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{{Infobox magazine
| logo = Foreign Policy logo 2014 light bg.svg
| title = Foreign Policy
| image_file = Foreign Policy magazine Summer 2023 cover.webp
| image_alt = Cover of Foreign Policy magazine showing a saluting robot
| image_caption = Cover of the Summer 2023 issue
| editor = [[Ravi Agrawal]]
| editor_title = 
| frequency = Four issues annually
| format = Digital {{!}} Print
| total_circulation = 35,000
| circulation_year = December 2021
| category = [[News magazine]], [[news site]]
| company = [[Graham Holdings Company]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1970|12}}
| firstdate = 
| founder = {{ubl|[[Samuel P. Huntington]]|[[Warren Demian Manshel]]}}
| publisher = 
| based = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = {{URL|https://foreignpolicy.com}}
| issn = 0015-7228
| oclc = 38481287
}}
'''''Foreign Policy''''' is an [[News media in the United States|American news publication]] founded in 1970 focused on [[Global studies|global affairs]], [[News|current events]], and domestic and [[International relations|international policy]]. It produces content daily on its website and app,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/|title=Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas|first=Ola|last=Salem}}</ref> and in four print issues annually.

''Foreign Policy'' magazine and ForeignPolicy.com are published by The FP Group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fpgroup.foreignpolicy.com/|title=Foreign Policy Group|website=fpgroup.foreignpolicy.com|access-date=23 July 2018|archive-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118120929/https://fpgroup.foreignpolicy.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> a division of [[Graham Holdings Company]] (formerly The Washington Post Company). The FP Group also produces FP Events, ''Foreign Policy''{{'}}s events division, launched in 2012.

== History ==
''Foreign Policy'' was founded in late 1970 by [[Samuel P. Huntington]], professor of [[Harvard University]], and his friend [[Warren Demian Manshel]] to give a voice to alternative views about American foreign policy at the time of the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="Samuel Huntington, 1927-2008"/><ref>{{cite web |title=100 Years of Impact: A Timeline of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |url=http://carnegieendowment.org/about/timeline100/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106094350/http://carnegieendowment.org/about/timeline100/index.html |archive-date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=22 April 2015 |newspaper=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Huntington hoped it would be "serious but not scholarly, lively but not glib".<ref name="Samuel Huntington, 1927-2008">{{cite news |last=Yester |first=Katherine |title=Samuel Huntington, 1927–2008 |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/02/16/samuel_huntington_1927_2008 |access-date=13 September 2014 |newspaper=Foreign Policy |date=16 February 2009 |archive-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610045457/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/02/16/samuel_huntington_1927_2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In early 1978, after six years of close partnership, the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] acquired full ownership of ''Foreign Policy''. In 2000, a format change was implemented from a slim quarterly academic journal to a bimonthly magazine. It also launched international editions in [[Europe]], [[Africa]], the [[Middle East]], [[Asia]] and [[Latin America]].

In September 2008, ''Foreign Policy'' was bought by The Washington Post Company (now [[Graham Holdings]] Company).<ref name="FP purchased by WaPo">{{cite news |last=Ahrens |first=Frank |title= Post Co. Buys Foreign Policy Magazine |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092901597.html |access-date=27 May 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=30 September 2008}}</ref> In 2012, Foreign Policy grew to become the FP Group—an expansion of ''Foreign Policy'' magazine to include ForeignPolicy.com and FP Events.<ref>{{cite web |title=Foreign Policy Group History |url=http://fpgroup.foreignpolicy.com/about/history/ |newspaper=Foreign Policy Group |date=22 April 2015 |access-date=22 April 2015 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235528/http://fpgroup.foreignpolicy.com/about/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Style ==
According to its submission guidelines, ''Foreign Policy'' articles "strike the balance" between informed specialist research and general readability, and tend to be written in plain rather than [[wikt:wonk|"wonky"]] language.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://foreignpolicy.submittable.com/submit|title= Submissions|author=<!--Not stated--> |website= Foreign Policy|access-date= 28 November 2018}}</ref>

== Editorial stance ==
''Foreign Policy'' endorsed Democratic candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 US presidential election]]. This was the first time in its 50-year history the magazine endorsed a candidate.<ref name="foreign">{{cite news |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/10/09/foreign-policy-endorses-hillary-clinton-for-president-of-the-united-states/ |title=Hillary Clinton for President of the United States |date=October 9, 2016}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Since 2003, ''Foreign Policy'' has been nominated for eight [[National Magazine Awards]], winning six: three for its print publication and three for its digital publication at ForeignPolicy.com. ''FP'' is the only independent magazine that has won consecutive digital national magazine awards every year from being established in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}

