Chloe Hadavas

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The Most Anticipated Books of the Year The 30 biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and political science.

Foreign Policy's Most Anticipated Books of 2026 is here! Read more on the 30 picks here in @foreignpolicy.com, including titles from @brankomilan.bsky.social, @landemore.bsky.social, bethnoveck.bsky.social, and more:

Two Unsettling Voyages Across the Sea Plus, more international fiction releases in December.

For @foreignpolicy.com's latest fiction column, @ameakem.bsky.social & I read Galapagos, a fever dream of a plague novel, and @mverunschk.bsky.social's The Jaguar's Roar. Our take on these two unsettling voyages across the sea:

How a ‘Fairy-Tale Country’ for Women Turned Its Back on Feminism Julia Ioffe’s new feminist history of Russia offers important lessons for the West.

Recently had the pleasure of editing this gorgeous review of @juliaioffe.bsky.social's new book, Motherland, in @foreignpolicy.com:

A Pair of Haunting New Scandinavian Novels Plus, more international fiction releases.

In @foreignpolicy.com's latest monthly fiction column, @ameakem.bsky.social and I review two new haunting Nordic novels set at sea, from the fjords of Norway to imperial-era Helsinki:

The Man Who Could Topple Orban How Peter Magyar went from a former Fidesz insider to Hungary’s most popular politician.

A wonderfully reported profile of Peter Magyar, Orban's main challenger in the upcoming Hungarian election, by @lilirutai.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com:

Even Doomsday Will Divide Us Megha Majumdar’s “A Guardian and a Thief” interrogates how the have-nots get by in a climate catastrophe.

The climate crisis is "a great divider—a force that ensures only the survival of the wealthiest." Yet @meghamaj.bsky.social "shows that the poor, too, can come out alive ... instead of becoming an inert statistic"

Somak Ghoshal's brilliant review of A Guardian and a Thief in @foreignpolicy.com:

Ah, this makes me happy! Enjoy!

The Novels We’re Reading in October Historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.

I was bowled over by @annanorth.bsky.social's new novel, Bog Queen. My review (alongside @ameakem.bsky.social on Jaquira Díaz's debut) in @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/03/i...

The Novels We’re Reading in October Historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.

This October, FP’s @hadavas.bsky.social and @ameakem.bsky.social dive into historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.

The Political Giant the West Forgot Kwame Nkrumah’s life demonstrates that the end of colonial rule in Africa is central to modern history.

In "The Second Emancipation," I offer a reinterpretation of much of the 20th century from the perspective of Africa and Africans. See the follow on bubble for more. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/08/s...

The Most Successful CIA Operation You’ve Never Heard of How the agency’s program to circulate banned books helped take down the Iron Curtain.

"In addition to destabilizing democracies and championing imperialists, the CIA has always had great taste in art"—including a books program that fueled the Polish underground.

A real pleasure to edit this review of @charlieenglish1.bsky.social's latest book in FP: foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/01/c...

The Novels We’re Reading in August The dog days of summer, from an 18th-century English village to modern-day Tbilisi.

In this month’s international fiction column, FP’s @hadavas.bsky.social and @ameakem.bsky.social recommend two newly released novels to beat the summer heat, both featuring man’s best friend.

Honored to see EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism featured in @foreignpolicy.com books of the summer 📚 🌞

Out in September, pre-order here wwnorton.com/books/978132...

FP’s Books of the Summer The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.

We released our Books of the Summer list @foreignpolicy.com over the weekend—with new titles from @hofrench.bsky.social, @emmamashford.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social, @tim-weiner.bsky.social, @thantmyintu.bsky.social, & more: foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/18/s...

When the Threat Is Inside the White House What CIA insiders make of the MAGA moles and toadies now in charge of U.S. national security.

For THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century -- out July 15! -- I interviewed the chief of the CIA's clandestine service, Tom Sylvester. (Sitting CIA spymasters do not, as a rule, talk to reporters.) Here's an excerpt from the book, a deep look inside the CIA today.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/11/c...

July releases (& more!) in @foreignpolicy.com's latest monthly fiction column with @ameakem.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/04/i...

Can the U.S. Be a Great Power Without Harvard? Trump’s attacks on American universities come as China seeks to dominate higher education.

My column for the week, which builds on William Kirby's fascinating new book, Empires of Ideas. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/10/t...

The French TV Show That Turns Souffle Into Statecraft Carême gives an international audience what it wants: rich food, lusty romps, and Napoleon.

It's far from the biggest hit in the world of streaming, but I found a lot that was amusing in CARÊME, currently on Apple TV+.

(Empress Josephine gets schtupped right in the ice house!)

Here's more:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/06/c...

The Novels We’re Reading in June Peculiar forms of criminality, as seen from front-line Ukraine and Lagos.

Truly cannot stop raving to everyone I know about Maria Reva's debut novel, Endling. My review—alongside @ameakem.bsky.social's take on Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo's latest—in @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/06/i...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief—summer vacation edition.

@beijingpalmer.bsky.social out this week with a very important piece of service journalism, on Washington's oddly common "Gee" Jinping problem:

link.foreignpolicy.com/view/66744b4...

The Secret Newspapers That Helped Defeat Fascism The women behind Italy’s underground press during World War II offer important lessons for democracies today.

In an article for Foreign Policy mag, adapted from my book Women of War, I wrote about the power of the independent press - & mentioned you all Bluesky-ers! Read here shorturl.at/pxY8j

How FDR Invented National Security A presidential speech in 1937 marked an unexpected turn in U.S. strategic thought.

An excerpt in @foreignpolicy.com from Andrew Preston's superb new book, Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/30/f...

The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide by Howard W French In this magisterial account, journalist French (Born in Blackness) revisits the history of the Pan-Africanist movement through t...

Excited to learn that French-language rights for my forthcoming book have already been sold. There's a lot of French imperial history here. Details to come. www.publishersweekly.com/9781324092452

I Guess It Makes Sense the New Pope Would Do This. But It’s a Bummer! I used to show people the old website at parties. It was that funny.

The sparkling brilliance of @mollyolmstead.bsky.social on full display: slate.com/life/2025/05...

China Claims It Slashed Emissions of a Major Super Pollutant. The Data Says Otherwise. As of 2023, China continued to emit HFC-23 at high levels in violation of an international agreement.

In 2021, China joined the Kigali Agreement, and pledged to stop emitting HFC-23, a climate super pollutant 14,700x stronger than CO2.

The latest atmospheric readings show China is way off track,
@mckennapr.bsky.social & I report in our deep dive:

foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/21/c...

Meet the Para-Cyclists Riding for Gaza The Sunbirds’ story began with tragedy but has evolved into one of resilience.

The Gaza Sunbirds paracycling team announced that an Israeli airstrike on Monday killed one of their members, Ahmed Al-Dali. @foreignpolicy.com ran a feature on the Sunbirds and their quest to compete in the Paralympics last September.

The Novels We’re Reading in May From the Gulf as a modern Wild West to sisterhood in Singapore.

Reviewed @jemmawei.bsky.social's glorious debut novel, The Original Daughter, in @foreignpolicy.com's latest fiction column: foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/02/i...

guys! I have huge news!

as of this week I now have a monthly sports column (!) in the new Observer

first piece will be in the paper on Sunday but it's already online: observer.co.uk/news/columni... [free to read!]

The Novels We’re Reading in April Two head-spinning rides through a globalized world.

Lovers of romcoms AND foreign policy: Meet "Liquid." In her debut novel, Mariam Rahmani offers both flitty summer romance and critiques of U.S. sanctions on Iran. My review is in FP's April fiction column!