Paul Hockenos
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 8
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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The Hungry Hegemon (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Hungry Hegemon, a recurring feature on the politics of food. In this series, Foreign Policy’s staff writers and contributors dig into topics including dining-centered diplomacy, the economics of culinary diasporas, battles over cultural appropriation, and nativist campaigns against foreign cuisines. The articles below take a historical, geopolitical, or economic approach to food around the world. Ukraine is using the beet-based soup to fortify national identity in the face of Russ
Populism’s New Rallying Cry Is ‘Expropriation’ (opens the original)
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After the German far right’s victory in regional elections earlier this month, the Sept. 20 vote in Berlin offered a startling rebuttal—but also a new set of political questions for Germany’s political system. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party scored a record high in the city, but the clear winner was the Left party and specifically Elif Eralp, its candidate for mayor. Having won an unprecedented 26 percent of votes, Eralp is now in position to lead coalition talks with Social De
What's the Matter With Eastern Germany? (opens the original)
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There’s a widespread consensus in Germany that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a xenophobic far-right party that threatens the republic’s postwar political order. But there’s no accord on remedies—and, relatedly, no agreement about the sources of the scourge . What seems clear is that the AfD’s variety of national populism is most heavily anchored in eastern Germany and traces back to the country’s Cold War division, the terms of its eventual unification, and East-West relations s
What's the Matter With Eastern Germany? (opens the original)
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There’s a widespread consensus in Germany that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a xenophobic far-right party that threatens the republic’s postwar political order. But there’s no accord on remedies—and, relatedly, no agreement about the sources of the scourge . What seems clear is that the AfD’s variety of national populism is most heavily anchored in eastern Germany and traces back to the country’s Cold War division, the terms of its eventual unification, and East-West relations s
Russia and Ukraine Are Mutually Shutting Down the Black Sea (opens the original)
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Understanding the conflict four years on. The Black Sea’s trade corridors are at the center of the Russia-Ukraine war again, as they were from 2022 to 2023, when a Russian naval blockade stopped Ukrainian maritime exports and shook agricultural markets worldwide. The current crisis looks similar, but it’s unique in important ways, as are the alternatives to resolve it. On July 23, Ukraine announced that maritime transport to and from its three unoccupied Black Sea ports was effectively frozen. R
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