Foreign Policy
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Can Pedro Castillo Save His Presidency?
LIMA, Peru—After two months as Peru’s president, the responsibilities of leading a country ravaged by corruption and political turmoil were…
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Why Can’t Ladies Finish Wars?
In Aristophanes’s fifth-century B.C. comedy Lysistrata, the women of ancient Athens and Sparta discover an ingenious way of ending the…
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Qatari Diplomat: ‘There’s a Severe Want for Engagement’ With the Taliban
The small but wealthy Gulf state of Qatar has emerged as a pivotal intermediary in the Afghan crisis. Since providing…
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A Professional-Israel Summit in Erbil Breaks New Floor
On Sept. 24, a remarkable event took place in Iraq. In the northern city of Erbil, 312 Iraqis gathered—predominantly Sunnis…
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A Excessive-Profile Trial Spells Tribulation for the Palestinian Authority
RAMALLAH, West Bank—After Palestinian security forces killed the activist and dissident Nizar Banat in June, anti-government protests rocked the West…
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Denounce Guinea’s Coup—and Incumbent Leaders’ Abuses of Energy
On Sept. 5, Guinea’s controversial President Alpha Condé was deposed from power by an elite military group led by Col.…
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Has China’s Housing Disaster Lastly Arrived?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: The downfall of a major property company could spell trouble for China’s…
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Buhari’s Authoritarian Twitter Ban Continues to Silence Nigerians
Four months after imposing a national Twitter ban, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration announced it would reverse course after having…
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Poor Folks Weren’t A part of the Plan for Abuja
By the side of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is a sign that reads, “No…
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U.S. Troop Pullout Sparks New Urgency for Afghan Evacuations
The last U.S. soldiers to leave Afghanistan departed Kabul shortly after midnight local time on Tuesday as the United States’…
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