FOREIGN POLICY

YESTERDAY

Special Treatment for Cuban Refugees Is No More

The Trump administration has rendered them as vulnerable to removal as other immigrants.

The Cure for Russia’s Labor Shortage Is Worse Than the Disease

What happens when a demographic crisis meets an ever-expanding military-industrial complex?

JULY 31. 2026

France’s Wildfires Are Swallowing Its Politics

The country’s next presidential election is more ominous in the glow of its latest environmental disaster.

Spain Records Unprecedented Migrant Crossing

Some 60,000 people from Morocco surged into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

Trump’s Biggest Challenge to American Democracy

The corruption crisis may be the most important source of rot in the U. S. system.

What Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ Tells Us About the Economics of the Bronze Age

The epic poem describes events around the sacking of Troy.

The Book That Predicted Pete Hegseth’s Failures

‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’ examines the narrow minds of petty men.

The Dreams of ‘Star Trek’ Aren’t Dead

Space utopianism belongs to everyone, not billionaires.

Resurrecting the Real Monroe Doctrine

Hidden behind two centuries of aggressive presidential corollaries is an enduring appeal to hemispheric solidarity.

The Myth of African Heterosexual Purity

An explosive novel probes the roots of homophobia in Senegal, where a chilling anti-LGBTQ+ law just passed.

Africa’s Financial Third Way

As Western aid retreats and Chinese investment shifts, the continent needs a model that is truly its own.

Trump’s Pacific Islands Blind Spot

Washington is losing influence to Beijing in a strategic region.

U. S. Boat Strike Campaign Is Shrouded in Secrecy

The Trump administration has shared few details and little evidence.

Germany Is Much More Socially Conservative Than You Think

What a recent scandal reveals about the country’s political culture.