Last November, Egypt hosted the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP27. In preparatory meetings, its government criticized the hypocrisy of high-emission countries that have failed to adequately support developing countries in

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s narrow victory over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s runoff presidential election last October has been widely hailed as historic. Not only did the 77-year-old former union leader and two-term president achieve a comeb

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The United States has waged low-grade economic warfare against China for at least four years now—firing volley after volley of tariffs, export controls, investment blocks, visa limits, and much more. But Washington’s endgame for this conflict has alw

Blessed with a strategic location between several continents and proximity to crucial transhipment lanes that serve a comprehensive range of global consumer, industrial and commodity markets, it is no surprise the Bahamas has established an experienc

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The following is adapted from past editions of FP’s weekly online news quiz. Test yourself every week at ForeignPolicy.com. 1. Britain’s longest-serving ruler, Queen Elizabeth II, died last September. How old was her son and heir when he took the thr

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Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Earlier this academic year, a student in the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) approached the director of their program abo

The region of Madrid is the dynamic engine of Spain’s economy, contributing nearly 20% of the nation’s €1.2-trillion gross domestic product and drawing in over 72% of its inward investments. “It’s a land of opportunities that’s booming, attracting in

THE WORLD NEEDS A RUSSIA that is not playing with nuclear escalation and threatening nuclear holocaust. If Russia continues on its present course, we will be dealing with a very large nuclear pariah state with thousands of warheads and the missiles

Research Assistant Professor, Bush School of Government & Public Service, Texas A&M University Yuval Weber’s students at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service spend plenty of time in the classroom. But the true focus is on

It is not good for us to worship an individual. Only an ideal or a principle can be worshipped. —Mohandas Gandhi, addressing a meeting of his admirers in April 1937 INDIA CLAIMS TO BE THE LARGEST DEMOCRACY in the world, and its ruling party, the Bhar

Although blessed with a wonderful selection of natural assets, the size and spread of the Bahamas’ many islands, not to mention its vulnerability to powerful hurricanes and tropical storms, mean reliable and durable telecoms and transport infrastruct

FOR MUCH OF THE LAST YEAR, FOREIGN POLICY’s reporters and analysts have been trying to make sense of Russia’s war in Ukraine. But remember the adage that generals always fight the last war? Of late, we at FP have been wondering: What can this war tea

ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY LESSONS from Russia’s war in Ukraine is that China’s, Russia’s, and Iran’s strategy to keep the United States out of their respective backyards can also be employed against these revisionist powers in defense of the

POLITICIANS, LIKE GENERALS, have a tendency to fight the last war. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping likely understands that he cannot wage a future conflict over Taiwan by replicating the strategy that failed Russia in Ukraine. Instead, rather than risk

America’s immigration wars are at an impasse. With illegal crossings surging at the southern border and the backlog in green card petitions reaching new heights, there is a widespread sense that the U.S. immigration system is badly broken. Yet there’

The question of how Russian elites are responding to further developments in the Russia-Ukraine war has become one of the most discussed issues in Russian and Western media. That’s understandable: While ordinary Russians remain relatively conformist

AN ESPECIALLY intriguing aspect of the Russia-Ukraine war is the apparent absence of Russian cyberwarfare success. Many cybersecurity experts have been wondering why. Did we overestimate the abilities of the Russian cyberjuggernaut? Were the Russians

A new quad is coalescing in the Indo-Pacific, and it is likely to have an even greater impact than the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a grouping that brings together Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. The new alignment is coming about

2045 WILL MARK the first century of the nuclear age. The nations of the world should come together to make it the last. They should look at the Russian brinkmanship over Ukraine and past nuclear standoffs and say: enough. Russian President Vladimir P

When I began visiting China in the late 1990s, the 1980s already felt untouchably remote. In English-language books on the 1980s in China, I read about an era in which the fundamentals of life were openly and fervently debated: the legacies of the Ma

As the Bahamas’ enviable reputation as a picture-perfect getaway for a short-haul or long-haul escape all year round continues to grow, so does the number of ways to arrive, with new cruise itineraries and aviation routes bringing the country ever cl

Right now, the sobering truth is that the future of Europe hinges on the weather. It seems absurd. But whether this winter is cold or warm will determine if Europe gets through the next several months without major economic, political, or social stre

Juggling the twin goals of attracting major FDI and promoting Costa Rican goods and services to scores of export markets, Promotora de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (Procomer) is a key figure in the country’s thriving trade and industry arena. As a

Texas A&M University has opened a new teaching site in Washington, DC featuring the Bush School of Government and Public Service, a graduate program founded by the nation’s 41st president. The Bush School DC offers a Master of National Security and I

THE STARTING POINT for drawing lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war is the fact that Russian forces were significantly limited by the insufficient quality and quantity of their technology and capabilities. China, Taiwan, and the latter’s allies are te