FOREIGN POLICY

APRIL 28. 2026

King Charles III Delivers Pointed Message in Address to U. S. Congress

The British monarch praised multilateral institutions, warned against climate change, and championed diversity.

China Pulls the Plug on Meta’s AI Acquisition

The reversal underscores Beijing’s shifting national security concerns.

Why Iran Isn’t Blinking Yet

Trump’s blockade aims to force damaging shutdowns at Iranian oil fields. But Tehran has been through this before.

Japan and China Are Edging Dangerously Close to Conflict

Beijing is ready to take risks as Tokyo backs Taiwan.

Russia’s War Boom Masks an Economic Implosion

Record-low unemployment is the result of millions of missing workers.

Iran Is More Unified Than Ever

The war has deepened Iranian officials’ connections with one another—and with the public.

Latin America’s Anti-Women Movement Is Spreading

Chile's president José Antonio Kast is following the regressive examples set elsewhere in the region.

What Congress Could Do to Stop the War

Republicans are declining to use their power of the purse.

The Iran War Is Tearing Trump’s Coalition Apart

MAGA is not necessarily the same thing as America First.

APRIL 27. 2026

The U. S. Shouldn’t Rule the Seas Forever

Why the United States can no longer guarantee freedom of navigation—and why it doesn’t need to.

Iran Offers to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

But only if the United States postpones nuclear talks and lifts its own naval blockade.

Beijing Is Using Influencers to Burnish Its Image

“Chinamaxxing” has become an online phenomenon.

Israel and Syria’s Shared Fight Against Hezbollah

Washington should help the two estranged neighbors cooperate against a common enemy.

What Five Decades of Summits Reveal About U. S. -China Relations

The real test for the Trump-Xi meeting will come afterwards.