The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.
An initially soft approach was probably due to confusion, not policy.
Erdogan is trying to strike a balance of being pro-Ukraine but not anti-Russia.
One small town in Ukraine held off a Russian attack and helped liberate a key regional capital.
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At a time of global conflict, world powers showed that cooperation can actually work.
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Beijing has become dangerously locked off from the world.
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There’s plenty to go around, but it’s going to the wrong places.
Once headed for extinction, millet is now being recognized as a solution to global food problems.
Media liberalization would allow journalists to report on the country’s labor reforms from within.
China's team is a national embarrassment — but the party chairman has big plans for the game.
With so much political, social, and financial capital invested in its national squad, why can’t Turkey qualify for a World Cup?
As South Africa prepares to hosts the World Cup, it is also coming face to face with its own history.
The West will only restore its stability when civil servants are again devoted to the public rather than themselves.
Turns out Elon Musk isn’t a dependable ally.
A new law seeks to unearth Franco’s victims, but it doesn’t go as far as truth commissions in other countries.
A new book argues that the Pentagon drives carbon emissions worldwide but ignores inconvenient realities.
Modern-day Ukrainian partisans are quietly working to undermine the occupation.
For many coming home to Ukraine’s east, their prewar lives are a distant dream.
A street vendor’s plight highlights violations that Washington would prefer to ignore.
The Biden administration came into office promising to reinstate the Iran nuclear deal. Almost two years later, momentum has dissipated, and the deal has all but been derailed. Meanwhile Ira...Show more
Frans Timmermans returned from COP27 with his dreams dashed. Europe’s top climate negotiator says the global climate summit was a disappointment: The pledges made were simply not aggressiv...Show more
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues into 2023, the weather will have an important impact. Ukrainians, of course, are more vulnerable than usual to power outages and energy shocks. But Rus...Show more
The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.
Erdogan is trying to strike a balance of being pro-Ukraine but not anti-Russia.
Washington’s crackdown on technology access is creating a new kind of global conflict.
A new graphic novel reexamines the Russian leader’s biography—with lessons for the present.
