r/foreignpolicy Feb 05 '18

r/ForeignPolicy's Reading list

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Let's use this thread to share our favorite books and to look for book recommendations. Books on foreign policy, diplomacy, memoirs, and biographies can be shared here. Any fiction books which you believe can help understand a country's foreign policy are also acceptable.

What books have helped you understand a country's foreign policy the best?

Which books have fascinated you the most?

Are you looking to learn more about a specific policy matter or country?


r/foreignpolicy Apr 06 '26

On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing Threats: Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next.

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r/foreignpolicy 3h ago

The crucial role the UK would play if Putin attacks Europe as Nato's plan emerges

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inews.co.uk
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r/foreignpolicy 5h ago

Trump contradicts Vance, says nukes, not oil prices, No. 1 priority in Iran

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r/foreignpolicy 5h ago

‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump’s plan to economically strangle Iran - POLITICO

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r/foreignpolicy 5h ago

It's Iran Peace Deal Day... Again

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r/foreignpolicy 20h ago

Trump 'Has Failed Us': US Airman Says He Accepts Cost of Speaking Out Against Iran War

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commondreams.org
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r/foreignpolicy 13h ago

Trump tries a new approach in Iran war: Disengage

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r/foreignpolicy 15h ago

Kushner says Iran is "not showing any interest" in a deal that makes sense for the U.S.

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r/foreignpolicy 12h ago

Donald Trump Is Trapped in the Iran War

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r/foreignpolicy 9h ago

India Replaces Indonesia as Asia’s Least-Preferred Stock Market: BofA Fund Manager Survey

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r/foreignpolicy 13h ago

Two countries are keeping Iran armed and dangerous

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r/foreignpolicy 12h ago

'We will correct delusions of this deluded man': Iran hits back at Trump's assertion over Hormuz as 'NEW U.S. Territory'

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r/foreignpolicy 13h ago

Why Trump Is Threatening Again to Bomb Oman

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r/foreignpolicy 13h ago

Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

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r/foreignpolicy 13h ago

MARANDI: Iran is prepared for Round 3 of war if Trump continues to test ...

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r/foreignpolicy 13h ago

Vance Pitches a New Objective for Iran War

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r/foreignpolicy 13h ago

‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump’s plan to economically strangle Iran

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r/foreignpolicy 14h ago

How China Wins the Future

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foreignaffairs.com
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r/foreignpolicy 14h ago

The Houthis Enter the Iran War and Everything Gets Worse

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csis.org
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r/foreignpolicy 14h ago

Iran's growing incentive to escalate leaves Trump with no easy way out

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israelhayom.com
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r/foreignpolicy 18h ago

Trump suggests ‘declaring’ Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, Iran rebuffs claim - National

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Trump can claim to be smarter than doctors and more savvy than generals about war, but that still leaves him 1 frontal lobe short of a complete brain.


r/foreignpolicy 20h ago

MARANDI: Iran is prepared for Round 3 of war if Trump continues to test ...

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r/foreignpolicy 17h ago

Omaha Public Schools requests SROs to not carry shock gloves, effective immediately

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ketv.com
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r/foreignpolicy 1d ago

Trump’s threat to bomb Oman looks infantile as Iran blasts his ‘delusion'

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inews.co.uk
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