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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · Sep 8

What does the future look like for global aid, NGOs, and development diplomacy? Which new approaches in international development should the world move toward? Eight authors tackle these topics in FP’s latest print issue, available to read now: foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine...

FP’s Fall 2025 Print Magazine: The End of Development

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Trump is mirroring Xi’s obsession with exerting political power both upon and through the national security apparatus, columnist @hofrench.bsky.social writes.

‘Trump 2028’ Is No Joke

The U.S. president is drawing ever more from Chinese autocrats’ playbook.

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China’s so-called passport power is surprisingly weak, and only around 11 percent of the Chinese population holds passports.

China’s Weak Passports Are Holding Back Its Soft Power

This week’s holiday shows the Chinese public’s immense appetite for travel.

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Cameroon’s upcoming election will likely produce a victory for incumbent Paul Biya. But at 92 years old, there are concerns about his ability to govern, @maxbone55.bsky.social writes.

Cameroon’s Predictable Election Will Produce Unpredictable Chaos

At nearly 93, Paul Biya is all but guaranteed a victory—but has no successor.

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The long-awaited cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, now underway in Gaza, includes significant gains for both sides. But by accepting it, both sides are giving up on key demands, Daniel Byman writes.

One Question Looming Over the Gaza Deal: Why Now?

An outline of the agreement had been on the table for months.

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The state of U.S. democracy is more alarming than many Europeans realize, and this decline is a threat to Europe’s growth and security, argue Amanda Sloat and Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook.

Europe Should Support U.S. Democracy

EU leaders still aren’t alarmed enough about democratic decline across the Atlantic.

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World Brief: Indirect Israel-Hamas peace talks intensify in Egypt, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discusses a free trade deal in India, and French caretaker Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu holds budget talks.

Israel, Hamas Inch Closer to an Exchange Deal

But several points of contention remain, even as new high-level negotiators join the fray.

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Before the war, it was common for Israeli journalists to cultivate contacts and write stories about life in Gaza and the West Bank and the plight of Palestinians. Since the war began, reporting has shifted to focus only on the war effort, Ori Nir writes.

How Oct. 7 Changed the Israeli Media

Many journalists feel it’s not their role to show Palestinian suffering.

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Kaja Kallas must grapple with a unique set of challenges as she tries to coordinate the foreign policy of 27 member states without sufficient power to speak for them.

Is Europe’s Top Diplomat Diplomatic Enough?

Kaja Kallas’s reputation for tough talk has proved correct—for better and for worse.

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Chinese misinterpretation of U.S. actions could lead to an escalation spiral.

Don’t Let Chinese Fears of a U.S. Decapitation Strike Lead to Nuclear War

Well-founded or not, Beijing’s fear of a U.S. decapitation strike could prove dangerous. Washington should help mitigate it.

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Poll after poll shows that America’s youngest voters are embracing conservatism and the Republican Party. What policies are capturing their attention and their votes? Journalist Emily Jashinsky will join FP Live tomorrow at 11:00AM ET to explain.

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Why Young Americans Are Swinging Right

Poll after poll shows that America’s youngest voters are embracing conservatism and the Republican Party. What policies are capturing their attention and their votes? Emily Jashinsky is a…

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Benjamin Netanyahu lacks a realistic vision for navigating Israel’s potential economic isolation, writes Giovanni Legorano.

Israel Can’t Survive Autarky

Benjamin Netanyahu lacks a realistic vision for navigating Israel’s potential economic isolation.

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China seeks to develop the world’s premier military capabilities by integrating its civilian commercial ecosystem and defense industrial base in a strategy known as military-civil fusion.

Civilian Tech Is Powering China’s Military

Beijing’s gains could eventually erode Washington’s battlefield advantage.

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World Brief: The Israel-Hamas war marks its two-year anniversary, U.S. President Donald Trump talks trade with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and French President Emmanuel Macron faces calls to resign. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/07/i...

Two Years On: Where the Israel-Hamas War Stands Now

Indirect peace talks are igniting new hopes of an end to the conflict.

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It’s unclear if Trump’s security guarantee for Qatar is even credible, writes Bilal Y. Saab.

America's Accidental New Military Ally

The Trump administration has made an unprecedentedly sloppy security guarantee to Qatar.

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Myanmar’s junta is staging a grinding partial comeback.

The Myanmar Junta Is Making Powerful Friends

Rare earths and strategic interests entice the U.S., India, and China.

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Graham Allison argues that at the tariff table, China’s hand is as strong as the United States’ hand. But in the game of supply chain poker, China holds the high cards.

Who Holds the High Cards in Sino-American Supply Chain Poker?

Beijing’s control of rare-earth minerals will force Trump to find new leverage.

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Trump’s improvisational style of diplomacy is well suited for the task. But the next phases will not come easily, writes Daniel B. Shapiro.

Trump’s Approach Just Might End the War in Gaza but the Next Stage Is Harder

Lasting agreements require sustained focus, not just theatrics.

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While Trump has expressed optimism that the war could soon be over, nothing is set in stone yet, writes FP’s @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social.

What We Do and Don’t Know About Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal

There is cautious optimism for an agreement, but many outstanding details remain unresolved.

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“Tomorrow is Yesterday” is a dyslogy for a peace process built on faulty assumptions and sustained through lies and self-delusion. Khaled Elgindy reviews Robert Malley and Hussein Agha’s new book for FP.

How Washington’s Israel-Palestine Peace Process Theology Failed Again and Again

Trump’s plan is just the latest example.

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The fallout of Oct. 7 set Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans on the tragic path they now find themselves on.

Two Years After Oct. 7, a Trail of What-Ifs

Decisions made early on set the path for a devastating war.

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“We’re a part of America but no one really knows our story,” said Hawaiian actor Jason Momoa while promoting “Chief of War,” his new TV show about Hawaiian unification.

Jason Momoa Schools Hollywood on Hawaiian History

The show-don’t-tell side of Chief of War keeps the series lingering in the mind.

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How do you tell the truth in a place where truth has been banned?

The documentary “My Undesirable Friends” follows Russian female journalists designated as foreign agents in the weeks before and after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.