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An Iran Exit Plan
There’s still time for a sensible compromise between Washington and Tehran.
After the Nation-State
A slew of new doomsaying books miss what’s coming round the bend.
The United States of Westeros
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” like its predecessor series, offers a prescient glimpse into contemporary politics.
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Current Issue: Spring 2026 magazine
Archives
Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World
Ten years hence, the world will look very different. 
Electrostates vs. Petrostates
China is building a new green bloc, while the United States is doubling down on oil.
Asia-Pacific
How Indigenous Bird Knowledge Guides Land Management
China
The Asia-Pacific Pivot Is a Zombie Policy
Europe
Italy’s Referendum Could Be Meloni’s Biggest Test Yet
Middle East & Africa
Iran Is Putting a ‘Toll Booth’ in the Strait of Hormuz
Americas
Latin American Countries Boost Ties to Africa
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Putin stands among reservists in combat gear. The Follies of Predicting War
A new book debates who wins wars and why.
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A man in a grey suit with his hands in his pockets walks down a street, with a storefront in the background.
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A street scene in Iran viewed through a hole in dark fabric. In the center is a large poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei displayed on a pole. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk and street below, including women in black chadors and men in casual clothing. An Iranian flag is visible in the background near storefronts. -
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Ghalibaf stands behind a crowded podium featuring dozens of colorful microphones from various international and local news organizations, including AFP, CGTN, and IRN. Behind him is a large digital screen displaying the Iranian flag.
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Donald Trump is sett through an opening as he sits at a desk. Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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An illustration of a large bald eagle perched atop small shipping containers with the flag of Venezuela draped over them, surrounded by oil barrels, soldiers, a fighter jet, a warship, and an oil rig. They are set against an icy landscape and a blue, cloudy sky. -
A military vehicle flies a U.S. flag from a hill overlooking a tall border fence with brush in the foreground.
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A picture taken in Goma, on July 25, 2022 shows fire set by protesters burning in front of United Nations Mission for the Stabilisation of Congo (MONUSCO) Headquarters. -
A photo collage illustration shows the back of President Donald Trump in front of three track hurdles. Behind the hurdles are a stack of shipping containers, soccer stadiums and a passport, and a voter in a U.S.-flagged voting booth.
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01-Foreign-Policy-Magazine-Fiction-Books-March-2026 Two Books About the Pull of Home
Plus, more international fiction releases in March.
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Tradecraft, Tactics and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War, Sean M. Wiswesser, Naval Institute Press, 288 pp., $36.95, April 2026 -
The covers of five books on Iran.
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The Caste Con Census, Anand Teltumbde, Navayana, 252 pp., $20, November 2025 -
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The book cover for From Club to Commons.
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The Economic Costs of the Iran War, by the Numbers
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A selection of paywall-free articles
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A drawn illustration of a Trump whirlwind on a red background Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel.
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An illustrations shows the silhouette of Donald Trump with a face filled with pricetags.
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