1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1005+ words) Dispatch: Syria's War Crimes Dilemma The project was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. When Syrian authorities recently captured Amjad Youssef, also known as the "Butcher of Tadamon," residents of the Damascus suburb celebrated in the streets. Few…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1436+ words) Latin America Brief: A Tale of Two AI Policy Regimes Welcome back to Foreign Policy's Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Argentina and Brazil take different approaches to AI, the United States carries out a military strike in Venezuela,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (889+ words) The history of the United States is often told as a centuries-long fight to fulfill those founding principles, with two major turning points: the Civil War, when the abolition of slavery enshrined those "unalienable rights" in law, and the Civil…...

21+ hour, 43+ min ago  (712+ words) Argument: Orban's Defeat Is Being Dangerously Misread Viktor Orban's defeat has triggered a collective sigh of relief across Europe and beyond. Following closely on the heels of former President Jair Bolsonaro's exit in Brazil, the demise of the Hungarian strongman…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (497+ words) Analysis: The Iran Deal Is Hazy on Hormuz The monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz'and with it, one-fifth of the world's daily diet of oil'was the biggest reason U. S. President Donald Trump was so anxious to sue for peace with…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (640+ words) Analysis: Will Colombia Elect Its Own Bukele? On the campaign trail, he sports a black bulletproof vest and addresses vast crowds from behind armored glass panels. He greets his followers, whom he calls "defenders of the homeland," with a military…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (775+ words) Review: The Real Reason Nothing Works in Britain Britain is currently quite broken. This is the premise of The Land Where Nothing Works, a new book by historian A. G. Hopkins. It's also a widely accepted truth among Brits of all stripes....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (115+ words) Argument: The Era of the French Intellectual Is Over An article from L'Aurore newspaper in which "mile Zola takes a stand on the Dreyfus Affair, dated Jan. 13, 1898. Ullstein Bild via Getty Images Plus, more international fiction releases in April. Members…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1132+ words) Situation Report: The Vance Peace Deal Alright, here's what's on tap for the day: The White House deploys its No. 2 official to sell the Iran deal, Ukraine makes black rain fall on Moscow, and the Pentagon returns a combatant command…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (704+ words) Analysis: Ordinary Iranians Won't See a Dime of Trump's Money The memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran may allow both governments to claim victory after a relatively short but destructive war. Oil markets will eventually calm, and shipping routes…...