December 28, 2025  |  View in Browser

The editors at Foreign Affairs have compiled our best essays of 2025, on topics including the United States’ slide into authoritarianism, China’s economic strategy, the future of Iran, and more. Start reading—or rereading—below, and find the full collection here.

The Strange Triumph of a Broken America

Why Power Abroad Comes With Dysfunction at Home

By Michael Beckley

The Path to American Authoritarianism

What Comes After Democratic Breakdown

By Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way

How China Armed Itself for the Trade War

Beijing’s High-Risk Approach to Its Economic Confrontation With Washington

By Zongyuan Zoe Liu

Making America Alone Again

History Offers Few Parallels for Washington’s Repudiation of Its Own Alliances

By Margaret MacMillan

The Autumn of the Ayatollahs

What Kind of Change Is Coming to Iran?

By Karim Sadjadpour

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