Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

5 PASS 4 REVIEW 4 FIX

Alt Text Quality

Action

4 of 117 images have issues

FIX

4 of 117 images have issues

4 image(s) missing alt attribute

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

23 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

2 decorative image(s) correctly marked

88 image(s) with good alt text

117 images 88 good alt text 2 decorative 4 missing

Issue	Count
missing	4 image(s)
too long	23 image(s)

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

Why this matters

Each image without alt text is a WCAG 1.1.1 failure — invisible to screen-reader users, lost from Google Image Search.

Learn more ▾

WCAG 2.1 Level A requires text alternatives for non-decorative images. Empty alt='' is fine for decorative; meaningful images need descriptive text. Common fixes: CMS audit + bulk add, build-time linter (alt-text-required ESLint rule), CI gate on Lighthouse a11y score.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1 / WebAIM Million Report

Dark Mode Support

Action

Theme color only

FIX

Theme color only

Theme-color present but no dark variant

A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.

Got: #eb372e

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModePartial Dark Mode

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

No print-specific styles detected

When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

Print Stylesheet No Print Styles

Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗

Form Accessibility

2 of 11 controls have issues

REVIEW

2 of 11 controls have issues

2 control(s) without accessible label

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Got: <input type="submit">; <textarea name="g-recaptcha-response" id="g-recaptcha-response-100000">

9 control(s) properly labeled

11 controls

9 labeled

0 placeholder only

2 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#searchform-site-nav-drawer-search-input	search	Search	aria-label
#searchform-site-nav-menu-search-input	search	Search	aria-label
#email-1226620	email	Email	for/id
#plyr-seek-4099	range	Seek	aria-label
#plyr-seek-8036	range	Seek	aria-label
#plyr-seek-6701	range	Seek	aria-label
#plyr-seek-5706	range	Seek	aria-label
#plyr-seek-3609	range	Seek	aria-label
#plyr-seek-1485	range	Seek	aria-label
input	submit	(none)	none
#g-recaptcha-response-100000	textarea	(none)	none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

Link & Button Quality

Action

3 issue(s) across 518 links and 142 buttons

REVIEW

3 issue(s) across 518 links and 142 buttons

1 link(s) with generic text

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

Got: https://foreignpolicy.com/live/karim-sadjadpour-cease-fire-next-for-iran/ ("READ MORE")

4 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://help.foreignpolicy.com/hc/en-us/articles/11663073461148-Troubleshoot-…; /the-magazine/?issue_id=411225206; https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/shadow-government/; https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/fp-collections/

2 button(s) with no accessible text

Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.

Got: button#searchform-site-nav-drawer-close-btn; button#searchform-site-nav-menu-close-btn

513 link(s) with descriptive text

518 links

0 empty

1 generic text

4 new tab

2 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://help.foreignpolicy.com/hc/en-us/…	troubleshooting tips	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
/the-magazine/?issue_id=411225206	The print cover for the Spring…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/shado…	Shadow-government-democrats-bl…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://foreignpolicy.com/live/karim-sad…	READ MORE	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: READ MORE Suggested: Karim Sadjadpour Cease Fire Next For Iran
https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/fp-co…	fp-collections-icon-550x367	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
<button>	(empty)	empty	Add button text or aria-label
<button>	(empty)	empty	Add button text or aria-label

653 links and buttons have descriptive text

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

https://foreignpolicy.com/live/karim-sadjadpour-cease-fire-next-for-iran/ ("READ MORE")

Why this matters

Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.

Learn more ▾

Out-of-context lists of links read by AT (one navigation pattern) become useless when every link says 'click here'. Use the destination's title or topic as anchor text. Doubles as SEO win — Google passes anchor-text relevance to the destination.

Source: WCAG 2.4.4 / Google Search Central

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://help.foreignpolicy.com/hc/en-us/articles/11663073461148-Troubleshoot-…; /the-magazine/?issue_id=411225206; https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/shadow-government/; https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/fp-collections/

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

Learn more ▾

Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.

