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Foreign Policy Magazine Sign In Subscribe Subscribe Upgrade to Insider Upgrade to Insider Latest News Analysis Podcasts The Magazine Channels Economics Security Elephants in the Room Shadow Government Her Power Close Newsletters Your FP Insider Access: Power Maps Conference Calls Special Reports I Spy Plus Search latest The Pandemic and the Protests How Trump’s response to both endangers U.S. national security. Q&A | Jonathan Tepperman New Anti-Terrorism Law Would Enhance Duterte’s Power In the Philippines, the House of Representatives just passed legislation that will enable a crackdown on government critics. While You Weren't Looking | Amy Mackinnon The United States Will Learn Nothing From the Pandemic It’s the country’s biggest crisis in decades—and all signs suggest Americans will absorb all the wrong lessons from it. Voice | Micah Zenko Hundreds of Former National Security Officials Condemn Trump’s Response to Protests In a letter, more than 200 former senior diplomats and military leaders say there is “no role” for the U.S. military to deal with protesters exercising free speech rights. Report | Jack Detsch , Robbie Gramer See All Stories Meet the Staff FP Events FP Analytics FP PeaceGames Subscription Services Reprint Permissions Writer’s Guidelines Work at FP FP Guides – Graduate Education FP For Education FP Archive Buy Back Issues Advertise with FP Privacy Policy Contact Us Sign In Subscribe Subscribe Upgrade to Insider Upgrade Search Toggle display of website navigation Q&A: The Pandemic and the Protests The Pandemic and the Protests... SHARE: Hundreds of Former National Security Officials Condemn Trump’s Response to Protests In a letter, more than 200 former senior diplomats and military leaders say there is “no role” for the U.S. military to deal with protesters exercising free speech rights. Report | Jack Detsch , Robbie Gramer No-Deal Brexit Looks Likelier Than Ever After the Pandemic The U.K. and EU still find themselves far apart on crucial issues—with time running out. Report | Keith Johnson The Stakes Are High, and We Must Be Better Than This Six military heavyweights and defense experts weigh in on Trump’s call for the military to put down protests. Analysis | John Allen , Loree K. Sutton , Dana Pittard , Richard K. Betts , Harold Hongju Koh , Peter Feaver New Anti-Terrorism Law Would Enhance Duterte’s Power In the Philippines, the House of Representatives just passed legislation that will enable a crackdown on government critics. While You Weren't Looking | Amy Mackinnon The United States Will Learn Nothing From the Pandemic It’s the country’s biggest crisis in decades—and all signs suggest Americans will absorb all the wrong lessons from it. Voice | Micah Zenko The Coronavirus Is Delaying Elections Worldwide Countries begin to reschedule elections after many were postponed due to the coronavirus. Infographic | Jacob Wallace , Darcy Palder podcasts I Spy Spies don’t talk. But FP gets them to tell their stories. Season 2 out now, and get more episodes with I Spy Plus. Don't Touch Your Face A podcast covering all aspects of the coronavirus, from FP’s James Palmer and Amy Mackinnon. Heat of the Moment A 12-part podcast featuring stories from the front lines of the fight against climate change. An FP Analytics Power Map Data Governance Part One: Emerging Regulatory Challenges Be the source. Be the expert. Be in the know. Be the source. Be the expert. Be in the know. Be an FP Insider Get the tools and intelligence you need to understand and act on complex global issues Essential Coronavirus Reading: Now Free for Everyone Access these select Foreign Policy articles on the deadly outbreak without a subscription. China Is Weaponizing Globalization The Chinese Communist Party has turned global ties into its own tools. Argument | Matt Schrader Could the Pandemic Kill the United Kingdom? Boris Johnson’s bungled coronavirus response could fuel calls for Scottish independence and Irish unification. Report | Dan Haverty , Amy Mackinnon As U.S. Injustices Rage, China’s Condemnation Reeks of Cynicism Beijing is no ally to those fighting for justice—it’s simply defending its own injustices. Argument | Ho-fung Hung An Appeal to the National Security Community to Fight Racial Injustice Two former U.S. officials argue there is no security abroad without justice at home. Shadow Government | Bishop Garrison , Jon Wolfsthal ‘He Just Couldn’t See Past My Color’ Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard reflects on a long career battling institutional racism in the military. Q&A | Michael Hirsh A Moment of National Shame and Peril—and Hope We may be witnessing the beginning of the end of American democracy, but there is still a way to stop the descent. Argument | John Allen Tiananmen Can Happen Here Westerners learn the wrong lessons from a distant massacre. Argument | Rui Zhong Special insights on the post-pandemic world The Future of the State Ten leading global thinkers on an expansion of government powers. Cities in the Future 12 experts on the coming transformations in urban life. The Fate of the Economy Nine economists on a rapidly changing fiscal landscape. The Coming World Order 12 leading thinkers on geopolitics after the pandemic. In the Magazine Current Issue: Spring 2020 | Archives In the Magazine Current Issue: Spring 2020 | Archives How to Save Global Capitalism From Itself Decentralizing decision-making can help left-behind regions get back on track. Essay | Raghuram Rajan Britain’s Post-Brexit Identity Crisis Boris Johnson has contradictory ideas for his country’s future—and no clear paths for getting there. Argument | James Crabtree The Ugly End of Chimerica The coronavirus pandemic has turned a conscious uncoupling into a messy breakup. Argument | Orville Schell The 3 Most Polarizing Words in India “Jai Shri Ram” was meant to be a celebration of a Hindu deity. But the phrase is turning into hate speech—and a dog whistle for attacks on Muslims. Decoder | Snigdha Poonam Voices Yes, Lafayette Square Is Tahrir Square A central thread links the unrest across the United States with recent upheavals in the Middle East—the basic demand of the protesters. Voice | Steven A. Cook Welcome to a World of Bubbles Countries across Europe and Asia are exploring special bilateral arrangements to ease border restrictions. The result could be a globe fractured along epidemiological lines. Voice | James Crabtree Trump Scapegoats China and WHO—and Americans Will Suffer The White House’s official narrative about the pandemic is contradicted by the facts—and creates new obstacles to stopping the virus. Voice | Laurie Garrett Yes, Blame WHO for Its Disastrous Coronavirus Response A step-by-step reconstruction of events reveals a long series of mistakes and missteps. Voice | Salvatore Babones Trending A Moment of National Shame and Peril—and Hope Argument | John Allen Hundreds of Former National Security Officials Condemn Trump’s Response to Protests Report | Jack Detsch , Robbie Gramer Could the Pandemic Kill the United Kingdom? Report | Dan Haverty , Amy Mackinnon China Is Weaponizing Globalization Argument | Matt Schrader Russia’s Cynicism Is Infecting U.S. Politics Argument | Zachery Tyson Brown ‘He Just Couldn’t See Past My Color’ Q&A | Michael Hirsh Tiananmen Can Happen Here Argument | Rui Zhong Autocrats Love Using the Bible as a Prop. Americans Shouldn’t. Argument | Alan Levinovitz The United States Will Learn Nothing From the Pandemic Voice | Micah Zenko visual stories The Week in World Photos Growing global protests against police violence, a successful return to space, and an anniversary vigil in Hong Kong. Diana D'Abruzzo Mourning in Mexico As the coronavirus death toll mounts, interrupted mourning rituals leave families unmoored. Maya Averbuch Follow FP Latest The Pandemic and the Protests June 5, 2020, 5:01 PM New Anti-Terrorism Law Would Enhance Duterte’s Power June 5, 2020, 4:31 PM The United States Will Learn Nothing From the P...