Political studies

By Amy Mackinnon, a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy, and Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national security reporter.

Up until the spring, the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar was mainly expressing its opposition to the military junta that seized power…

The ignominious end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan dramatically underscored the complexity and volatility of the broader Middle East.

For the first time since the inaugural event in 1973, the Franco-Africa Summit—rebranded as the New Africa-France Summit, or as some referred…

Kingdom says it is considering reopening Jeddah consulate as it tries to keep talks with regional foe alive

History reveals a country’s rise and decline are directly related to the heft of its navy. So why is the…

Its economy was beating estimates. President Xi Jinping was implementing the country’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and was on…

The story of Taiwan is one of resilience—of a country upholding democratic, progressive values while facing a constant challenge to…

Nearly 50 politicians and public officials from 18 African countries have connections to secretive offshore financial structures and trusts in…