As 2022 comes to a close, here are five positive stories on the foreign policy front that happened in the past year. 

Despite controversy surrounding the deal, the approval of a Chinese stake in Europe’s third largest port may be a smarter decision than it initially appears. 

Rather than making democracy a litmus test, G7 and NATO leaders would gain more traction by focusing on the need for all countries to defend the fundamental rules of the international system grounded…

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan shifts towards a more assertive foreign policy. 

Although the situation in Ukraine continues to evolve rapidly, there are already several vital lessons to glean from Russia's incursion into the sovereign territory of its neighbor.