Foreign PolicyNaftali Bennett A Deeply Divided Israel Greets New Coalition Government foreignpolicy.com - Stefanie Glinski The “change government” of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid promises little real change—other than an end to Netanyahu. JERUSALEM—Outgoing Israeli Prime …
Foreign PolicySouth China Sea It’s Russia, Stupid (For Now) foreignpolicy.com - Elise Labott Biden wants to focus on China. That’s a gift to Putin. Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting this week in Geneva with his Russian counterpart, …
Foreign PolicyU.S. Politics Putin and Biden Curb Their Enthusiasm foreignpolicy.com - Michael Hirsh A “cold peace” is the best-case scenario coming out of this week’s summit. U.S. President Joe Biden’s first encounter with Russian President Vladimir …
Foreign PolicyU.S. Central Command Afghan Air Force Could Be Grounded After U.S. Pullout foreignpolicy.com - Lynne O’Donnell The one advantage the Afghan army had on the Taliban looks set to slip away with the hasty U.S. withdrawal. KABUL, Afghanistan—The one real advantage …
Foreign PolicyMilitary What Putin Wants From His Summit With Biden foreignpolicy.com - Alexander Gabuev With expectations low in Moscow, the Kremlin is looking for limited deescalation. As Wednesday’s first summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and …
Foreign PolicyIsrael Israel’s New Coalition Government Is More Stable Than It Looks foreignpolicy.com - Aaron David Miller With all its parties facing disaster by leaving, the coalition has every reason to make it work. The reason Israel has a new prime minister is the …
Foreign PolicyNepal Nepal’s Vaccine Disaster Has Left Millions Unprotected foreignpolicy.com - Arun Budhathoki Alleged corruption and geopolitical worries have created a deadly shortage. KATHMANDU, Nepal—Nepal was on the right track to defeat the pandemic with …
Foreign PolicyRoman Protasevich Forced Confessions Are the Propaganda of Terror foreignpolicy.com - Natalia Antonova Belarus’s Lukashenko doesn’t want to be believed—he wants to be feared. On June 3, the Belarusian KGB released a disturbing video showing a clearly …
Foreign PolicyUnited States Is Europe Any Good at Soft Power? foreignpolicy.com - Caroline de Gruyter The increasingly aggressive authoritarianism of Belarus is an acute test of the EU’s diplomatic self-image. Just after the First World War, the United …
Foreign PolicyGenocide Turkey Will Never Recognize the Armenian Genocide foreignpolicy.com - Hans Gutbrod It’s time for Yerevan to shift gears and work toward rapprochement with Ankara. It goes without saying the Turkish government won’t be recognizing the …
Foreign PolicyMiddle East ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Is One More Casualty of the Syrian War foreignpolicy.com - Mina Al-Oraibi The conflict’s impact on the world’s ability to prevent atrocities will be felt for years to come. Watching the Syrian revolution-turned-war enter its …
