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2018

Gene Editing for Good

By Bill Gates

The Microsoft founder writes that CRISPR and other gene-editing technology has the potential to help humanity overcome its greatest public health and development challenges.

2019

A New Americanism

By Jill Lepore

The award-winning Harvard historian surveys the many attempts over the centuries to define what it means to be an American, arguing that the United States needs a new nationalism if it is to weather illiberal assaults on its democracy.

2020

Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy

By Laura Rosenberger

Rosenberger, who currently serves on the Biden administration's National Security Council, discusses how the United States can compete with and defend itself against authoritarian adversaries in cyberspace.

1925

Worlds of Color

By W.E.B. DuBois

Foreign Affairs was early to recognize the profound influence of social issues on global events. The famed civil rights activist and sociologist explores how the problem of “the color line” is entwined with several nations’ histories.

1947

Sources of Soviet Conduct

By George F. Kennan

Writing anonymously as “X,” the Moscow-based diplomat outlined the policy of containment that defined the U.S.-Soviet relationship for the better half of a century.

1972

India and the World

By Indira Gandhi

International heads of state are frequent contributors to the magazine. Here, Gandhi discusses the origins and objectives of India’s nonalignment policy in the decades following independence.

1976

Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken?

By Amory Lovins

A renowned scientist makes an economic, environmental, and geopolitical case for a shift toward sustainable energy sources. Foreign Affairs would continue to be ahead of the industry, examining issues such as fracking nearly 40 years later.

1993

The Clash of Civilizations?

By Samuel P. Huntington

Huntington controversially predicted that conflict in the post-Cold War world would be driven by clashes along cultural and religious lines. This article sparked animated debate both at the time of publication and in the wake of modern terror attacks.

1993

South Africa’s Future Foreign Policy

By Nelson Mandela

With the dismantling of the apartheid regime near completion, Mandela outlined the foreign policy priorities of a democratic South Africa, including an emphasis on international human rights.

2001

The Tiananmen Papers

By Andrew J. Nathan

Foreign Affairs released previously unpublished transcripts of the confidential meetings in which Chinese leaders deliberated how to handle the student-led protests that swept the country in the spring of 1989. The government opted for a crackdown, and hundreds, if not more, were killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

2007

Renewing American Leadership & Rising to a New Generation of Global Challenges

By Barack Obama & Mitt Romney

Before each U.S. presidential election, Foreign Affairs invites candidates to outline their foreign policy proposals in our pages. The July/August 2007 issue included articles from party frontrunners Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

2010

The Digital Disruption

By Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen

Google executives discuss how the free flow of information will transform the global distribution of power—and how that change will both provide opportunities and pose dangers.

2012

Fixing Finance

By Gillian Tett

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, the Financial Times journalist considers the roles of Wall Street and government in addressing the growing income inequality gap.

2018

Gene Editing for Good

By Bill Gates

The Microsoft founder writes that CRISPR and other gene-editing technology has the potential to help humanity overcome its greatest public health and development challenges.

2019

A New Americanism

By Jill Lepore

2020

Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy

By Laura Rosenberger

1925

Worlds of Color

By W.E.B. DuBois

1947

Sources of Soviet Conduct

By George F. Kennan

Writing anonymously as “X,” the Moscow-based diplomat outlined the policy of containment that defined the U.S.-Soviet relationship for the better half of a century.

1972

India and the World

By Indira Gandhi

International heads of state are frequent contributors to the magazine. Here, Gandhi discusses the origins and objectives of India’s nonalignment policy in the decades following independence.

1976

Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken?

By Amory Lovins

1993

The Clash of Civilizations?

By Samuel P. Huntington

1993

South Africa’s Future Foreign Policy

By Nelson Mandela

With the dismantling of the apartheid regime near completion, Mandela outlined the foreign policy priorities of a democratic South Africa, including an emphasis on international human rights.

2001

The Tiananmen Papers

By Andrew J. Nathan

2007

Renewing American Leadership & Rising to a New Generation of Global Challenges

By Barack Obama & Mitt Romney

2010

The Digital Disruption

By Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen

Google executives discuss how the free flow of information will transform the global distribution of power—and how that change will both provide opportunities and pose dangers.

2012

Fixing Finance

By Gillian Tett

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, the Financial Times journalist considers the roles of Wall Street and government in addressing the growing income inequality gap.

2018

Gene Editing for Good

By Bill Gates

The Microsoft founder writes that CRISPR and other gene-editing technology has the potential to help humanity overcome its greatest public health and development challenges.

2019

A New Americanism

By Jill Lepore

2020

Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy

By Laura Rosenberger

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