FOREIGN POLICY

JUNE 29. 2026

The Supreme Court Pushes Back on Trump’s Fed Assault

Tampering with the Federal Reserve’s independence proved to be a bridge too far.

Farmers Worldwide Brace for El Niño

An intense El Niño threatens to compound trade and energy pain.

Can NATO Pull Off a Dull Summit?

European countries are hoping that Erdogan can keep Trump from causing chaos.

America’s Sexual Exceptionalism

How Washington shaped global policy toward sex and prostitution.

Whales, Cars, Farms, and Parks

How the United States remade the global environment from 1776 to today.

With America in Retreat, Europe Now Depends on Ukraine

Europeans are gaming out their future defense, and it’s unthinkable without Kyiv.

Europe Will Never Be an AI Superpower

But it’s not too late for the continent to claim some technological independence for itself.

The Cost of America Abandoning the Military Draft

Trump could be confident his war in Iran would not touch the daily lives of most voters.

JUNE 26. 2026

U. S. Strikes Iran Over Attack on Hormuz Ship

Washington said Tehran violated the cease-fire.

Is Hezbollah Now More an Obligation Than an Asset to Tehran?

How the war has shifted Iran’s relationship with its proxies.

The Art That Created Colonialism

A new exhibition examines how Western art and colonial aggression made each other possible.

Colombia Swings to the Right

It’s the latest Latin American country to elect a Trump-backed leader.

The United States Is Now a Guarantor of Last Resort

The Gulf region has shown it’s ready to carry the diplomatic burden of managing Iran.

JUNE 25. 2026

The Geopolitics of SpaceX and Elon Musk

Should one company—and one person—have this much power?