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A protester holds a burning flag at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, June 2017

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Venezuela’s Suicide

Socialism and declining oil prices are often blamed for Venezuela’s catastrophe. In reality, it was decades of destructive leadership under Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, that transformed Venezuela into a poor country and criminalized state beholden to a foreign power.

Moisés Naím and Francisco Toro

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Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

Against Identity Politics

Democratic societies are fracturing into segments based on ever-narrower identities, threatening the possibility of deliberation and collective action by society as a...

Francis Fukuyama

Politics & Society September/October 2018 Essay

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Can Mexico Be Saved?

Andrés Manuel López Obrador's promise to shake up the status quo propelled him to success in Mexico's presidential election. But whether AMLO's leadership will bring...

Denise Dresser

Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he addresses supporters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 2018

Politics & Society March/April 2018 Review Essay

Still Crazy After All These Years

American politics has long been caught in a bitter struggle over national identity. But whereas the party system once stifled tribal questions; now, it inflames them.

James Morone

Economics Aug 30, 2017 Snapshot

The Economics of the Colombia-FARC Peace Accord

Claiming that peace with the FARC will bring specific additional percentage points to Colombia’s GDP is a dangerously oversimplified talking point.

Francisco Serrano

Colombiab President Juan Manuel Santos declares a definitive ceasefire with FARC in Bogota, Colombia, August 2016.

The Best of 2017 Jan 5, 2017 Snapshot

How to Counter Fake News

Although much of the establishment has been left wringing its hands about what to do about the problem of fake news—how to ferret out the content and those who produce...

Martin J. O'Malley and Peter L. Levin

Security Dec 16, 2016 Snapshot

Securing the Peace in Colombia

Although an amended version of the FARC peace agreement was passed by the Colombian Congress, there are still many obstacles to overcome in order to fully implement it...

José R. Cárdenas

Colombia's FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, signs a new peace accord in Bogota, Colombia, November 2016.

Politics & Society Dec 9, 2016 Snapshot

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The Best Books of 2016

Every year, ten scholars review dozens of recently published academic and popular nonfiction books for Foreign Affairs. As this year came to a close, the...

From the Archives Nov 22, 2016 Snapshot

TPP, R.I.P.?

President-elect Donald Trump should reconsider his vow to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and consider the agreement's geostrategic...

Daniel Ikenson

Donald Trump at his election-night rally in New York City, November 2016.

Politics & Society Dec 12, 2016 Audio

The Power of Populism, Part 2 - After The Election

On the podcast today, Foreign Affairs continues its discussion on the power of populism. Since we recorded the last show, Americans have gone to the polls and elected...

Campaign 2016 Nov 10, 2016 Snapshot

A Caudillo in Washington

Latin Americans have reacted with shock to the election of Donald J. Trump to the U.S. presidency: for many, Trump embodies the figure of El Caudillo, the demagogic...

Omar G. Encarnación

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Washington, November 2016.

Politics & Society November/December 2016 Comment

Latin America’s Populist Hangover

Latin America’s once-dominant populism has receded over time—not because the region has solved its underlying problems, but because voters have tired of economic pain...

Shannon K. O'Neil

Don’t cry for me: supporters of Argentine President Mauricio Macri celebrating, November 2015.

Trade Sep 21, 2016 Snapshot

Trading Down

The United States may be on the verge of walking away from a trade pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), that it virtually wrote.

Richard Katz

A congressional trade delegation, led by Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, February 2015.

Crime & Drugs Sep 7, 2016 Snapshot

The End of Homicide

What, statistically speaking, is required to cut homicide in half? Not as much as you might expect.

Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabo de Carvalho

Flowers and pictures of victims of street violence are placed on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro July 31, 2011.

Strategy & Conflict September/October 2016 Comment

America’s Awesome Military

The U.S. military is the greatest fighting force in the world, and likely to remain so for some time—worries about a decline are overplayed. But a long-term plan for...

Michael O'Hanlon and David Petraeus

In fighting shape: a U.S. soldier in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, December 2014.

Law & Institutions November/December 2015 Review Essay

The Law of the Lands

In Justice Stephen Breyer's new book, The Court and the World, he sets forth his views on the interaction between the U.S. legal system and the legal systems...

Richard A. Posner

U.S. Foreign Policy September/October 2015 Comment

Obama and Latin America

For U.S. presidents, Latin America usually offers more frustrations than triumphs. But Obama has bequeathed to his successor a solid platform from which to take...

Michael Reid

Security Jun 11, 2015 Snapshot

The Blue Amazon

After years of shoring up security alliances in Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil is now looking eastward, asserting its influence across the Atlantic Ocean and...

Nathan Thompson and Robert Muggah

A fisherman casts his line as birds fly over the Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro, February 26, 2015.

Globalization May/June 2015 Essay

Protecting America’s Competitive Advantage

The U.S. Congress may soon shutter a government agency that in the past six years alone has supported more than 1.3 million American jobs and generated more than $2...

Fred P. Hochberg

Economics Mar 4, 2015 Snapshot

Crude Calculus

Cheap oil is generating headaches for Latin American countries that bet on high prices. Here's how Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela are managing the downturn.

Christopher Sabatini

Economics Feb 26, 2015 Snapshot

East by Southwest

The strategy behind the U.S. pivot to Asia has a missing link: a stronger role in Latin America.

Ali Wyne

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The Power of Populism, Part 2 - After The Election