On social media and in public protests, Syrians are directly criticizing government officials, businesspeople, and organizations—and sometimes seeing real change happen, Lina Sergie Attar writes.

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Former U.S. special envoy for Iran Robert Malley joined FP Live to discuss the minimal goals both sides must have in order to reach a deal. Read a transcript of the conversation here:

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Washington’s ability to sustain its global maritime ambitions has eroded.

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Far-right meme politics shows how strong anti-democratic forces remain, S. Nathan Park writes.

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Sponsored: In such a vast region as the Americas, how do security partnerships between nations work? On the latest episode of Hemispheric Security with FIU, a podcast from @FIU's @GordonInstitute, we sat down with two Latin American defense ministers to discuss:

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The war in Iran has depleted the Pentagon as China’s military buildup matures.

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Countries across the hemisphere are not looking to become geopolitical battlegrounds. They are seeking investment, modernization, and reliable long-term partnerships.

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Trump has tied his party to a deeply unpopular leader and agenda, Julian E. Zelizer writes.

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The old frameworks through which Washington, Tehran, Beirut, and Tel Aviv once managed the Iran-Lebanon-Israel triangle have been overtaken by the war they were supposed to contain, Ali Hashem writes.

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Shared standards on cloud services are urgently needed.

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The war in Iran has put a spotlight on declining U.S. maritime power and the country’s inability to produce and repair the ships needed to fight a long-term conflict, argues Mary Bridges.

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Peptide regulation will be the latest test of whether two key factions in President Donald Trump’s coalition can coexist when their priorities are moving in opposing directions.

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In the 1990s, Boutros Boutros-Ghali tried to lead the UN in helping pull countries out of their cycles of debt, but bureaucracy held him back. Will the next Sec-Gen be able to revive this legacy? Find out on World’s Toughest Job, a podcast from FP and @unfoundation:

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For too long, the United States has oscillated between neglect and alarmism in the region, Brian Fonseca writes. Its approach misunderstands the nature of Chinese statecraft and the economic and development pressures facing governments across the region.

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The journey of Iran’s World Cup team sets a dangerous precedent for international soccer, argues Bobby Ghosh.

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Happening now: Mehreen Khan, a former sports journalist and now the economics editor of The Times, joins FP Live to discuss this year’s FIFA World Cup and what this tournament tells us about the state of the world. Watch here:

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How satire, social media, and shame are forging Syria’s new public square.

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Even in the face of tariffs and an energy crisis, the jobs report shows an economy that’s still humming.

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Sponsored: EL SALVADOR: New Chapter of Openness and Opportunity El Salvador is emerging with confidence as one of the most compelling tourism destinations in the Americas, combining renewed security, excellent connectivity, and modern infrastructure with a remarkable diversity

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In essence, the reticence to move forward emanates not only from a lack of trust but also from each side feeling that it has an upper hand, however self-defeating, writes Anchal Vohra.

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African developers have turned overwhelmingly to Chinese platforms—like DeepSeek, Qwen, and Kimi—to build artificial intelligence models in their own languages, Sam Peters writes.

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Last week marked five months since the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. But U.S. President Donald Trump has not moved on from the Western Hemisphere by any means. Read more in this week's Situation Report newsletter:

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Peptides are made predominantly in China, putting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a collision course with anti-Beijing hawks in the Republican Party.

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Trade and labor experts point to a number of problems with the latest batch of tariffs.

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Rather than pushing Beijing out of the region, Washington should offer countries better strategic alternatives.

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Trump’s limited ability to dictate the war’s direction was on display as Israel and Iran traded fire for the first time since a truce began in early April, @jchaltiwanger writes.

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World Brief: Iran and Israel agree to hold off on further attacks, Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a rare trip to North Korea, and a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits the Philippines.

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Politics have shaped the geography of the World Cup before, but never quite like this, argues Bobby Ghosh.

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Men and women from the U.S. and allied armed forces tell their stories on I Serve, a new podcast from FP and @WithHonorAction, hosted by @RobertIrvine:

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The U.S. blockade on the island is unprecedented—and could lead to prolonged upheaval.

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This year’s FIFA World Cup comes amid a particularly fraught geopolitical backdrop. What does this tournament tell us about the state of the world? FP’s Ravi Agrawal will discuss with Mehreen Khan, a former sports journalist and now the economics editor of The Times. Register now

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One of the United States’ most important strategic partners in Southeast Asia—Singapore—is beginning to lose faith in the Trump administration, writes Derek Grossman.

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The Board of Peace has been revealed to be so flawed as to be completely unworkable, writes Anchal Vohra.

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The era of treating the Americas as a geopolitical afterthought is over. FP Analytics’ latest synthesis report, produced with support from @GordonInstitute, examines why the Western Hemisphere has become a focal point of strategic competition:

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Whenever the shift happened, we are clearly in a post-free trade era where economic nationalism is in vogue, Bob Davis writes. Out is economic efficiency; in is economic security.

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The latest concessions likely don’t represent a softening of the military’s hard line but instead a belief that the worst of its opposition is already behind it, writes Andrew Nachemson.

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Europe has embarked on three distinctive strategies to resist pressure from Russia, China, and Turkey: containment, consolidation, and co-optation.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, coupled with the acute energy crisis caused by his war against Iran and U.S. government pressure to force Singapore into even closer alignment, have severely frustrated Singaporean leaders.

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Economic strategists are pitching tougher policies for an anxious world.

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Despite constant attacks that inflict nonstop hardship on Ukrainians, Putin has failed to break their will, writes Seth Stodder.

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Prisoner releases mostly reflect the regime’s growing confidence five years after seizing power in a coup, Andrew Nachemson writes.