July 15, 2025
Politics

The Sheer Lunacy of Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. The Sheer Lunacy of Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan Seizing the Palestinian territory would involve U.S. war crimes and utter regional chaos. Cook-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist4 Steven A. Cook By Steven A. Cook , a columnist at Foreign Policy

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Trump Is Behaving a Lot Like Beijing

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Trump Is Behaving a Lot Like Beijing The U.S. president’s designs on Gaza and other territories mirror China’s failed wolf warrior diplomacy. Howard French Howard W. French By Howard W. French , a columnist at

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Trump’s Tariff Tango

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] World Brief FP’s flagship daily newsletter, catching you up on 24 hours of news in five minutes. Delivered weekdays. 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

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Did Biden Get China Right?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Deep Dive Did Biden Get China Right? The administration aimed to outcompete China. Four years later, here’s how it measured up. February 6, 2025, 11:28 AM Comment icon View Comments ( 3 ) By Lili Pike , a reporter at Foreign Policy . An illustration

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Trump Has the Whole Global Trade System in His Sights

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Trump Has the Whole Global Trade System in His Sights The U.S. president’s ambitions for “reciprocity” aren’t limited to China. February 6, 2025, 2:15 PM Comment icon View Comments ( 2 ) By Bob Davis , a reporter who covered U.S.-China economic relations for

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How to Assess Trump’s Early Moves

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Q&A How to Assess Trump’s Early Moves On FP Live, three experts on three continents try to find the signal in the noise. By Ravi Agrawal , the editor in chief of Foreign Policy . No audio? Hover over the video player, and tap the

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Criticizing Trump Isn’t Enough. Arab Leaders Need a Counterproposal.

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Criticizing Trump Isn’t Enough. Arab Leaders Need a Counterproposal. Reiterating calls for a two-state solution won’t cut it. Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf states must put forward a serious plan for Gaza’s reconstruction and demilitarization.

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Trump’s Brinkmanship Is Changing Mexico

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Trump’s Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis Trump’s Tariffs Are an Unconstitutional Power Grab Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority. By Inu Manak , a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Trucks approach the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing to the

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What Drives Elon Musk?

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Insider Your all-access pass to FP What Drives Elon Musk? His wealth, political power, and support for far-right parties are setting off alarm bells. By Cameron Abadi , a deputy editor at Foreign Policy , and Adam Tooze , a columnist at Foreign Policy and

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