5+ hour, 25+ min ago  (992+ words) Report: The New Weapon Behind Ukraine's Battlefield Success Understanding the conflict four years on. Dozens of miles behind Russian lines, a Ukrainian drone feed shows an unsuspecting Russian military truck idling. Then the feed cuts out as the drone slams…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (835+ words) Report: Congress Prepares for a Consequential Iran Vote The U. S. Congress is verging closer to voting to end President Donald Trump's war against Iran. If that largely symbolic action happens, then it will send an important signal to the White House,…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (362+ words) Analysis: The Taiwanese and U. S. Militaries Can't Really Fight Together But the debate over budgets, arms sales, and strategic ambiguity has masked the most challenging issue that Taiwan and the United States would face during a potential joint defense of the…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago  (239+ words) Argument: America Enabled the Gulf's African Adventurism During this same period, Africa became a key component of Gulf foreign policy. When grain prices surged during the global financial crisis (rice prices tripled between November 2007 and April 2008), Gulf middle powers invested…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (412+ words) Argument: Middle East Cease-Fires Matter Even When They're Broken In general, it is difficult to predict what U. S. President Donald Trump will do, but there are lessons to be found in looking at Israel's position and past cease-fires between Israel and…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1557+ words) Southeast Asia Brief: Why Asia's Not Buying What Hegseth's Selling Welcome to Foreign Policy's Southeast Asia Brief. It's been a very busy week in the region. We're covering the highlights from the Shangri-La Dialogue, Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing's…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1085+ words) China Brief: The Deadly Price of China's Coal Boom Welcome to'Foreign Policy's China Brief. The highlights this week: China is rocked by two fatal mining accidents, a top Chinese cartographer is placed under investigation, and tech giant Tencent prepares to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (445+ words) World Brief: Russia Pounds Ukraine With Missile, Drone Strikes Understanding the conflict four years on. Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at'a deadly Russian aerial assault on Ukraine, continued Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, and the risk of…...

17+ hour, 48+ min ago  (554+ words) Report: Two Senators Just Blew Up Trump's Boat-Strike Justifications It's a stunning revelation that, if true, raises huge new questions about the administration's already controversial campaign and could undermine the White House's public rationale for the deadly strikes. "Here's one…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (515+ words) Analysis: The Gulf Crisis Is Forcing Japan Into an Energy Rethink Japan's decadelong strategy to insulate itself from Middle Eastern energy disruption has been proved right and rendered unworkable at the same time. For years, Tokyo built what was arguably…...