Why Democracy Doesn’t Deliver
Endless elections, unqualified leaders, uninformed voters, and short-term thinking are impeding economic growth.
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Iran’s growing presence in Syria has forced Israel’s security establishment to plan for the worst.
A Trump U.N. Pick Tries to Make Up for Anti-Muslim Tweets
Ken Isaacs once proposed building a wall in the Alps to keep out migrants. Trump wants him to lead the world’s principal migration agency.
China’s New Aircraft Carrier Is Already Obsolete
But it's still a powerful signal of Beijing's ambitions in a post-U.S. Asia.
Can Obama’s National Security Braintrust Get Elected in the Age of Trump?
Foreign policy alumni are trying to shake of the “D.C. insider" reputation and sail into Congress
Erdogan’s Motley Opponents Have United to Take Him Down
Turkey’s strongman might not be strong enough to survive the early elections he wanted.
The Royal Baby Is Lucky He Wasn’t Born in America
Everyone in the West, royalty or not, gets better maternal health care than parents in the United States.
North Korean Internet Users Shun Facebook and Google for Chinese Alternatives
A new report sheds light on how a tiny fraction of North Koreans browse the open web.
Why Trump Needs the Swedes in Pyongyang
For decades, Sweden has represented America’s interests in places where the United States has severed diplomatic ties.
Yes, Trump and Kim Can Make a Deal That’s Good for Everyone
If both sides agree on the answers to these three questions, a successful summit just might be possible.
Voices
Lost in the Middle East
The incoherence of Washington's Syria policy is a symptom of its failure to define a new role in the world.
Has Trump Become a Realist?
America finally has a president who grasps the basic logic of offshore balancing in the Middle East.
America’s First Reality TV War
The Trump administration's latest missile strikes in Syria were never going to accomplish anything. But the show must go on.
Podcasts
What Comes Next in Syria?
With President Trump’s strikes on Assad’s regime, the Syrian civil war is at the forefront of the global political stage. But what happens when the strikes are over?
Galleries
The World in Photos This Week
Independence Day in Israel, Rohingya refugees in India, and turtles in the Bay of Bengal.
In the Magazine
In the Magazine
The Right to Kill
Should Brazil keep its Amazon tribes from taking the lives of their children?
Germany’s Family Feud
Family reunification for refugees is no longer a given. But keeping relatives apart hurts host countries as well as newcomers.
Thus Spoke Jordan Peterson
The best-selling psychologist isn't leading young men to salvation — he's delivering them to authoritarianism.
The Arab World’s Star Student
What Tunisia can teach its neighbors about the value of education.
