April 21, 2025
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Should We Worry About DOGE Controlling the U.S. Payment System?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP Should We Worry About DOGE Controlling the U.S. Payment System? The payments that it processes amount to a quarter of U.S. GDP. By Cameron Abadi , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy , and Adam Tooze , a columnist

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The Last China Hand

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Profile The Last China Hand Jerry Cohen has spent a lifetime trying to understand the People’s Republic. February 14, 2025, 7:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( 2 ) By Jonathan Landreth , an American reporter who has worked in Asia and the US since

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Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Roundup Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check Foreign Policy’s guide to the global state of (televised) romance. February 14, 2025, 6:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( 2 ) By FP Staff An illustrations shows a TV with a heart on it atop

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China May Welcome Elon Musk’s Cuts

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis China May Welcome Elon Musk’s Cuts The tech mogul’s Department of Government Efficiency has targeted some of Beijing’s bugbears. Palmer-James-foreign-policy-columnist20 James Palmer By James Palmer , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy . Elon Musk attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and

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Vance Has ‘Got a Point’

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Q&A Vance Has ‘Got a Point’ Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg on the U.S. vice president’s now-infamous Munich speech—among other things. By Rishi Iyengar , a reporter at Foreign Policy , and Cameron Abadi , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy . Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander

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What Makes Trump’s Tariffs Different This Time Around?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Flash Points Themed journeys through our archive. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time. Enter your email Sign Up ✓ Signed Up

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The Problem With Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis The Problem With Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups Trump wants broader powers, but U.S. businesses could suffer. By Tricia Bacon , an associate professor at American University’s School of Public Affairs and former State Department counterterrorism analyst, and Daniel Byman , a senior fellow

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Should We Worry About DOGE Controlling the U.S. Payment System?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP Should We Worry About DOGE Controlling the U.S. Payment System? The payments that it processes amount to a quarter of U.S. GDP. By Cameron Abadi , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy , and Adam Tooze , a columnist

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It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable Brussels has slavishly followed Washington for too long—and forgotten how to advance its own geopolitical interests. By Kishore Mahbubani , a distinguished fellow at the National University

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Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Roundup Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check Foreign Policy’s guide to the global state of (televised) romance. February 14, 2025, 6:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( 2 ) By FP Staff An illustrations shows a TV with a heart on it atop

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