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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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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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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 18h

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.

Putin vs. the Press

You’d have to be fearless or a fanatic to persist in journalism in Russia. These women are both.

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The war has led to an unprecedented and risky dependence by Israel on the United States, writes David E. Rosenberg.

Two Ways Oct. 7 Changed Israel and One Way It Didn’t

The impact will be felt for years, even if Trump’s peace plan succeeds.

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Pete Seeger remains a testament to what popular entertainers can achieve in dangerous times, writes columnist Julian E. Zelizer.

The Link Between Bad Bunny and Pete Seeger

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Treating adversaries as monolithic and unchanging risks missing opportunities for leverage, writes Daniel Byman.

The 6 Lessons Israel Overlearned After Oct. 7

Netanyahu has favored vengeance over vision since the Hamas attack.

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In “The World’s Worst Bet,” David Lynch sets out to explain what went wrong with globalization—an idea that was once the hope for growth, prosperity, and peace, but instead became a vehicle for displacement, division, and polarized politics.

Is Globalization a Lost Cause?

How an idea that promised a brave new world seemingly delivered dystopia instead.

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Moldova’s pro-Western governing party gained a clear parliamentary majority in last weekend’s elections, but this is just the first step toward defeating Russian interference.

Europe Should Support Moldova Against Russian Meddling

Defeating Russian interference in Moldova’s election is merely the first step.

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This October, FP’s @hadavas.bsky.social and @ameakem.bsky.social dive into historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.

The Novels We’re Reading in October

Historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.

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Less than two months after the summit with Putin in Alaska, the White House is considering sending Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, a move that Putin called a “completely new stage of escalation,” FP’s Sam Skove writes.

Why the White House Is Considering Tomahawks for Ukraine

The move makes sense for U.S. strategy, but it may cause heartburn for isolationist and Pacific-focused Pentagon leaders.

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50 million tons of rubble is what Gaza has been reduced to, explains Adam Tooze. This is in addition to huge amounts of unexploded ammunition and ordnance, and tens of thousands bodies among the detritus.

What Would It Take to Rebuild Gaza?

Israeli bombardments and bulldozing have created 50 million tons of rubble.

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China seems willing and able to offer a lifeline to Russian energy projects that have no other outlet, despite U.S. threats of secondary sanctions.

The China-Russia Axis Is Getting Firmer, and It’s Built on Gas

Moscow pivoted to the east a decade ago, but it is now besmitten—or captive.

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Retaining AUKUS helps to clarify Trump’s China policy and reaffirms Washington’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

AUKUS’s Survival Is a Good Sign for Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments.

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On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to expand the multinational force to also include military troops.

U.N. Authorizes Larger Haiti Mission

The resolution was a rare point of consensus between Washington and Latin American countries.

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World Brief: World leaders condemn Israel’s seizure of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the Czech Republic begins parliamentary elections, and unidentified drones are spotted over Germany.

Global Condemnation Erupts Over Israel’s Seizure of Gaza Aid Flotilla

The incident has further highlighted the immediacy of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has eroded most of Moscow’s influence among the states that emerged from the collapse of the Soviet empire, write Adrian Karatnycky and Alexander J. Motyl.

From Moldova to Africa, Russia’s Power Is Waning

The defeat of Moscow-friendly parties in the Moldovan election is just the latest of many setbacks.

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 4d

Hamas and the current Israeli government have an interest in avoiding Trump’s wrath but not in ending the war, write Aaron David Miller and Daniel C. Kurtzer.

The Weak Link in Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan Might Be Trump Himself

Israel and Hamas won’t go willingly.

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 4d

Trump signed an executive order on Monday that offers Article 5-like security guarantees to Qatar—opening the door for a U.S. military response to an attack on the tiny, exorbitantly wealthy nation.

Qatar First?

Trump gives Doha major (and unusual) security guarantees.

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