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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hold a joint press conference in Moscow on Dec. 27.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hold a joint press conference in Moscow on Dec. 27.

India’s Top Diplomat Visits Russia

The trip closes out another year in which New Delhi managed a balancing act between Moscow and Washington.

World Brief
Emily Tamkin
Posters for election candidates hang over a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 26.
Posters for election candidates hang over a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 26.

4 Trends to Watch in South Asia Next Year

From predictable elections to Russia’s increased role in the region, here’s what to expect in 2024.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
People visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in central Moscow on Oct. 1.
People visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in central Moscow on Oct. 1.

Russia Is Divvying Up Prigozhin’s Empire Among Putin’s Cronies

Wagner’s African resources are up for grabs.

Argument
Lucian Staiano-Daniels
Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.
Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.

The Year Geopolitical Competition Returned to Africa

From Sudan to Mauritania, regional and global powers are jockeying for position on the continent.

5 Top Reads
Sasha Polakow-Suransky
An illustration shows the faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupted by wavy lines of a fragmented map of Europe and Asia.
An illustration shows the faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupted by wavy lines of a fragmented map of Europe and Asia.

Foreign Policy’s Best Articles on Geopolitics and Strategy

Five big-think articles from 2023 that cut through the news.

Roundup
Stefan Theil
A soldier fighting for Ukraine stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, Ukraine.
A soldier fighting for Ukraine stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, Ukraine.

FP Live Looks Back at 2023

Stephen Walt explains why countries are accusing America of hypocrisy.

Q&A
Ravi Agrawal
A collection of illustrated flags fly over a textured background that fades from blue to gray. The flags of the G-7 and NATO are the largest and positioned near the top of the image. Beneath them are the smaller flags of individual countries, including China, Russia, India, and others.
A collection of illustrated flags fly over a textured background that fades from blue to gray. The flags of the G-7 and NATO are the largest and positioned near the top of the image. Beneath them are the smaller flags of individual countries, including China, Russia, India, and others.

Alliances Are Back at the Center of Power

States are increasingly focused on security and the age-old diplomatic instruments to achieve it.

5 Top Reads
Stefan Theil
From left: Pakistan's Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
From left: Pakistan's Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

The Most Notable Obituaries in 2023

The legacies of departed leaders from Pervez Musharraf to Henry Kissinger still shape world politics.

Roundup
Jennifer Williams
The Russian warship Novocherkassk, of the Black Sea Fleet, is pictured in Sevastopol, Crimea, on July 27, 2019.
The Russian warship Novocherkassk, of the Black Sea Fleet, is pictured in Sevastopol, Crimea, on July 27, 2019.

Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship

The military success in Crimea came amid a difficult season for Kyiv, with international assistance tied up.

World Brief
Emily Tamkin
A woman walks past images depicting the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong at a stall in an antique market in Beijing on Dec. 26.
A woman walks past images depicting the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong at a stall in an antique market in Beijing on Dec. 26.

5 Predictions for China in 2024

From a small crisis with Taiwan to growing youth disillusionment, here’s what China likely faces next year.

China Brief
James Palmer
Smoke plumes billow during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City.
Smoke plumes billow during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City.

A Future Look Back at Israel’s War on Hamas

How a pre-mortem analysis could limit potential failures in Gaza.

Analysis
Daniel Byman
A float featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen of Front National, Geert Wilders of Partij voor de Vrijheid and Adolf Hitler drives in the annual Rose Monday parade on February 27, 2017 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
A float featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen of Front National, Geert Wilders of Partij voor de Vrijheid and Adolf Hitler drives in the annual Rose Monday parade on February 27, 2017 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Right-Wing Populism Is Set to Sweep the West in 2024

A year of elections looms—and it could be a disaster for liberal democracy.

Argument
John Kampfner
An Indonesian soldier serving with the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) waves the U.N. flag at Israeli soldiers in the village of Adaisseh, Lebanon on August 3, 2010.
An Indonesian soldier serving with the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) waves the U.N. flag at Israeli soldiers in the village of Adaisseh, Lebanon on August 3, 2010.

The United Nations Completely Failed in Lebanon

How a U.N. peacekeeping mission may have inadvertently produced Israel’s next war.

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea.
An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea.

Industrial Policy’s First Cracks Are Starting to Show

This year, state intervention solidified as the world’s new economic orthodoxy—and its weaknesses began to emerge.

5 Top Reads
Cameron Abadi
From left: Israel's Ehud Barak, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl, and Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, during interviews on FP Live.
From left: Israel's Ehud Barak, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl, and Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, during interviews on FP Live.

The Best Conversations of the Year

Guests on FP Live ranged from Israel’s Ehud Barak to Taiwan’s foreign minister.

Roundup
Tal Alroy
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