Leaving Afghanistan
What happens to the country and its people after the forever war ends?
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Biden, a Lifelong U.N. Advocate, Needs the Institution More Than Ever
From COVID-19 to climate, the U.S. president will focus his first General Assembly speech on the world body’s indispensability.
Coronavirus Threat Hangs Over U.N. General Assembly
Some world leaders traveling to New York are ignoring coronavirus safety protocols.
The AUKUS Dominoes Are Just Starting to Fall
The world’s newest security partnership is a window into how the world works—and the unpredictable places it’s heading.
Turkey Capitalizes on Afghanistan Distraction to Attack Kurdish Forces in Syria
Turkish airstrikes in Syria have escalated over the last month as the world concentrates on a different crisis.
Canada Is Having an Election No One Wants
Trudeau’s risky gamble may spell his end.
Shadow Government
A front-row seat to the Republicans’ debate over foreign policy, including their critique of the Biden administration.
Israel Isn’t Strong Enough to Attack Iran
The Israeli government is ramping up its rhetoric, but political and military constraints are too great.
How America Forgot It Needed to Understand The Enemy
Social scientists helped win World War II by judging enemy morale. But in Afghanistan, the U.S. kept getting it wrong.
The Post-Merkel Return of German Ideologies
After years of consensus, a new era of division is set to roil German politics at home and abroad.
Meet Iran’s New Foreign Minister: Qassem Suleimani’s ‘Soldier’
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is a staunch backer of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.”
Russia and Belarus Are Using Migrants as a Weapon Against the EU
Authoritarian regimes in Moscow and Minsk are aiding Iraqis and Afghans in order to sow chaos and domestic discord in Eastern European countries.
Germany Has Three Chancellor Candidates but No Answers
A nationally televised debate mostly highlighted the weaknesses of the leading contenders to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
How Filibusters Moved from Piracy to Congress
Freelance imperialists in the 1800s left behind weak institutions and racist legacies.
New Cruise Missile Gives North Korea Lethal Capability
The long-range weapon could strike South Korea, Japan, and U.S. bases in the region.
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The Other Side of Angela Merkel
What the world has misunderstood about the German chancellor.
The Bidenomics Revolution
If he succeeds, the president will cast 40 years of economic doctrine on history’s ash heap. But that’s a big if.
George W. Bush’s Newest Portraits Are Political
The amateur painter still shows an eye for spin.
Age and the Agbayas
One word perfectly captures the clash between Nigeria’s leaders and its booming young population.
How Sept. 11 Supercharged China’s Propaganda
Beijing has used the “war on terror” to target its own minorities like Uyghurs.
Britain’s Special Relationship Fantasy Has Been Exposed
For years, London convinced itself it was Washington’s close partner. That’s now impossible to believe.
NATO’s Man in Kabul
Stefano Pontecorvo coordinated the evacuation of 124,000 people before saying goodbye to the city himself.
India Welcomes AUKUS Pact as China Deterrent
The agreement will help New Delhi with its quest for a stable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
The Falling Man of Kabul
Zaki Anwari represented what a free Afghanistan could achieve. His gruesome death is a vivid reminder of the human toll of U.S. abandonment.
America’s Pandemic Travel Bans No Longer Make Sense
A thoughtless, unscientific policy of closed borders—even to vaccinated travelers—does a little more damage every day.
The Middle East Is Becoming Literally Uninhabitable
One of the regions hardest hit by climate change is also one least equipped to deal with it.
Life Under the Taliban
A few weeks after militants took over Kabul and the country, Afghanistan has gone back to a past it didn’t miss.
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The Month in World Photos
The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan, earthquake devastation in Haiti, and extreme weather around the world.
As Taliban Expand Control, Concerns About Forced Marriage and Sex Slavery Rise
In some Afghan towns, women are fleeing ahead of insurgent takeovers.
