Dear FP readers,
I’m reaching out to let you know that Foreign Policy will be making its coverage of the war in Iran available to readers for free on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. I wish our content could be accessed freely all the time. The kind of news and expert analysis we publish is critical to understanding the world at this moment. But it’s also costly. Sustaining it requires a paid readership—and we are immensely grateful for our subscribers (join them here).
So, why are we briefly lifting the paywall? For the last 10 days, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has rippled across the region and around the globe. It has killed more than 1,300 people and convulsed markets, even as Washington’s rationale for the campaign remains ambiguous. The story is front-page news around the world. But I will say with humility that the most trenchant pieces I’ve read about the war so far have appeared in Foreign Policy’s pages. They include analysis about every aspect of the crisis, commentary from FP columnists Stephen M. Walt and Adam Tooze, and interviews by our editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal, on FP Live. We’ll make all of it easily accessible so that you can read our coverage from the day the war erupted. We’re proud of our journalism and want to showcase it as broadly as possible.
We also want to attract more readers and strengthen our publication. If you’re new to FP, spend some time getting to know our site. I think you’ll find that what drives our writers and editors above all is a sense of curiosity about the world and a commitment to fresh thinking and clear writing. If you’re a former subscriber and fell out of touch, come back for another look. Foreign Policy is made for moments like this. Take advantage of our two-day free access, soak up as much as you can, and please consider subscribing.
Best,
Dan Ephron
Executive Editor
