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Jake Sullivan, Biden’s “once-in-a-generation intellect,” is facing a once-in-a-generation challenge.
A close reading of the philosophical career, and influence, of France’s most ridiculed public intellectual.
Troop buildup near Ukraine’s border is the largest since 2014.
But 50 years after independence, an authoritarian turn casts a shadow over the country’s future.
Elections in May will be the first since 2006—a remarkable but risky gambit.
Disasters usually come with falling birth rates. But this time, they might not recover unless governments take action now.
A diplomatic visit to both India and Pakistan underscores Moscow’s growing regional clout.
A new book explains why some nations rise and others don’t.
A survivor of regime atrocities explains why the international community must act.
Tangled questions of Asian identity need answers that aren’t defined by U.S. terminology alone.
But the Biden administration still faces an unreliable ally in Duterte.
Pro-engagement politicians are aging out of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Many in Beijing realize a declining international reputation won’t help the country achieve its goals.
The United Kingdom needs to prepare for future climate migrants rather than obsessing over asylum-seekers.
Rather than taking Obama-era policies as a baseline, Biden needs to start from scratch.
The U.N. dials up the pressure campaign against Myanmar’s putschists.
Looking back on 50 years of U.S. foreign policy and the lessons they hold for Washington today.
The fuzzy goodwill between Biden and America’s Asian allies will soon be tested by China’s growing power.
The best way for Biden to build better partnerships abroad is to get America’s own house in order—that starts with human rights.
The dollar is dead. Long live the dollar.
The country says it wants to pivot from hard power to economic power, but its economy begs to differ.
Letting culture wars drive debate about “laïcité” obscures similarities between France and the United States.
Claims that the rivalry is purely geopolitical don’t hold water.
Existing conflicts with ethnic groups add fuel to the fire.
In both the U.S. and EU, antitrust and regulatory efforts against Facebook, Google, and Amazon are gaining traction. But no one’s about to break them up.
A middle path, with a greater role for India, is still possible—and preferable to either extreme.
To save its approval ratings, the Kremlin might be better focusing its energy elsewhere.
Private equity’s power may eliminate promotion and relegation.
It’s been a difficult and dizzying few months for Turkey—which is just the way the president likes it.
Peter Dutton stopped the refugee boats. His next job is stopping Beijing’s maritime militia.
In Lebanon’s absurd economy, money’s value depends on whom you ask.
The question is who gets to write the codes—and whether the United States will live up to its own.
Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.
International relations theorists once explored racism. What has the field lost by giving that up?
The new administration can learn from South Africa’s experience with transitional justice.
Other countries offer good lessons for acknowledging and redressing past wrongs.
March brought a new wave of migrants at the U.S. border—plus the pope’s historic visit to Iraq, continued bloodshed in Myanmar, and a colossal logjam in the Suez Canal.
Fists raised and voices lifted, people around the world took to the streets in 2020—to stand up against police brutality, demand democracy, and confront other injustices. A look at some of the photos that captured the year’s most defining movements.