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Russia, With an Eye on the Syrian Prize, Blocks Humanitarian Aid
A Russian-Chinese veto threatens lifesaving aid to starving Syrians—but Moscow doesn’t care what anyone thinks anymore.
After Signing Anti-Terrorism Law, Duterte Names His Targets
A supposed national security law in the Philippines is being used to silence dissenting voices.
ICE Restrictions on International Students a ‘Self-Inflicted Wound’
More than a million scholars face an uncertain future as the Trump administration cracks down on immigrants of any stripe.
Journalism Has a Class Problem, Too
The increasingly narrow backgrounds of reporters distort coverage at home and abroad.
The International Aid Sector Faces a Reckoning
Doctors Without Borders staff are pushing back against institutional racism, reflecting a growing debate in the aid community.
In the Magazine
In the Magazine
Crises Only Sometimes Lead to Change. Here’s Why.
The coronavirus pandemic won’t automatically lead to reforms. Great upheavals only bring systemic change when reformers have a plan—and the power to implement it.
Welcome to the Post-Leader World
The United States has abdicated its dominant role. Here’s how to fill the gap.
Margrethe Vestager Is Still Coming for Big Tech
The coronavirus pandemic has made the world more reliant on technology. The EU’s competition commissioner says that makes her fight more urgent.
Welcome Back to Kissinger’s World
Neoconservatism has died, and liberal internationalism is discredited. Perhaps it’s time to return to the ideas of one of the last century’s greatest realists.
Xu Zhangrun Was China’s Loyal Opposition. Now, He’s In Jail.
One of the few remaining scholars openly standing against Xi Jinping is a reformist, not a revolutionary.
Trapped on the Wrong Side of the India-China Border
From a pandemic to geopolitics, for families and businesspeople caught by border closings, things are going from bad to worse.
Does ‘Hamilton’ Have All the Answers for U.S. Foreign Policy?
The Broadway musical offers lessons on everything from regime change to balancing ideals and interests.
The Turkish Government Closed a University Because It Fears Free Speech
Ankara shut an institution founded by religious conservatives and attacks tech companies in order to stop young Turks from accessing a free academic and media environment.
Decolonize the State Department
As U.S. policymakers grapple with systemic racism, it’s time to start tapping the expertise of diasporas.
Guilt by Location
Around the world, security forces use forced displacement as a means of sorting populations. To fix the global displacement crisis, it’s critical to understand how and why they do it.
Hong Kongers Say Taiwan Is Their First Choice as Exile Looms
Beijing’s new security law may cause mass emigration in Hong Kong.
Why India and Russia Are Going to Stay Friends
Conventional wisdom holds that New Delhi will turn to Washington as it increases competition with Beijing. But Moscow’s importance cannot be ignored.
China Wants to Be Lebanon’s Savior
One of the Middle East’s most westernized outposts is falling apart—and looking east for a soft landing.
Angela Merkel Is Back
As Germany takes over the EU presidency, the country’s chancellor has an opportunity to tackle some unfinished business.
In Pakistan, the Army Tightens Its Grip
As military expenditure soars in Pakistan despite an unprecedented economic catastrophe, Khan’s power looks to be waning.
China Is NATO’s New Problem
The alliance has been so focused on Moscow that it has missed Beijing’s growing clout across Europe.
A FOCUS ON RACE AND FOREIGN POLICY
Why Is Mainstream International Relations Blind to Racism?
Ignoring the central role of race and colonialism in world affairs precludes an accurate understanding of the modern state system.
When Did Racism Become Solely a Domestic Issue?
International relations theorists once explored racism. What has the field lost by giving that up?
Seeing Race In a Pandemic
How the physical environment affects our experience of difference.
Why Race Matters in International Relations
Western dominance and white privilege permeate the field. It’s time to change that.
Special insights on the post-pandemic world
The Future of Travel
Seven predictions for how tourism will change.
Cities in the Future
12 experts on the coming transformations in urban life.
The Fate of the Economy
Nine economists on a rapidly changing fiscal landscape.
The Future of the State
Ten leading global thinkers on government after the pandemic.
Voices
The Foreign-Policy Blob Is Structurally Racist
A social revolution could transform domestic policy—but it won’t change the way policy is conducted abroad.
The Post-Pandemic Economy Could Be Green and Clean—but Not With These Plans
Well-meaning green stimulus plans fall far short of what’s needed for the climate and the economy.
Erdogan Is Libya’s Man Without a Plan
Turkey is standing in the wreckage of a foreign-policy adventure with no discernible strategy.
The Pandemic Should Kill Regime Change Forever
If the United States can’t stop a virus at home, there’s no reason to think it should ever try running another country.
visual stories
The Week in World Photos
A Paddy Day romp in Nepal, masked protesters in France, and the coronavirus’s exhausting toll.
The Midwives on the Front Lines
Despite rising violence, some of Afghanistan’s most vital workers are fighting stigma to deliver health care to the country’s mothers.