'''2003'''
* ''Foreign Policy'' won the National Magazine Award for Outstanding Achievement and General Excellence in the under 100,000 circulation category.<ref name="Search &quot;2003,&quot; page 4 of results. FP National Magazine Award">{{cite web |last= |date=May 27, 2014 |title=Winners & Finalists |url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/national-magazine-awards/winners-finalists |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010181823/http://magazine.org/asme/national-magazine-awards/winners-finalists |archive-date=10 October 2018 |access-date=27 May 2014 |website=American Society of Magazine Editors}}</ref>

'''2007'''
* ''Foreign Policy'' won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 100,000 to 250,000 circulation category.<ref name="FP National Magazine Award">{{cite web |last= |date=27 May 2014 |title=National Magazine Awards 2007 Winners Announced |url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/about-asme/pressroom/asme-press-releases/national-magazine-awards-2007-winners-announced |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128210359/http://www.magazine.org/asme/about-asme/pressroom/asme-press-releases/national-magazine-awards-2007-winners-announced |archive-date=28 November 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014 |website=American Society of Magazine Editors}}</ref>
* ''Foreign Policy'' was presented as a Gold Winner by the Eddie Awards for "Who Wins in Iraq", in the Consumer News/Commentary/General Interest category.<ref name="Who Wins Iraq FP Award">{{cite news |title=A Good Year for FP |url= http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2007/12/20/a_good_year_for_fp |work=Foreign Policy blog |date=20 December 2007 |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

'''2008'''
* ''Folio'' Magazine Gold Editorial Excellence (Eddie) Award – Consumer Magazine, News/Commentary/General Interest (single article), "What America Must Do" by Kenneth Rogoff, Jan/Feb 2008.<ref name="FP Folio Magazine Award">{{cite news |title=2008 Eddie Awards Winners |url= http://www.foliomag.com/2008/2008-eddie-awards-winners-0/ |work=Folio |access-date=27 May 2014 |date=23 September 2008}}</ref>  
* ''FP''{{'}}s "What America Must Do" feature received the Eddie Award as a Gold Winner for the Consumer News/Commentary/General Interest category for a Single Article.<ref name="FP Folio Magazine Award"/> 
* ''Folio'' Magazine Silver Editorial Excellence (Eddie) Award – Consumer Magazine, News/Commentary/General Interest (single article), "A World Enslaved" by Benjamin Skinner, Mar/Apr 2008.<ref name="FP Folio Magazine Award"/> 
* ''Folio'' Magazine Silver Editorial Excellence (Eddie) Award – Consumer Magazine, News/Commentary/General Interest (full issue), May/June 2008.<ref name="FP Folio Magazine Award"/> 
* ''Media Industry Newsletter''{{'}}s (min) "Best of the Web" Award in the blog category for Passport a blog by the editors of Foreign Policy.<ref name="FP Min Award">{{cite web|last=Min Online|title=Min's 2008 Best of the Web Winners|url=http://www.minonline.com/news/6810.html|publisher=Min Online|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010429/http://www.minonline.com/news/6810.html|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''2009'''
* ''Foreign Policy'' won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 100,000 to 250,000 circulation category.<ref name="FP 2009 National Magazine Award">{{cite web|title=The Association of Magazine Media|url=http://www.magazine.org/foreign-policy-2|publisher=The Association of Magazine Media|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010631/http://www.magazine.org/foreign-policy-2|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* ''[[Forbes]]'' RealClearWorld designated ForeignPolicy.com as a top international news site.<ref name="FP RealClearWorld Award">{{cite web|title=Top International News Sites 2009|url=http://www.realclearworld.com/lists/top_international_sites_2009/foreign_policy.html?state=play|publisher=RealClearWorld|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

'''2010'''
* ''Foreign Policy''{{'}}s "The Best Defense" column authored by Tom Ricks received the Digital National Magazine Award for best blog.<ref name="Best Defense FP Award">{{cite web |last= |date=October 12, 2010 |title=MRE 2010 contest winners announced |url=http://militaryreporters.org/2010/10/mre-2010-contest-winners-announced/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601033511/http://militaryreporters.org/2010/10/mre-2010-contest-winners-announced/ |archive-date=1 June 2012 |access-date=27 May 2014 |website=Military Reporters and Editors Association}}</ref>

