If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here . Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: The Taliban make more gains in Afghanistan , Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi chooses a new foreign minister, and wildfires rage across the Mediterranean. Here is today’s […]
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Taiwan Showed How to Prosecute an Ex-President
In 2006, when Chen was still in power, Wu Shu-chen, his wife, went on trial over corruption and forgery charges. The intrigue was hardly limited to the moment when, during her first court appearance, Wu dramatically fainted in court . It was already a landmark moment for the young democracy, […]
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China Is Repeating U.S. Mistakes With Its Own Global Arrogance
But this narrative was fantasy. The Americans who turned up abroad were far too often incompetent, arrogant, and unwilling to learn about their new environs or the people who lived in them. Eugene Burdick and William Lederer’s 1958 novel about U.S. diplomacy in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American, devastatingly lifted […]
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What in the World?
What has the world been up to this week? Test yourself with Foreign Policy’s weekly international news quiz! 1. Which city entered a new state of emergency this week to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as it prepares to host this year’s (delayed) Olympic Games? (A) Rome (B) Beijing (C) […]
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Israel documents first cyberattack case against China
Israel for the first time is able to document the cyberattack against China. The FireEye revealed that the attack was on Israel defence bodies. A coordinated cyberattack, which most likely originated in China, hit dozens of Israeli government and private organizations, according to an announcement Monday by the international cybersecurity […]
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Ebrahim Raisi and India’s Bet on Iran
Iran appears eager to reciprocate. When Jaishankar was in Tehran last month on his way to Moscow, Raisi received him—making him the first foreign minister of any country to get that opportunity—and signaled Iran’s interest in stepping up cooperation with India. And in recent weeks, New Delhi and Tehran have […]