List of War articles
![A satirical float shows European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the annual carnival parade in Mainz, Germany, on Feb. 20, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/russia-eu-nato-GettyImages-1467908496-e1721046457249.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
For Putin, the EU Is a Bigger Threat Than NATO
The Kremlin fears the EU’s ability to spur deep political change.
![A small group of protesters hold signs in support of Mikheil Saakashvili. In front of them is a larger sign depicting Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and Russian President Vladimir Putin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/georgia-russia-georgian-dream-GettyImages-1247339276.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How Putin’s War Is Transforming Ukraine’s Neighbors
Moscow has tightened its grip in Eastern and Central Europe.
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on before the start of a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukraine-nato-GettyImages-2160991112.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
NATO Is Helping Ukraine to Fight—but Not to Win
The Washington summit was heavy on promises but light on plans.
![Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin walk in front of a large crowd.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nato-xi-putin-russia-china-GettyImages-2152786411.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Can NATO Really Cut Off China?
It’s unlikely that the alliance can fully prevent Chinese companies from fueling Russia’s war machine.
![U.S. Marine Corps recruits from Lima Company complete a 10-mile hike at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, California, on April 22, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/recruits-us-marines-GettyImages-1232466443-e1720600128615.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Return of the Military Draft
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza show that technology cannot replace soldiers—on the contrary.
![Biden at 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/biden-nato-GettyImages-1533430284-e1720190298688.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
This NATO Summit Is a Big Win for Biden
The alliance’s resurgence since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a signature achievement.
![A Ukrainian border guard in a camouflaged uniform faces a yellow and white Ukrzaliznytsia diesel train and a red Polish SKPL transport company train on two sets of railroad tracks in Rava-Ruska, Ukraine.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukraine-railways-europe-GettyImages-1730213664.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Ukraine Lays Its Tracks to Europe
By expanding its railways, Kyiv hopes to tie its fate to the rest of the continent.
![Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda speak or sing into a microphone on a stage in front of the U.S. flag, held by two smiling women.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Donald-Sutherland-FTA-Vietnam-activism-Jane-Fonda-AP7101010531.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Donald Sutherland and the Soldiers Who Resisted Vietnam
The chameleonic actor was also an activist ahead of his time.
![Polish Foreign Minister Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks in Berlin, Germany.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1972948986-e1719256548175.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
What Europe Wants From the NATO Summit
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski: “I hope we show unity.”
![Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OlmertAbbas-GettyImages-1200176130.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Two-Front War and the Fall of Netanyahu
The former Israeli prime minister calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and the creation of a Palestinian state.
![Finnish reservists of the Guard Jaeger Regiment stand at a shooting range at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on March 7, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nato-soldiers-russia-GettyImages-1250750693-e1719826922485.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Will Europe’s Front-Line States Have Enough Soldiers to Fight?
Dire demographics and easy emigration pose a serious challenge if Russia attacks.
![Europe-EU-NATO-Donald-Trump-US-election-foreign-policy-illustration-doug-chayka-3-2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Europe-EU-NATO-Donald-Trump-US-election-foreign-policy-illustration-doug-chayka-3-2.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Europe Alone
Nine thinkers on the continent’s future without America’s embrace.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1906222230.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Man Leading Israel’s Not-So-Quiet Annexation of the West Bank
Bezalel Smotrich aims to bankrupt the Palestinian Authority and cement Israeli rule.
![U.S. and Philippine soldiers take part in a joint live fire exercise as part of the annual 'Balikatan' (shoulder-to-shoulder) U.S.-Philippines war exercises, on March 31, 2022 in Crow Valley, Tarlac, Philippines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/south-china-sea-usa-philippines-GettyImages-1239639277.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Against China, the United States Must Play to Win
Washington’s competition with Beijing should not be about managing threats—but weakening and ultimately defeating the Chinese Communist Party regime.
![Mourners carry crosses bearing the names of victims of the Mugunga Camp bombing attack as they attend a funeral ceremony in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 15.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/goma-drc-bombing-m23-GettyImages-2152539622.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How Africa’s War on Disinformation Can Save Democracies Everywhere
African leaders can’t afford to wait for Big Tech. By taking action, the continent could spare future generations from the scourge of adversarial AI.