FOREIGN POLICY

TODAY

The Next Front in LNG Sanctions Runs Through China

Moscow will soon have to redirect a growing share of its exports to Asia.

Will Myanmar Get What It Wants From ASEAN?

A Bangkok visit by junta leader Min Aung Hlaing reinforced the two countries’ ties.

The Houthis Are Risking Everything for Iran

Tehran’s proxy risks pushing a newly consolidated Saudi Arabia into an all-out ground war.

YESTERDAY

A Middle Eastern NATO?

What’s behind the defense pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

Why Is AI So Popular in China?

The technology is far less divisive than in the United States.

Colombia’s New President Faces His First Major Test

President Abelardo de la Espriella took office mere days before a major earthquake struck the country.

The Regional Order Iran Wanted Is Taking Shape Without It

Tehran has long called for greater cooperation among Muslim states. The Mecca pact is not what it had in mind.

Here’s What Middle Powers Can Actually Do

Mark Carney’s vision has gone unrealized, but that doesn’t mean states should give up.

Debanking Dissidents

The Trump administration is following in the footsteps of authoritarian regimes by weaponizing global banking rules against its enemies.

Trump Has His Own Communist Manifesto

Seldom before has the U. S. government intervened so actively in the economy.

China Has Chosen to Disappoint Its Consumers

Beijing’s choice moves Washington’s leverage from tariffs to currency.

The West Bank, Not Gaza, Should Be Trump’s Priority

With his Gaza plan dead in the water, he should refocus on preventing the next conflagration.

What Morocco Was Saying to Spain in Ceuta

The migrant crisis has underscored Madrid’s increasingly tenuous geopolitical position.

AUGUST 10. 2026

Netanyahu Nixes Trump’s Gaza Deal

Another weekend with no resolution to the Middle East’s wars.