Foreign Policy media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Foreign Policy in the centre. We have seen it on 36 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Foreign Policy biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Foreign Policy in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Foreign Policy left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Foreign Policy in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Foreign Policy reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Foreign Policy are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Foreign Policy has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Foreign Policy’s own report linked underneath.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Foreign Policy reported it asThe World’s Biggest Crypto Heist (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
China's Communist Party began its Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing on October 26. President Xi Jinping opened the meeting, which is scheduled to last four days and focuses on enhancing party discipline and self-governance.
Foreign Policy reported it asWhy Party Plenums Matter So Much to Xi (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
Foreign Policy reported it asLula Defies Latin America’s Pro-Trump Wave (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
Foreign Policy reported it asNetanyahu Orders Large-Scale Military Operation in West Bank (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he discussed eliminating Iran's regime with US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu stated Israel is committed to this goal, which he believes would lead to peace with Lebanon and the elimination of Hezbollah.
Foreign Policy reported it asNetanyahu Calls on Israel to Overthrow Iranian Regime (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are reportedly travelling to Norway this week for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is also expected to attend the tentative meetings, which come as tensions rise between Washington and Kyiv.
Foreign Policy reported it asHow Ukraine Is Navigating Trump’s Latest U-Turn (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Russia's Kremlin has called for an urgent resumption of dialogue with the United States on strategic nuclear stability, stating the world is in an unprecedented situation without a legal framework. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also hopes for a meeting between President Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff soon.
Foreign Policy reported it asHow Ukraine Is Navigating Trump’s Latest U-Turn (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir's party is seeing a surge in support among younger and first-time voters in Israel, according to recent polls. Ben-Gvir, known for his hardline stances, is appealing to a demographic that previously considered him too extreme.
Foreign Policy reported it asWhat if No One Wins the Israeli Election? (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Israel's election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading as vote counting continues. With 77.7% voter turnout, the highest since 1999, neither bloc has yet reached the 61 seats required for a majority.
Foreign Policy reported it asWhat if No One Wins the Israeli Election? (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Starlink and Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine are now functioning at speeds over 161 km/h, according to a Ministry of Defense source. This development indicates a potential reversal of previous limitations that hampered counter-drone operations and logistics.
Foreign Policy reported it asSurprise Starlink Cuts Blindside Kyiv (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant asserted the government possesses the legal authority to proceed with a diesel deal involving Russia. He stated the agreement is intended to reduce fuel prices for American consumers.
Foreign Policy reported it asTrump’s Diesel Deal Has No Winners (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced an agreement for Russia to supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, with further shipments planned. Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian special representative, stated the cooperation would benefit global markets.
Foreign Policy reported it asTrump’s Diesel Deal Has No Winners (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
Foreign Policy reported it asNobel Peace Prize Goes to Former ICC Judge (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court. The European Commission stated it will work with the ICC to ensure its effectiveness, while the UN and several allied nations have condemned the US decision.
Foreign Policy reported it asNobel Peace Prize Goes to Former ICC Judge (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has denied reports suggesting a withdrawal of 25,000 to 40,000 troops from Europe. While the US is re-evaluating its military presence, Whitaker affirmed continued commitment to the continent.
Foreign Policy reported it asU.S. Forces Leave Behind a Power Vacuum in Iraq (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Italy has concluded its 12-year military presence in Iraq, with the final troops returning home. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto stated this marks a new phase in bilateral relations, with the withdrawal completed before the September 30 deadline.
Foreign Policy reported it asU.S. Forces Leave Behind a Power Vacuum in Iraq (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Donald Trump said his Washington talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping deserved a 12‑out‑of‑10 rating and rejected claims he offered to sell U.S. weapons. Ambassador David Perdue asserted Trump raised the issue of arms sales and Taiwan, a point the president denied.
Foreign Policy reported it asWas Xi’s U.S. Visit a Bust? (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
China has agreed to purchase at least 10 million metric tons of American coal annually in 2027 and 2028. The deal was announced following a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. An arrangement was also made for preferential tariffs on $30 billion in goods.
Foreign Policy reported it asThe U.S. and China Agree to Slash Tariffs (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
China will reduce tariffs on a wide range of US agricultural products as part of a $60 billion reciprocal tariff reduction package. However, soybeans have been excluded from the list of reductions and will continue to face an additional 10% tariff.
Foreign Policy reported it asThe U.S. and China Agree to Slash Tariffs (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s acting president, addressed the UN on 23 September 2026, promising elections at the “right moment” and thanking President Donald Trump for willingness to resume diplomatic ties after a U.S. raid captured former President Nicolás Maduro. Coverage varied across the political spectrum.
Foreign Policy reported it asVenezuela’s Acting Leader Makes Her U.N. Debut (opens Foreign Policy in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- The Slate GroupIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- foreignpolicy.com
- Seen publishing on
- foreignpolicy.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 36
- Reports listed
- 36
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
36 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Foreign Policy is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 36 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Foreign Policy: its report arrived a median of 3 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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