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Israel Orders Siege of Gaza

In a view from above, Palestinians walk among the smoke and rubble after an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City. Gray dust and destroyed structures fill the scene.
In a view from above, Palestinians walk among the smoke and rubble after an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City. Gray dust and destroyed structures fill the scene.

News, analysis, and background on the conflict.

What Is Iran’s Role?

Tehran has been encouraging an escalation like this for months.

Argument
Danielle Pletka

Russia’s Next Steps

A possible two-front war in the Middle East will have knock-on effects for Europe.

Report
Jack Detsch

The Missing U.S. Presence

Dozens of top U.S. national security posts sit empty amid crisis.

Analysis
Robbie Gramer

Top Stories

The Hamas Attack Has Changed Everything

The starting point for the new Middle East will be an Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, not an Israeli Embassy in Riyadh.

Argument
Steven A. Cook

Netanyahu’s Road to War

The Israeli leader sought to sideline the Palestinians while wooing the Arab states. Now he faces a bloody backlash.

Analysis
Michael Hirsh

Will Hezbollah Join the War Against Israel?

If the Lebanese group does more than fire a few missiles in solidarity, it would dramatically escalate the current conflict.

Analysis
Daniel Byman

How Oil Prices Could Spike

A broader conflict involving Iran could lead to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz—disrupting the global energy market.

Analysis
Elisabeth Braw

Israel Could Win This Battle but Lose the War

An all-out effort is again underway to maintain an unsustainable regional status quo.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt

All the Palestinians Got From Oslo Was KFC

Thirty years of the peace process has left us with less land and fewer rights.

Essay
Dalia Hatuqa

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Asia & the Pacific

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An illustration of Imelda Marcos holding a parasol as she lounges on the sand, leaning on skulls, as shoes and palm fronts swirl around her.

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Pakistan’s Missing Market

How Cricket Is Easing India-Pakistan Tensions

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Alternative for Germany member Maximilian Krah gestures during an interview in Magdeburg, Germany.

China Finds Friends in Europe’s Far Right
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China’s United Front Operations Are Ubiquitous—at Home

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As China’s Property Sector Crumbles, Who Takes the Fall?

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A giant, dark plume of smoke rises high over the homes and buildings of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike.
A giant, dark plume of smoke rises high over the homes and buildings of Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike.

Why Hamas Acted Now
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Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer

Niger Is a Warning for the World Bank

Why False Energy Hopes Are Bad for Africa

Is Selcuk Bayraktar Turkey’s Crown Prince-in-Waiting?

Europe

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A Ukrainian soldier wearing a camouflage military uniform is seen from behind as they walk down a cracked paved road surrounded by grassy fields and open sky. The soldier is holding a rifle and casts a long shadow.

Negotiating With Russia Is Still a Bad Idea
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Raphael S. Cohen, Gian Gentile

The Russian Oil Price Cap Can Work Again

The EU Needs to Get Bigger if It Wants to Get Better

Are Ukraine’s Airstrikes in Russia Effective?

Americas

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Two Haitian women shout as they participate in a protest on a crowded street to demand the release of a kidnapped nurse. One of the women stands beside a young girl, guiding the girl to raise her fist in the air. Other demonstrators wave hand-painted signs in the background.

Can a New Intervention Do Right by Haiti?
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Catherine Osborn

The U.S. Is Letting Its Allies Get Away With Murder

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The Biden Administration Is Dangerously Downplaying the Global Terrorism Threat

Today, there are more terror groups in existence, in more countries around the world, and with more territory under their control than ever before.

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Then-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez arrives for a closed-door briefing by intelligence officials at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

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