Weekend update #181; Germany raises the pot for Ukraine Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 19, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Should the US buy from CXMT? Jordan Schneider · ChinaTalk ·Apr 16, 2026 · 22 min read · Foreign Policy
How is the administration managing to lose a war with Iran?: Perhaps the most important thing going… Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality ·Apr 16, 2026 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
Russia uses video games to recruit kids Tim Mak · The Counteroffensive ·Apr 16, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
More ambition, same architecture: Australia's 2026 national defence strategy Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Apr 16, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Orban was bad, even though we don't have a perfect word for his badness Scott Alexander · Astral Codex Ten ·Apr 15, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Strait of Hormuz blockade: How China should respond Various · Sinification ·Apr 15, 2026 · 29 min read · Foreign Policy
PM Pedro Sánchez’s Tsinghua speech: A masterclass in diplomatic rhetoric Kaiser Kuo · Sinica ·Apr 14, 2026 · 17 min read · Foreign Policy
Chinese reactions to Claude mythos Jordan Schneider · ChinaTalk ·Apr 14, 2026 · 14 min read · Foreign Policy
Moldova leaves the CIS, LPA reform, and more David Smith · Moldova Matters ·Apr 14, 2026 · 16 min read · Foreign Policy
Why the administration would want Pope Leo to be political Various · The Pillar ·Apr 13, 2026 · 10 min read · Foreign Policy
The “Greater-than-Expected” impact of the Iran war on China’s economy Various · Sinification ·Apr 13, 2026 · 35 min read · Foreign Policy
April 12, 2026 Heather Cox Richardson · Letters from an American ·Apr 13, 2026 · 10 min read · Foreign Policy
Taiwan’s LNG security amid the Iran war Joseph Webster · China-Russia Report ·Apr 12, 2026 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
For Hungarian minorities, no good election choice Tim Mak · The Counteroffensive ·Apr 12, 2026 · 11 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #180: The Ukrainians stop pretending Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 12, 2026 · 11 min read · Foreign Policy
The learning curve: Ukraine’s attrition campaign and the PLA’s Iran war study Mick Ryan · Mick Ryan ·Apr 11, 2026 · 23 min read · Foreign Policy
New in SpyWeek: More tulsi tumult, Iran Intel conflicts, as peace talks fizzle in Pakistan Jeff Stein · SpyTalk ·Apr 11, 2026 · 10 min read · Foreign Policy
Drones, dollars, and disruption Various · Defense Tech and Acquisition ·Apr 11, 2026 · 65 min read · Foreign Policy
Why Zelenskyy’s photo is all over Hungary Tim Mak · The Counteroffensive ·Apr 10, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
In first papal trip, Leo will encounter ‘the now-adult church in Africa’ Various · The Pillar ·Apr 10, 2026 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
Ukraine finally outshoots Russia Tim Mak · The Counteroffensive ·Apr 9, 2026 · 6 min read · Foreign Policy
Helium is hard to replace Brian Potter · Construction Physics ·Apr 9, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Carbon credits are destroying the Amazon Various · Compact Magazine ·Apr 9, 2026 · 10 min read · Foreign Policy