Source: MDN target / OWASP

Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.

button#searchform-site-nav-drawer-close-btn; button#searchform-site-nav-menu-close-btn

Why this matters

Buttons with no accessible text (icon-only, no aria-label) can't be activated by voice control or understood by screen readers.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 4.1.2

Favicon & Branding

10 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

10 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✓ Manifest Icons Present

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Web Manifest

Valid manifest

REVIEW

Valid manifest

Name present: Foreign Policy: Access all the latest news and analysis from Foreign Policy.

192x192 icon present

512x512 icon present

PWA Install Criteria Not Installable

Name Foreign Policy: Access all the latest news and analysis from Foreign Policy. ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL / ✓Display Mode browser ✗

Name Foreign Policy: Access all the latest news and analysis from Foreign Policy. Display Mode browser Theme Color #e5200f Icons 3 icon(s)

A+

Landmark Structure

8 landmarks

PASS

8 landmarks

<main> landmark present

5 <nav> landmark(s) found

All <nav> elements are properly labeled

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

A+

Heading Hierarchy

143 headings

PASS

143 headings

Single H1 present

H2 There appears to be a technical issue with your browser
H2 Topics
H2 Regions
H2 FP Live
H3 What’s Next for Iran?
H3 Will the War Slow Global Growth?
H2 Podcasts
H3 Ones and Tooze
H3 I Spy
H3 Foreign Policy Live
H2 Magazine
H2 Spring 2026 magazine Issue
H2 Collections
H2 FP Analytics
H2 Events
H3 FP @ WHA79
H3 Global Health Forum 2026
H3 From Promise to Progress
H3 Cities for Health
H3 Menopause Matters
H3 FP Sports Diplomacy Week
H3 FP @ NATO’s 77th Summit
H2 FP SOLUTIONS
H2 Subscription Services
H2 EDUCATION
H2 ABOUT FP
H1 Foreign Policy Magazine - home page
H2 Primary featured article section
H3 The Strongman Era Has Peaked
H3 Russia Is Making Bank on Trump’s Iran War
H3 Who Wants to Be an American Diplomat?
H3 Lebanon’s Moment of Reckoning
H3 The U.S. Has Ditched Professional Diplomacy
H3 The World Is Paying the Price for America’s War
H3 How Big of a Threat Is Mythos?
H3 Why Trump Cannot Walk Away From Canada
H2 Asia-Pacific
H3 Xinjiang’s Repression of Uyghurs Has Evolved, Not Ended
H3 Pakistan Keeps Pushing for Peace
H3 Prabowo’s Russian Roulette
H3 Beyond Floppy Disk Economics
H2 China
H3 U.S. Volatility Is Advancing China’s Long Game
H3 Why Xi Is Kneecapping His Own Top Men
H3 On Iran, China Softens Its Approach
H3 Taiwan’s Political Crisis Is a Security Nightmare
H2 Europe
H3 What Would Trump Do if Putin Struck Europe?
H3 Can the Arctic Council Survive?
H3 Spanish Immigration Is Different
H3 Spain Is the Friend That the United States Needs
H2 Middle East & Africa
H3 Can Trump Export Zambia’s HIV Success?
H3 Sudan’s Forgotten War Enters Its Fourth Year
H3 Cheap Drones Complicate the Gulf’s AI Boom
H3 Understanding the Illegality of Trump’s Iran Threats
H2 Americas
H3 Back to Basics at the U.N.
H3 Why the Next Generation of Republicans Might Be More Extreme Than MAGA
H3 Peru’s Political Thriller
H3 Trump Always Skips the Hard Part
H2 In the Magazine
H3 Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World
H3 Electrostates vs. Petrostates
H3 A Better Trans-Atlantic Relationship Is Entirely Possible
H3 What Would an Abundance Foreign Policy Look Like?
H3 Can Middle Powers Gel?
H3 Introducing the Spring 2026 Print Issue
H2 Unlock FP for less than $2/week
H3 Our new Quarterly trial makes accessing FP easier than ever.
H2 Audio Picks
H3 Listen to these featured articles
H3 The Strategic Aftershocks of Trump’s Iran War
H3 The Iran War Comes for the ‘King of Chemicals’
H3 Republicans Twiddle Their Thumbs on Iran as Democrats Seethe
H3 5 Things I Wish I Knew About Iran
H2 FP Weekend
H3 The Future Does Not Belong to America or China
H3 South American Crime Groups Are Going for Gold
H3 Did London’s Dirty Money Really Kill a Teenage Fantasist?
H3 Ukraine Has a Plan to Build Back Better
H2 Trump’s Second Term
H3 Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
H3 The Key Foreign-Policy Players of Trump 2.0
H3 The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Foreign Policy
H3 The Dangerous Fallout of Trump’s Retreat to the Hemisphere
H3 Trump’s State Capitalism, by the Numbers
H3 The World Minus America Will Be a Mess
