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New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2024
Lavender is sinister, not sweet—and if you can’t join the P&I club, you can ghost it.
The Books FP’s Contributors Loved This Year
Our favorite reviews of 2024.
FP’s Holiday Book List
Our columnists and staff writers recommend their top reads for the end of the year.
China’s Year in Review
Will 2024 be the calm before the storm for Beijing?
Weekend Reads
In Sweden, Clean Energy Is Coming for the Reindeer
Green transition infrastructure threatens the Sami people’s way of life in Europe’s far north.
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Fareed Zakaria Looks Back at 2024
Every December, FP Live dedicates one episode to looking back at the year that was. 2024 was particularly turbulent, from the election of Donald... READ MORE
Key Appointees and Priorities
FP’s ongoing updates from staff and contributors.
Letters to the Next President
No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.
Is 2024 Really the Most Important Election in History?
Democracy—and the global system—might not be so easily dismantled.
How Post-Assad Syria Could Unleash a New Regional Order
Turkey can calm Arab nations fearful of an Islamist takeover by inviting Syria’s neighbors and the Gulf states to play a central role in the political transition.
Subscribers’ Picks
Is the U.S. Answer to China’s Belt and Road Working?
The International Development Finance Corporation has put the United States more on the map, but China remains king of global infrastructure.
Who Lost More Weapons—Russia in Syria or America in Afghanistan?
After the collapse of their client states, both patrons left behind a trove of military equipment.
How Post-Assad Syria Could Unleash a New Regional Order
Turkey can calm Arab nations fearful of an Islamist takeover by inviting Syria’s neighbors and the Gulf states to play a central role in the political transition.
AI Is Bad News for the Global South
The coming wave of technology is set to worsen global inequality.
In Case You Missed It
A selection of paywall-free articles
America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up
Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.
Hungary’s Descent Into Dictatorship
How Viktor Orban pulled off the unthinkable.
Visual Stories
6 Charts That Explain the 2024 U.S. Election
From the perpetual campaign cycle to turnout, we examined how the Nov. 5 vote compared with those in other countries this year.
Meet the Para-Cyclists Riding for Gaza
The Sunbirds’ story began with tragedy but has evolved into one of resilience.