Review
List of Review articles
‘Amadeus,’ Back in Theaters, Is a Perfect Film
Poignant, entertaining, and bitchy, who cares that its central conflict is almost entirely made up?
Foreign Policy’s Summer Reading List
Our columnists and reporters’ top picks, from a history of China’s tattooed soldiers to an ambitious modern epic.
In ‘Caledonian Road,’ the U.K. Is Living on Thin Ice
A sweeping state-of-the-nation novel fails to convince the reader.
At 70, ‘Seven Samurai’ Is Still Sharp After All These Years
How the newly remastered classic influenced films from “The Magnificent Seven” to “A Bug’s Life.”
The Contradictions of America’s Communist Party
Its members were the country’s original illiberal democrats—before imploding into irrelevance.
Donald Sutherland and the Soldiers Who Resisted Vietnam
The chameleonic actor was also an activist ahead of his time.
Revisiting Chinese Empire
A new book explores parallel lives spent on its periphery.
The World Still Needs Habermas
The German philosopher is starting to outlive his liberal legacy.
Are Rats Actually That Bad?
The rodent’s reputation, revamped.
How Big Is CCP Inc.?
China’s sovereign funds are huge, powerful—and clumsy.
Modi Still Has Great-Power Ambitions for India
A new book traces the evolution of New Delhi’s quest for elusive global status.
The Paranoid Movies That Captured Post-Watergate America
The proverbial tinfoil hat was once the purview of counterculture hippies.
Will Taiwan’s Future Be Settled in Washington?
���The Boiling Moat’ is more interested in American arguments than the country itself.
The Hidden Critique of U.S. Foreign Policy in ‘Red Dawn’
Forty years ago, Hollywood released a hit movie with a surprisingly subversive message.
Germany’s Far-Right Surge Isn’t New
The country’s failure to confront deadly extremists in the early 2000s should be a warning.