H3 The Biggest Challenges Trump Faces in His Second Year
H2 SHADOW GOVERNMENT: The view from the Democratic opposition
H2 FP Live Events
H3 Join in-depth conversations and interact with foreign-policy experts. Upcoming | Past | Insider Access | About
H3 What’s Next for Iran?
H2 Subscribers’ Picks
H3 Why Did China Buy Up the World’s Ports?
H3 Tehran Can’t Count on Hormuz
H3 Where Do the Gulf States Go From Here?
H3 The Price Israel Is Paying for Its Wars
H2 COLLECTIONS: Download PDFs on the trade wars, the AI arms race, and the scramble for critical minerals.
H2 FP Insider logo Subscribe for access to exclusive articles, insights, and more
H3 How to Navigate a Rogue America
H3 The Economy Was on the Ballot in Hungary
H3 How Iran Hawks Are Viewing the Cease-Fire
H2 Books
H3 The Charisma Wars
H3 The Fight Over the Future of Meat
H3 What if the Ottomans Survived?
H3 Two Takes on Modern France
H3 After the Nation-State
H3 The Follies of Predicting War
H3 Two Books About the Pull of Home
H2 Trending
H3 The U.S. Has Ditched Professional Diplomacy
H3 The Strongman Era Has Peaked
H3 How Big of a Threat Is Mythos?
H3 Who Wants to Be an American Diplomat?
H3 Why Trump Cannot Walk Away From Canada
H3 Lebanon’s Moment of Reckoning
H3 Russia Is Making Bank on Trump’s Iran War
H3 The World Is Paying the Price for America’s War
H3 The Strategic Aftershocks of Trump’s Iran War
H2 Visual Stories
H3 The Lost Children of Minab
H3 The Economic Costs of the Iran War, by the Numbers
H2 Latest
H3 6 Things I Wish I Knew About the U.S. and Israeli Positions on Iran
H3 The U.S. Has Ditched Professional Diplomacy
H3 Who Wants to Be an American Diplomat?
H3 Lebanon’s Moment of Reckoning
H3 Russia Is Making Bank on Trump’s Iran War
H2 In Case You Missed It
H3 A selection of paywall-free articles
H3 Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
H3 Efficiency Isn’t Everything
H3 Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge
H3 Is America a Kleptocracy?
H3 Why Beijing Thinks It Can Beat Trump
H3 America Will Miss Europe’s Dependence When It’s Gone
H3 Trump Is Ushering In a More Transactional World
H2 FP SOLUTIONS
H2 Subscription Services
H2 EDUCATION
H2 ABOUT FP

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

PASS

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Search Icon ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓

A+

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA

PASS

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

20 pass

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Foreign Policy Magaz…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 There appears to be …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Topics	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Regions	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 FP Live	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Podcasts	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Magazine	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Spring 2026 magazine…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Collections	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 FP Analytics	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Events	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Primary featured art…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Subscribers’ Picks	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Trending	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Latest	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 In Case You Missed I…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 What’s Next for Ir…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Will the War Slow Gl…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Ones and Tooze	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 I Spy	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 97/100 — 2 failing, 29 passed

PASS

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SHADOW GOVERNMENT `div.list-text > div.meta-data > p > a.department-name`
REPORT `div.list-text > div.meta-data > p > a.department-name`
REPORT `div.list-text > div.meta-data > p > a.department-name`
ANALYSIS `div.list-text > div.meta-data > p > a.department-name`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
SUBSCRIBE `div.nav-flex-row__col-3-3 > div.subscriber-order-1 > div.nav-menu__item > a.navlink`

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

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