Author: ForeignPolicy.com

Britain’s prime minister has always been a political weathervane, and he knows the wind from across the Atlantic is now blowing in a different direction.

Biden plans a raft of executive orders on his first day as the post-Trump era dawns.

The appointments come as part of a broader sweep to reward the president’s supporters with late-game promotions at the Defense Department.

A botched process will end up helping Beijing’s propaganda.

An open position in China is an opportunity to show U.S. diversity.

Avril Haines vowed to keep politics out of intelligence.

The U.S. president-elect promises a humble foreign policy. That can start by coming to terms with America’s diminished capacity to lead the world after Trump.

The Trump administration callously dismissed the deaths of the most vulnerable, including minorities.

From climate change to China to ending the forever wars, here are 10 of the biggest challenges facing the Biden foreign-policy team as it takes office.

The Trump administration’s final parting shot at Beijing poses a diplomatic challenge for Biden on his first day in office.

Jan. 6 gave the world’s democracies a glimpse of their own mortality, but it can also be a catalyst for revival.

Turkey’s adventures abroad are about more than hydrocarbons. They’re a bold and expensive attempt at geopolitical revisionism.

Internal emails reveal Pompeo may have benefited from tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for upkeep at his residence.

Internal emails reveal Pompeo may have benefited from tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for upkeep at his residence.

A maze of checkpoints stretches across Washington’s commercial and residential districts, webbed in caution tape and patrolled by thousands of troops.

A maze of checkpoints stretches across Washington’s commercial and residential districts, webbed in caution tape and patrolled by thousands of troops.

The tools are already in place to arrest the Jan. 6 attackers.

And what the United States and Europe can do about it.

As Silicon Valley flails to combat an insurrection at home, Europe is marching ahead with a plan to revise the web’s basic rulebook.

Five places to start undoing the Trump administration’s damage and rebuilding U.S. leadership.

India’s tricky regional balance of power isn’t made any easier by sectarian tensions.

Biden’s picks for secretaries of state, defense, and the treasury all go before Senate Committees today.

Roberta Jacobson, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, will join the NSC and help oversee an anticipated U-turn in U.S. policy on migration and asylum.

Angela Merkel’s most likely successor is promising continuity with her style of politics—but that may not be up to him.

Trump has protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman despite the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that he ordered the assassination of a U.S. resident. The new administration should reveal the truth.

Twitter and Facebook have set a precedent in removing Trump from their platforms—but can they apply the same principle globally?

Twitter and Facebook have set a precedent in removing Trump from their platforms—but can they apply the same principle globally?

Women who accuse men of sexual assault have faced backlash, high-profile defamation lawsuits, and even retaliatory police investigations.

Women who accuse men of sexual assault have faced backlash, high-profile defamation lawsuits, and even retaliatory police investigations.

A state built on Black repression and local violence was smugly coded as a mature democracy.

A state built on Black repression and local violence was smugly coded as a mature democracy.

The famed political philosopher still believes in democracy’s ultimate triumph but says the “end of history” has been sidetracked by unforeseen forces.

The famed political philosopher still believes in democracy’s ultimate triumph but says the “end of history” has been sidetracked by unforeseen forces.

After the Capitol attack, the U.S. government needs to recognize racist extremists as a national security risk and create a high-level counterterrorism czar to disrupt their financing and dismantle their networks.

Why Biden thinks the way he does about foreign policy, what the future holds for an America on the brink, and what the Cold War policy of containment means for our current moment—all from our latest magazine issue.

But congressional sources say it’s highly unlikely lawmakers will cut billions of dollars of already appropriated funding.

But congressional sources say it’s highly unlikely lawmakers will cut billions of dollars of already appropriated funding.

The country is campaigning for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, but taking on that role will clash with some fundamental tenets of Swiss foreign policy.

The country is campaigning for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, but taking on that role will clash with some fundamental tenets of Swiss foreign policy.

And it is time to treat it like one.

The ineptitude of the FSB sends a message about how powerful it is.

Archival passages from writers such as Hillary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and more show where we’ve been—and where we’re heading.

Despite murderous ambitions and abundant guns, the Capitol assault was a failure.

A survey of experts offers predictions on the future of U.S. leadership and geopolitical dominance.

A survey of experts offers predictions on the future of U.S. leadership and geopolitical dominance.

Biden’s pick for the agency’s director shows that diplomacy is back.

Biden’s pick for the agency’s director shows that diplomacy is back.

How FP set out to change the world.

How FP set out to change the world.

Why the decline of foreign reporting makes for worse foreign policy.