'''2011'''
* ''Foreign Policy'' and former editor-in-chief [[Susan Glasser]] were presented with a special citation for the Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting.<ref name="FP Weinthal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting">{{cite web|title=Weinthal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting|url=http://isd.georgetown.edu/weintal|publisher=Georgetown University School of Foreign Service|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> 
* "Turtle Bay", the reported blog by journalist Colum Lynch, won the Digital National Magazine Award for best reporting for a series of hard-hitting investigative articles about the United Nations.<ref name="FP Digital National Magazine Award">{{cite web|title=Foreign Policy The Association of Magazine Media|url=http://www.magazine.org/foreign-policy-9|publisher=The Association of Magazine Media|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010102620/http://www.magazine.org/foreign-policy-9|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''2012'''
* ''Foreign Policy'' won an [[Overseas Press Club]] award for General Excellence for the best overall international coverage on a website.<ref name="FP Overseas Press Club Award">{{cite web|title=GENERAL EXCELLENCE ONLINE AWARD 2011|date=25 April 2012 |url=https://www.opcofamerica.org/awards/general-excellence-online-award-2011|publisher=Overseas Press Club of America|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> 
* ''FP''{{'}}s "Qaddafi Files" won the National Magazine Award for Multimedia.<ref name="2012 FP National Magazine Award">{{cite web |title=2012 National Magazine Awards for Digital Media|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/national-magazine-awards/event-highlights/2012-national-magazine-awards-digital-media|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010457/http://www.magazine.org/asme/national-magazine-awards/event-highlights/2012-national-magazine-awards-digital-media|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''2014'''
[[File:Oliver Munday Illustration for Foreign Policy magazine article by William T. Vollmann.jpg|thumbnail|right|"Surveillance State" illustration]]
* ''Foreign Policy'' received its first design recognition for "The Surveillance State", appearing in its annual Global Thinkers issue in December 2013. The illustration by Oliver Munday accompanied the marquee story by novelist William T. Vollmann, who discussed "the surveillance state" we knowingly live in after the [[Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)|revelations of wide-reaching surveillance by the NSA]]. Munday's illustration for ''FP'' appeared in the American Illustration annual award book (#33).<ref name="AI-AP Award">{{cite web|title=American Illustration 33 Winners|url=http://www.ai-ap.com/slideshow/AI/33/#349|publisher=American Illustration American Photography|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>
* ''Foreign Policy'' writers won multiple awards from the [[United Nations Correspondents Association]]. Senior diplomatic reporter [[Colum Lynch]] received the silver medal for the [[Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize]] for his three-part series on the UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Darfur. ''FP'' contributor [[James Reinl]] won the gold medal in [[The United Nations Foundation Prize]] for print for his reporting on Somalia and Kenya, including his story in ''Foreign Policy'' titled "Crazy Town" about PTSD in Somalia.<ref name="UNCA Awards">{{cite web|title=2014 UNCA Award Winners|url=http://unca.com/2014-unca-awards-winners/|publisher=United Nations Correspondents Association|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>

'''2016'''
* ''Foreign Policy'' contributors received two [[Overseas Press Club]] awards for excellence in international reporting. Honorees included [[Tristian McConnell]] for his 2015 piece called "Close Your Eyes and Pretend to be Dead", detailing the deadly attack on Nairobi's Westgate Mall in 2013. [[Christina Larson]] also received the award for her profile of the entrepreneur Zhao Bowen entitled "The Zhao Method" and featured ''FP''{{'}}s September/October 2015 print edition.<ref name="FP 2016 Overseas Press Club Award">{{cite web|title=Foreign Policy Receives Two Overseas Press Club Awards for Excellence in International Reporting|url=https://fpgroup.foreignpolicy.com/foreign-policy-receives-two-overseas-press-club-awards-for-excellence-in-international-reporting|publisher=Foreign Policy Group|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> 
* ''Foreign Policy'' and photographer [[Andrew Quilty]] received the [[George Polk Award]] in photography for the three part photo series titled "The Man on the Operating Table", showing the destruction following airstrikes on Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan in October 2015.<ref name="FP George Polk Photography award">{{cite web|last=George Polk Awards|title=Past George Polk Award Winners 2016|url=http://liu.edu/George-Polk-Awards/Past-Winners#2016|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Foreign policy of the United States]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

"The Man on the Operating Table":
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210212025854/https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/13/inside-msf-hospital-kunduz-afghanistan-taliban-us-attack/ Part 1: Inside the MSF Hospital in Kunduz]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210125031554/https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/17/msf-hospital-survivors-recount-night-of-horror-kunduz-afghanistan-us-airstrike/ Part 2: MSF Hospital Survivors Recount a Night of Horror]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210228225203/https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/03/the-man-on-the-operating-table-msf-hospital-kunduz-afghanistan-us-airstrike/ Part 3: The Man on the Operating Table]

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