Europe

AI-powered air defense could counter Moscow’s greatest advantage—and keep Kyiv in the fight.

There is little justification for taking Venezuelan oil or Greenlandic minerals, but the U.S. leader insists.

Trump has shown how democracy can be neutralized without being destroyed.

Why Washington keeps encouraging foreign uprisings—and then walking away.

An adaptation of “The Master and Margarita” has become a smash hit—despite Moscow’s attempts to sink it.

From Russia-Ukraine to the U.S. midterms, Trump faces a bumpier year at home and abroad.

Renewed attacks pose a continuing challenge for Europe at a difficult moment.

Years of accumulated trust are being spent for short-term leverage.

As Trump doubles down on Greenland, Europe doubles down on Europe.

The euro just gained its 21st member despite Moscow’s attempts at sabotage.

Competing spheres of influence will not provide the stability their supporters expect.

How Islamabad is capitalizing on the current geopolitical moment.

Moscow is providing the military equipment and internet technology that Tehran is deploying against protesters.

Grok is being used to make abusive and illegal images.

As the United States pursues gunboat diplomacy, Europe and South America are choosing cooperation instead.

Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.

The revolution in U.S. foreign policy will lead to a much less stable world.

Trump’s absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.

History is shaping, and constraining, the bid to revive French military culture.

Mass demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic’s government could turn brutal in the year ahead.

As the trade imbalance widens, European leaders need to prepare for likely retaliation.

A burgeoning movie industry seeks to give the island an international voice.

The island may not be the treasure trove that some U.S. officials think.

How Beijing’s gamble could backfire.

Echoing its anti-Ukraine propaganda, the Kremlin is wielding history in a psychological war.

U.S. efforts to counter Russia and China need allies, not targets.

Could the president really be so reckless that he would risk undoing America’s strongest alliance?

The author of FP’s ‘10 Conflicts to Watch’ on a violent start to 2026.

Putin’s order books reveal plans for conflict well beyond Ukraine

Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.

U.S. rivals aren’t deterred by norms so much as by the limits of their own militaries.

Trump is keen to seize the oil, but U.S. firms so far are circumspect.

The world-minus-one moment.

U.S. allies and partners are taking steps toward a post-American nuclear order.

Allies fear that Washington is retreating from leadership at the worst possible time.

A flimsy peace would legitimize conquest. A durable one could still salvage deterrence.

These are the year’s biggest races, from Bangladesh to Brazil.

Major wars, simmering hostilities, and accelerating instability from Washington.

The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.

A record number of conflicts are wreaking havoc worldwide.

Figures from Pope Francis to Dick Cheney left behind global legacies.

Readers kept track of Trump’s whirlwind foreign policy and upheaval in the global order.

FP columnists on how the world could handle the new Washington.

Notable episodes of FP’s economics podcast from the past year.

The figures who shaped the way we thought about the world this year.

FP Live’s guests included Europe’s top diplomat and a Gen Z economic whisperer.

Our favorite excerpts of 2025.

Our best reads on the state of the conflict as Washington seeks a deal with Moscow.

When it’s TACO time, no one wants to be a persistent objector.

Our most insightful film reviews of 2025.

As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here’s who is influencing key policies. 

Our favorite books—and reviews—of 2025.

An Oscar-shortlisted documentary shows actual battle in startling clarity.

From Ukraine to South America, the EU is forging its own path.

History doesn’t suggest a demilitarized zone in eastern Ukraine would work.

Alongside an indictment of the continent sits a sacrosanctity accorded to its civilization.

The former leaders of Colombia and Mexico are concerned over recent U.S. actions

Myths about the Maginot Line are strangely persistent.

Barring South Africa will fundamentally weaken the G20. Its members must push back.

Brussels is trying to convince holdouts to support a novel plan to use billions of Moscow’s money to aid Ukraine.

Diplomats and experts say Doha and Ankara have leverage, but it may not be enough.

Washington wants a free hand for Silicon Valley and Russia investment. The EU is an obstacle—and the far right is an ally.

Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.

Re-read today, Franklin Foer’s 2004 classic inadvertently suggests where globalization went wrong.

“Souleymane’s Story” interrogates the fictions we tell ourselves about what makes an acceptable migrant.

The foreign minister also said if anyone can bring peace to the region, it’s U.S. President Donald Trump.

Germany’s chancellor is doing far better than everyone seems to think.

A growing skepticism of social spending risks undermining a post-war pillar of Europe’s stability.

Organizations working in Gaza and Sudan say their jobs have become harder than ever.

He’s exposed fatal divisions in the “West” even as Russians still back his Ukraine invasion.

The White House’s agenda may not be coherent, but it is deeply dangerous.

Trump’s new document gets much right and a few things wrong.

From climate to AI, other fields have bridged deep divides.

Here’s what Trump can do to get there.

Blaming Paris for Mali’s problems won’t solve them. A collective European response is needed.

The National Defense Authorization Act would limit Hegseth’s ability to reduce U.S. troops in Europe and Asia, among other measures.

His administration failed Ukraine at almost every turn, shaping the war to this day.

Michael McFaul wants more democracy promotion. Is now the time?

“The Things You Kill” explores the pitfalls of masculinity in modern-day Turkey.

Plus, more international fiction releases in December.

Washington’s new National Security Strategy ratifies an adversarial relationship.

The defense secretary is under scrutiny for a series of questionable decisions.

Norwegians are pioneering better models of catastrophe preparation.

The visit comes at a somewhat precarious moment for India-Russia relations.

In any peace deal with Russia, security guarantees from outsiders won't guarantee much.

Europe would have given almost anything for peace, but Beijing had a different calculus.

Mistreatment, exploitation, and Russia’s own history suggest a precarious postwar future.

Republican opposition to the Trump administration’s chaotic approach to Russia-Ukraine negotiations is growing.

The U.S. president is optimistic about a peace deal, but major obstacles remain.

A clash of visions on human dignity and divine purpose.

The idea of a cohesive West is fading, but a new book finds that the concept endures.

Successful peace negotiations require concessions. The right ones will strengthen the West.

From Nagorno-Karabakh to Gaza, Trump’s approach to conflict resolution has rewarded aggression and perpetuated ethnic cleansing.

The U.S. should avoid a narrow Christian focus.

Next week, the Russian leader visits New Delhi for the first time since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

If the U.S.-Russia draft for Ukraine goes forward, Donald Trump will be remembered as the Neville Chamberlain of the 21st century.

If Europe moves fast to seize Russian assets, it may be able to sink this bad deal.

For Europe, continued war is perhaps not entirely unwelcome.

Senators say Rubio told them the 28-point plan was not a U.S. product, only for the secretary to claim the reverse.

Zelensky said he’s being asked to decide between Ukraine losing its dignity or losing a key partner.