sit in tiered rows with placards bearing names of their countries on them including: Togo, Thailand, Sweden, Swaziland, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Spain, and South Afrida along with many others.
Representatives from countries of the United Nations sit in tiered rows with placards bearing names of their countries on them including: Togo, Thailand, Sweden, Swaziland, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Spain, and South Afrida along with many others.

Who’s Afraid of the Global South?
Argument
Michael Galant, Aude Darnal

Subscribers’ Picks

Palestinians start to return to their homes amid destruction after Israel’s withdrawal in Khan Younis, Gaza.
Palestinians start to return to their homes amid destruction after Israel’s withdrawal in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Israel Is Facing an Iraq-like Quagmire

Six months in, there’s still no plan for after the war, U.S. officials say.

Analysis
Michael Hirsh
Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard 12th District Company “Hegra” participate in a blank-fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, north of Trondheim, Norway.
Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard 12th District Company “Hegra” participate in a blank-fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, north of Trondheim, Norway.

NATO Doesn’t Have Enough Troops

For the first time in decades, NATO has a plan to fight Russia. Now it just needs the forces to do it.

Report
Jack Detsch
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during an AUKUS summit in San Diego.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during an AUKUS summit in San Diego.

Biden’s ‘Coalitions of the Willing’ Foreign-Policy Doctrine

The latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy shows how the president is all about “minilateralism.”

Report
Robbie Gramer
A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A photo illustration shows a crowd of people filling the face of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The New Idea of India

Narendra Modi’s reign is producing a less liberal but more assured nation.

Essay
Ravi Agrawal

Books

Four book covers of: India Is Broken, Price of the Modi Years, City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh, and Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India.
Four book covers of: India Is Broken, Price of the Modi Years, City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh, and Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India.

4 Books to Understand Modern India

Is the world’s most populous country booming or broken?

Review
Mukul Kesavan
Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles, Viking, 464 pp., $32, April 2024
Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles, Viking, 464 pp., $32, April 2024

The World Still Loves (Yesterday’s) America
Review
Jessi Jezewska Stevens
The cover of Fareed Zakaria's book Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
The cover of Fareed Zakaria's book Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

Is This a Revolution? Or Are People Just Very Ticked Off?
Review
Michael Hirsh
This article is adapted from Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade (Harvard University Press, 352 pp., $37.95, March 2024).
This article is adapted from Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade (Harvard University Press, 352 pp., $37.95, March 2024).

How ‘Made in China’ Became American Gospel
Excerpt
Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson
The book cover of Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk.
The book cover of Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk.

Can Ukraine Escape the Curse of Nonexistence?
Review
Johannes Lichtman
Book cover for Cosmopolitan Elites
Book cover for Cosmopolitan Elites

The Civil Servants Who Shaped Indian Diplomacy
Review
Sumit Ganguly
The book covers for A Century of Labour by Jon Cruddas and Keeping the Red Flag Flying by Mark Garnett, Gavin Hyman, and Richard Johnson.
The book covers for A Century of Labour by Jon Cruddas and Keeping the Red Flag Flying by Mark Garnett, Gavin Hyman, and Richard Johnson.

The Labour Party Is Never Ready for an Election
Review
John Kampfner

Trending

  1. Forget About Chips—China Is Coming for Ships
    Analysis
    Agathe Demarais

  2. Why Arab States Haven’t Broken With Israel
    Analysis
    David E. Rosenberg

  3. America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East
    Argument
    Stephen M. Walt

  4. The World’s Biggest Election Is Set to Begin
    South Asia Brief
    Michael Kugelman

  5. How Much Leverage Does China Really Have Over Iran?
    Analysis
    Christina Lu

  6. Iran’s Nuclear Crisis Has No Military Solution
    Analysis
    Sina Azodi

  7. Have Israel and the United States Done Enough to Deter Iran?
    It's Debatable
    Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig

  8. Iran Shrugs off Israeli Strike, Allaying Escalation Fears—for Now
    Analysis
    Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu

  9. Arab Countries Have Israel’s Back—for Their Own Sake
    Argument
    Steven A. Cook

  10. Iran’s Attack on Israel—What Happens Next?
    FP Live

Visual Stories

A man fishes at a port near the Lungmen, a nuclear power plant that has suspended its construction, in New Taipei City.
A man fishes at a port near the Lungmen, a nuclear power plant that has suspended its construction, in New Taipei City.

Taiwan Can’t Shake Its Nuclear Ghosts

The island’s resistance to a dependable—and desperately needed—source of energy has been shaped by a covert history.

Analysis
Jane Darby Menton, Andrew W. Reddie
Pilgrims walk down one of the main roads that lead to the new Ram Mandir
Pilgrims walk down one of the main roads that lead to the new Ram Mandir

How the Ram Mandir Has Transformed India

To some, Modi’s new temple embodies the revival of a Hindu golden age. To others, it symbolizes the waning of a pluralist nation.

Dispatch
Ariel Sophia Bardi

Latest

Loading graphics