Foreign Policy

In the Christmas movie universe, Europeans are royals, the military is a burden, and home is where the heart is.

From a showdown with Iran to Trump’s loyalty tests, some of 2020’s major stories will have ripple effects for the Biden administration.

A decade after Arabs started a regional revolution, it’s the neighboring continent that will never be the same.

Rust Belts exist around the world, and integrating them into the larger trans-Atlantic community is key to political stability.

Insisting that Iran must abandon its missile program could fall into the hardliners’ trap and make a new agreement impossible.

The shifting ground in the Middle East is creating new options for breaking the stalemate.

Though Israel remains opposed to Palestinian independence, 2020 marked the year of its acceptance in the region.

Foreign Policy’s five best reads on the dramatic shift in energy policy in 2020.

It could make 2021 the year Americans rediscover science.

The discovery of U.S. spy networks in China fueled a decadelong global war over data between Beijing and Washington.

Swedes can’t figure out their government’s coronavirus approach, a progressive push on U.S. foreign policy, and an honest assessment of the Arab Spring’s fallout.

And why Morocco’s apparent victory there will change regional politics.

Agriculture’s importance for the labor market cannot be underestimated—especially amid a historic pandemic.

Will 2021 be full of foreign-policy crises and domestic drama or dull compared to 2020?

The Treasury’s decision to label both Switzerland and Vietnam currency manipulators was unusual—and leaves the Biden administration with some tough choices to make.

The country’s contrarian approach to the COVID-19 pandemic was meant to prove that trust in authorities could avert lockdowns. Instead, mixed messaging and political squabbles have led to an exploding epidemic.

Here’s how to stop bleeding information about yourself online.

After a drawdown of staff at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad earlier this year, the Trump administration ordered another cut in response to threats from Iran.

Modi’s party is expected to further polarize state electorates along religious lines in 2021.

When they enter office, Biden and Harris must make up for lost ground.