Hedging in Geopolitics Is the New Normal ^41.2%

Foreign Policy - By Suzanne Nossel - 4/29/2026, 11:30 AM

Negativity Bias 30.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 23% - Biased Writer Voice 21.6%

We are living in a new world of hedgers. The shocks of the last several years—COVID-19, Russia’s war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and the Iran conflict—have upended how nations approach international affairs. The smooth flows of a globalized and rules-based world have clotted into uncertainty, forcing states to find... more