Foreign Policy

Full public forum at the Teatro Colón for Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit Saturday and Sunday, January 24–25, 2026.

Report From the Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit Report From the Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit

Colombia holds its breath as President Gustavo Petro heads to DC.

Feb 2, 2026 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter for the “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.

Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity

The Trump administration’s plan for a New Gaza has nothing to do with peace and rebuilding, and everything to do with erasure.

Jan 27, 2026 / Hani Almadhoun

Chicken Caesar

Chicken Caesar Chicken Caesar

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Jan 23, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Mark Carney delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026.

Mark Carney Knows the Old World Is Dying. But His New World Isn’t Good Enough. Mark Carney Knows the Old World Is Dying. But His New World Isn’t Good Enough.

The Canadian prime minister offered a radical analysis of the collapse of the liberal world order. His response to that collapse is unacceptably conservative.

Jan 23, 2026 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One after arriving at Zurich Airport before attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.

At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot

President Donald Trump has turned his back on the liberal world order—and Europe is unlikely to follow.

Jan 23, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

The Greenlandic flag flies on January 20, 2026, in Nuuk, Greenland.

Trump’s Threats Against Greenland: When “National Security” Becomes Imperial Expansion Trump’s Threats Against Greenland: When “National Security” Becomes Imperial Expansion

America has become the threat its own allies need protection from.

Jan 21, 2026 / Pavel Devyatkin

A Cuban soldier waves a national flag as he takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in Havana on January 16, 2026.

Cuba Is Next Cuba Is Next

Havana is in Trump’s imperial crosshairs, but dialogue is still an option.

Jan 21, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

A protester holds up crossed-out portraits of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on January 16, 2026, against Israel and recent US threats of military action in Iran, and in support of the Iranian regime and its supreme leader.

This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation. This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation.

The Iranian people are caught between severe domestic repression and external powers that exploit their suffering.

Jan 16, 2026 / Sina Toossi

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks to board Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 11, 2026.

The Week of Colonial Fever Dreams From a Sundowning Fascist The Week of Colonial Fever Dreams From a Sundowning Fascist

The news was a firehose of stories of authoritarian behavior. We can’t let ourselves drown.

Jan 16, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions

The president wants to resume nuclear testing. Senator Edward Markey asks,
“Is he a warmonger or just an idiot?’

Jan 15, 2026 / Edward Markey

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