Minority communities are caught in the middle of a larger shift in Iraq’s federal system that empowers Baghdad at the expense of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil, Winthrop Rodgers writes. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/01/ira…

From battlefield to ballot box, from boardroom to bedroom, religious movements enjoy immense power in the world today. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/05/mod…

FP sat down with Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, for a candid discussion on Ukraine, Israel, and China. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/06/ada…

Two new books, Sathnam Sanghera’s “Empireworld: How British Imperialism Shaped the Globe” and Amitav Ghosh’s “Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories,” show how the colonial past lives on years after the dismantling of the British imperial state. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/04/col…

World Brief: Dueling Hamas-Israel cease-fire claims cause confusion as Rafah evacuates, Chinese President Xi Jinping visits France, and Chad holds a presidential election. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/06/isr…

Despite an ongoing eleventh-hour attempt to secure a cease-fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that Israel’s war cabinet had unanimously decided to proceed with its military operation in Rafah, FP’s Jack Detsch reports. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/06/isr…

On May 30th, join Foreign Policy and leaders across the global health community to reassess priorities, forge new partnerships, and commit to actions that will address current disparities and fortify the world against future health crises. Register now. foreignpolicy.com/events/fp-glob…

American jazz legend Duke Ellington played a key role in U.S. cultural diplomacy even as he faced racism at home, Larry Tye writes in his latest book. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/05/jaz…

As today’s autocrats seek to acquire and keep power, they are often careful to avoid measures that are reminiscent of the 20th century’s violent dictatorships. Instead, they follow a new playbook to control public opinion, Jan-Werner Müller writes. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/03/med…

Washington’s hawkishness towards China has made its way to Silicon Valley. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/03/tik…

The prospect of a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seems promising on the surface, but on closer scrutiny, it is a non-starter, Bilal Y. Saab argues. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/03/sau…

What might we learn if we opened our minds to the actual record of the colonial past—instead of dismissing its relevance? foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/02/col…

Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe follows weeks of escalating tensions between China and the continent. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/03/chi…