# Foreign Affairs Magazine

> World News and Analysis

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id575171785](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id575171785)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id575171785`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Council on Foreign Relations
- **Category:** Magazines & Newspapers
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (14,328 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2012-11-28
- **Size:** 26 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/foreign-affairs-magazine/id575171785)
- **Website:** [http://www.foreignaffairs.com/](http://www.foreignaffairs.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.foreignaffairs.com/privacy-policy](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Foreign Affairs offers daily, award-winning commentary on global news, with articles, digital issues, podcasts, and videos from renowned thinkers and world leaders across the political spectrum. Topics include geopolitics, security, economics, science and technology, climate change, and more, reflecting the work of figures from W. E. B. Du Bois to Fareed Zakaria.

Key features include fresh weekday articles, subscriber access to magazine issues, audio for select pieces, offline reading, bookmarks, and accessibility options like light/dark display and text resizing, enabling on-the-go, anytime use.

## Rankings

- #14,148 — Overall
- #12 — relate
- #54 — policy

## Review summary

Reviews praise Foreign Affairs for high-quality, in-depth, balanced international analysis and easy access to well-produced audio. The app is seen as convenient and reliable for reading and listening. However, recurring concerns include login/access problems, subpar UX/readability (layout and fonts), limited audio controls (AI narration speed; desire for human narration), and impressions that the app lags behind competitors in features. Overall, the content is highly regarded, with usability and accessibility improvements requested.

### Pros

- High-quality, in-depth, balanced international analysis from credible experts.
- Easy access to content; the app is convenient and reliable for reading and listening.
- Excellent audio/podcast quality with reliable online access to articles.
- Thoughtful, non-polemical analysis that’s informative and calming.
- Good value with an affordable subscription.

### Cons

- Frequent login and account access issues (password resets, inconsistent paywall access).
- App UX/UI and readability need improvement (layout, gray fonts, navigation).
- Audio features underdeveloped (AI narrator is slow, no speed control, desire for human narration).
- Perceived gaps compared with competitors (lags behind Economist/Atlantic in UX and features).

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