January 2024 - Foreign Policy Public Health Blog

Japan Finally Got Inflation. Nobody Is Happy About It.

After 25 years of deflation, the public is mad about price rises. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 15 2024 9:02 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Japan, Economics, Analysis, homepage_regional_asia

The Panama Canal Is Running Dry

Climate extremes are wreaking havoc on global shipping. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 15 2024 5:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Economics, Analysis, homepage_regional_americas, Post to Buffer, Central America, Panama, Trade Policy & Agreements

The Davos Paradox

How can the rich and powerful fix the world if they’re the problem? Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 15 2024 4:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Germany, Economics, FP Insider, Q&A, Switzerland, Davos World Economic Forum

What Gulf States Want in Gaza

Getting rid of Hamas could intensify regional rivalries for influence. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 15 2024 3:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Gaza, War, Middle East and North Africa, Israel, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Analysis, Israel-Hamas War, Palestine, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Great Power Politics

What’s the Deal With Javier Milei?

Experts weigh in on what he will do to Argentine democracy. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 14 2024 7:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Elections, South America, Economics, Democracy, Flash Points, homepage_regional_americas, Post to Buffer, Argentina, Populism

India Is the Latest Member of a Growing Assassination Club

Cross-border murders have returned as a tool of statecraft. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 14 2024 4:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Russia, India, Israel, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Analysis, homepage_regional_asia

Germany Needs to Step Up on Israel-Palestine

Social Democrats must be at the forefront of peace efforts. Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 14 2024 3:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Germany, Argument, Israel, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Palestine

Israel’s ‘People’s Army’ at War

Israelis have an especially close bond with their military, but Oct. 7 shook their trust to the core. Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 13 2024 4:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Military, Feature, Gaza, War, Israel, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Post to Buffer

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Jan. 6: Bangladesh votes, Israel is accused of genocide, and Ecuador weathers a shocking attack. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 12:19 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Politics, Quiz

How to Stop Another Nakba

Time is running out to prevent the mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza from becoming permanent. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 12:14 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Argument, Migration and Immigration, Gaza, War, Middle East and North Africa, Israel

Biden Has No Good Options in Yemen

The decision to bomb the Houthis was likely the administration’s least bad path. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 12:09 PM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Yemen, Middle East and North Africa, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, United States, Analysis

This Is a ‘5-Alarm Fire Right Now’

FP learns why a war that isn’t on yet might matter more than one that’s been raging for years, in a chat with Elbridge Colby. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 11:06 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: China, Elections, War, FP Insider, Foreign & Public Diplomacy, Q&A, U.S.-China Competition, Geopolitics, Taiwan

U.S.-China Meetings Aim to Defuse Tensions Ahead of Taiwan Election

Blinken met with a top Chinese official slated to be the next foreign minister. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 10:17 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: China, Analysis, U.S. State Department, Biden China

In the Red Sea, the Royal Navy Is Back

Britannia once ruled the waves. As the Houthis threaten global shipping, U.K. naval power is reprising its old role. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 9:51 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Britain, History, Military, Yemen, War, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Analysis

In Sudan, Put Aid Before Talks

The West’s focus on negotiations is worsening the country’s humanitarian crisis. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 12 2024 8:03 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Foreign Aid, Sudan, Argument, War, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Foreign & Public Diplomacy