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Techno-Optimism Can’t Save Us From Climate Change
Hoping blindly for a technological solution for climate change that may never come is no solution.
China and India Are Trapped in a Loop
Breaking out of their cycle of hope and distrust requires political imagination on both sides.
Why Trump’s Justifications for Drone Killings Fall Short
Whatever the administration says, the U.S. is not actually at war with nonstate actors
Europe Is Selling Ukraine a Pipe Dream
The EU’s promises of future membership have a very uncertain outcome.
Brazil Tries to Keep Climate Cooperation Alive
At COP30, the global energy transition is moving forward without the United States. 
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Asia & the Pacific
Why the Thai-Cambodia Peace Deal Is in Tatters
China
China’s Messy History With Mongolia
Middle East & Africa
An Unusual Election in Iraq Offers the U.S. an Unusual Opportunity
Europe
The Deathonomics of Putin’s War
Americas
Should U.S. Development Loans Go to Rich Countries?
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Has China’s Power Peaked in Asia?
Beijing finds itself in a precarious geopolitical position.
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Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
Reports and analysis from staff and contributors.
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SHADOW GOVERNMENT:
The End of Development
The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.
Why the World Turned on NGOs
From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.
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Has China’s Power Peaked in Asia?
Beijing finds itself in a precarious geopolitical position.
Trump’s Russia Sanctions Are Really Putting the Hurt On
He was late to the show, but he brought a big stick.
This Is the Future of U.S. Foreign Aid Under Trump
Post-USAID assistance may depend on a country’s strategic value to Washington.
Putin Will Never Compromise on Ukraine
Russia’s president is too committed to his own fantasies to ever accept Ukraine’s independence.
The Surprising History of Egypt’s ‘Crazy Tomatoes’
How an ordinary ingredient became a symbol of collective complaint.
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In Case You Missed It
A selection of paywall-free articles
Four Explanatory Models for Trump’s Chaos
It’s clear that the second Trump administration is aiming for change—not inertia—in U.S. foreign policy.
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Visual Stories
On Syria’s Coast, Alawite Communities Wait for Justice
Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences.
From Berlin to Baghdad on the Ruins of a WWI Railway
The unfinished line traces a fractured region still beset by competing imperial projects.
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