Is the U.S.-Israel Special Relationship Over?
U.S. public opinion is undergoing a dramatic shift, with more and more Americans calling for less military support to Israel. So, is the “sp...
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The Geopolitics of the World Cup
This week, the largest-ever World Cup will commence. Across the three host countries—Canada, Mexico, and the United States—48 teams will pla...
How to End the Iran War
What would it take to end the Iran war? What exit strategies are still available to the United States? Robert Malley, a former lead negotiat...
How to Survive a Chaotic World
If the rules-based order is broken, what comes next? And who will lead it? Mark Leonard argues in his new book, Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics...
Trump, Xi, and a New Balance of Power
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to great fanfare but left with little to sh...
Is Russia the Unintended Winner of Trump’s Iran War?
There’s little doubt that the conflict in Iran has hurt much of the world economy. But not Russia. Data suggests that the Kremlin has alread...
The surprisingly normal streets of Tehran
While the conflict in Iran has dominated headlines in the last two months, accounts of ordinary life in the Islamic Republic are scarce. Acc...
‘Ask Me Anything’—the Iran War Edition
It’s time for another ask-me-anything edition of FP Live. This one takes on the war in Iran from many angles: the economic impact, regional...
Where the Iran War Goes From Here
The extension of a fragile cease-fire in the Middle East has left the region with no clear path forward. The Strait of Hormuz is still block...
How Much Will the Iran Conflict Hurt the Global Economy?
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is like a ticking time bomb for the global economy, disrupting the flow of energy and rippling through i...
Is America Becoming a Rogue State?
The Iran war has become the most serious foreign-policy challenge for U.S. President Donald Trump in his second term. But does it reveal a l...
An Iran Hawk’s Take on the Cease-Fire
The Trump administration’s plans in the Middle East are often criticized by those who say he shouldn’t have attacked Iran. But the White Hou...
The Iran War Cease-Fire and the Return of the Energy Weapon
After news of a 14-day cease-fire in the middle east conflict, Ravi shares his initial thoughts and analysis. Plus, the rationale for attack...
What Is Iran’s Endgame?
As the U.S.-Israel war against Iran enters a second month of conflict, how is Tehran’s surviving leadership thinking about an endgame? And h...
How High Could Oil Prices Go?
Crude and gas prices are soaring after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on regional energy infrastructure amid war in the Mid...
The World After Trump
It’s widely accepted that the post-WWII order has changed, but the question remains—what comes next? Political scientist Hal Brands maps out...
How to Have Politics Without Politicians
It’s no secret that democracy is in trouble. Studies show that a growing number of countries are less free, and polls suggest ordinary citiz...
A Debate Over the War in Iran
As the war in Iran soon enters its third week, two experts join FP Live for a debate. Were the United States and Israel justified in attacki...
Will the Gulf States Join the War?
As the United States and Israel attack military facilities across Iran, Tehran has been retaliating. But it has attacked Gulf countries more...
War in the Middle East
On Saturday, Israel and the United States struck Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran has been responding with volley...