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Foreign Affairs

Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of America's role in the world. The magazine covers a broad range of topics related to U.S. foreign policy and international relations with a mix of non-partisan analysis, reportage, and reviews and criticism.

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Ali Vaez and Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar: Iran’s Long War | Foreign Affairs Interview

15 Oct 2026AI processed

The ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran has devolved into a persistent, low-grade stalemate that both nations currently find less costly than pursuing a comprehensive settlement. Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group argues that neither side can achieve a decisive victory, leading to a cyclical pat...

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Julianne Smith: Russia’s Widening War on Europe | Foreign Affairs Interview

08 Oct 2026
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Anwar Gargash: Caught in the Middle of the Iran War | Foreign Affairs Interview

24 Sep 2026AI processed

The Middle East currently faces a "no war, no peace" stalemate that threatens long-term regional stability, necessitating a shift toward substantive, multi-level diplomacy. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the UAE president, argues that the current conflict, exacerbated by Iran's leadership transition following the...

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Lawrence D. Freedman: How to Understand the New Age of War | Foreign Affairs Interview

17 Sep 2026
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Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan: The Iran Shock Is Not Over | Foreign Affairs Interview

10 Sep 2026AI processed

Global energy markets are undergoing a fundamental shift as energy increasingly functions as a potent geopolitical weapon. Despite the historic disruption of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the global economy has remained surprisingly resilient, buffered by alternative pipeline routes, strategic stock releases ...

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Jessica Chen Weiss: What Does China Want? | Foreign Affairs Interview

03 Sep 2026AI processed

U.S.-China relations require a shift from zero-sum competition toward a sustainable equilibrium that prioritizes coexistence over containment. Jessica Chen Weiss, a professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS and former State Department official, argues that the recent bipartisan consensus on a hardline approach has proven shallow...

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Karim Sadjadpour: What Kind of Change Is Coming to Iran? | Foreign Affairs Interview

13 Jan 2026
1h 4m
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Phil Gunson & Juan S. Gonzalez: What Comes Next in Venezuela | Foreign Affairs Interview

08 Jan 2026
1h 22m
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Odd Arne Westad: How the Past Shadows China’s Future | Foreign Affairs Interview

01 Jan 2026
59m
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Daron Acemoglu: How Liberal Democracy Can Survive an Age of Spiraling Crises

18 Dec 2025
58m
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Kori Schake: The Fear and Weakness at the Heart of Trump’s Strategy | Foreign Affairs Interview

11 Dec 2025
42m
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Emma Ashford: America Can’t Escape the Multipolar Order | Foreign Affairs Interview

04 Dec 2025
51m
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Ben Buchanan: The Limits of the American Way of AI | Foreign Affairs Interview

27 Nov 2025
55m
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Sarah C. M. Paine: The Age-Old Contest Between Land and Sea | Foreign Affairs Interview

20 Nov 2025
33m
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Robert O’Brien: The Strength of Trump's Foreign Policy | Foreign Affairs Interview

13 Nov 2025
1h 7m
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Orville Schell: Xi Jinping’s World of Treachery and Sacrifice | Foreign Affairs Interview

06 Nov 2025
56m
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar: The Crack-Up of American Democracy | Foreign Affairs Interview

30 Oct 2025
57m
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Robert Malley: America’s Two-State Delusion | Foreign Affairs Interview

23 Oct 2025
1h 4m
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Will the War in Gaza Really End? | Foreign Affairs Interview

15 Oct 2025
58m
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Dara Massicot: The Reeducation of Russia’s Military | Foreign Affairs Interview

09 Oct 2025
53m
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