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foreignpolicy.com > 04/02/2026 > strait-hormuz-fertilizer-food-hunger-crisis-la-nina-us-iran-israel

The Next Global Food Crisis Has Already Begun

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (372+ words) Argument: The Next Global Food Crisis Has Already Begun Food crises do not begin with empty grocery store shelves. They begin when key agriculture inputs are limited and farmers shift their decision-making about planting for the next harvest. It is…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/27/2026 > knight-seven-kingdoms-game-thrones-westeros-targaryen-dunk-trump

The United States of Westeros

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (171+ words) Review: The United States of Westeros Claffey (right) and Dexter Sol Ansell as Aegon "Egg" Targaryen in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.HBO Real or fictional, each transgression of norms, laws, and unspoken agreements that underpin a society shifts…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/27/2026 > ukraine-russia-war-belarus-tennis-women-oliynykova

Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (278+ words) Analysis: Ukraine and Russia Are Warring at Tennis "Well, OK, in my opinion, you are the same as if you had allowed Hitler's supporters in," Oleksandra Oliynykova, a 25-year-old Ukrainian tennis player, declared before the start of this year's Australian…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/25/2026 > africa-cup-nations-controversy-afcon-senegal-morocco

The Africa Cup of Nations Controversy, Explained

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1342+ words) Africa Brief: The Africa Cup of Nations Controversy, Explained Welcome to Foreign Policy's Africa Brief. The highlights this week: The decision to strip Senegal of its Africa Cup of Nations title sparks controversy across the continent and beyond, Chadian President…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/20/2026 > netflix-museum-of-innocence-review-turkey-erdogan-orhan-pamuk

Sex, Liberation, and Obsession in 1970s Istanbul

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (200+ words) Review: Sex, Liberation, and Obsession in 1970s Istanbul "It was the happiest moment of my life, though I didn't know it," begins Orhan Pamuk's 2008 novel, The Museum of Innocence. That melancholy line hangs over the glossy and moving'if occasionally tone-deaf'Netflix series…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/13/2026 > mr-nobody-against-putin-pavel-talankin-review-documentary-film-oscar-academy-awards

In Putin’s Russia, Resistance Is Lonely

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (261+ words) Review: In Putin's Russia, Resistance Is Lonely Understanding the conflict four years on. Appalling as all this was, it didn't come as much of a surprise. Anyone who has paid attention to Putin's public statements about the war would have…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/13/2026 > international-fiction-releases-helen-garner-collected-stories-cecile-pin-celestial-lights

Two Books About the Pull of Home

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (242+ words) Books: Two Books About the Pull of Home Looking for a reprieve from the news cycle? Escape into Australia's recent past and the near future in outer space with our March fiction picks. Helen Garner (Pantheon, 208 pp., $27, March 2026) Cecile Pin…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/12/2026 > hind-rajab-gaza-war-children-israel-tunisia-oscars

A Film of Unimaginable Horror and Unrelenting Humanity

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (328+ words) Review: A Film of Unimaginable Horror and Unrelenting Humanity From left to right: Red Crescent staffers Leila (Nesbat Serhan), Omar Alqam (Motaz Malhees), Rana Faqih (Saja Kilani), and Nisreen Qawas (Clara Khoury) speak with Hind Rajab on the phone in…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/04/2026 > cricket-t20-world-cup-india-dominance-pakistan-bangladesh

How India’s Dominance Reshaped Cricket

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (685+ words) Argument: How India's Dominance Reshaped Cricket Last month, India effortlessly outplayed Pakistan in a group stage match at a neutral venue for the T20 World Cup, which is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The match almost didn't happen. The…...

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foreignpolicy.com > 03/04/2026 > trump-iran-war-aviation-cargo-air-travel-flights-economy

Trump’s War Is Taking a Toll on Aviation

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (487+ words) Analysis: Trump's War Is Taking a Toll on Aviation As the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran enters its fifth day, cascading threats to the global economy and supply chains are becoming more apparent, especially regarding shipping and air travel. Due…...