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U.S. President Joe Biden meets employees of the Lobito Atlantic Railway at the Port of Lobito in Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets employees of the Lobito Atlantic Railway at the Port of Lobito in Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4.

Is the U.S. Answer to China’s Belt and Road Working?

The International Development Finance Corporation has put the United States more on the map, but China remains king of global infrastructure.

Papers are stuck sporadically to the dark-red gate of a prison in Syria. Most papers show a photograph of a person with writing beneath them in Persian. Some posters are handwritten; others are typed.
Papers are stuck sporadically to the dark-red gate of a prison in Syria. Most papers show a photograph of a person with writing beneath them in Persian. Some posters are handwritten; others are typed.

Syria’s Paper Trail of Atrocity Must Be Preserved

Amid the chaos of Assad’s fall, vital documents may be lost.

A map wearing a hat looks at a computer screen with a protest crowd image on it. On the walls above him are posters and photos.
A map wearing a hat looks at a computer screen with a protest crowd image on it. On the walls above him are posters and photos.

AI Is Bad News for the Global South

The coming wave of technology is set to worsen global inequality.

Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pose for photos at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pose for photos at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7.

Will Europe Fragment Under Trump 2.0?

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham chief Abu Mohammad al-Jolani checks the damage following an earthquake in the village of Besnaya in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Feb. 7, 2023.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham chief Abu Mohammad al-Jolani checks the damage following an earthquake in the village of Besnaya in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Feb. 7, 2023.

What to Know About the Man Who Toppled Assad

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani has worked for years to rebrand himself, but has he truly broken from his al Qaeda past?

A white van crosses the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint between Ukraine and Poland.
A white van crosses the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint between Ukraine and Poland.

Ukraine’s Neighbors Are Turning Their Backs

Ukraine’s European border states are crucial for its defense, but they're increasingly uninterested.

A framed picture of Bashar al-Assad is seen with its glass shattered on the ground.
A framed picture of Bashar al-Assad is seen with its glass shattered on the ground.

How the World Got Syria Wrong

The international community misjudged the strength of the Assad regime—and its fixation on an external political process is being overtaken by internal events.

Syrians pose for a picture on a destroyed tank in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Dec. 12.
Syrians pose for a picture on a destroyed tank in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Dec. 12.

Your Syria Questions, Answered

What Bashar al-Assad’s fall means for Syria, the Middle East, and beyond.

Visual Stories

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6 Charts That Explain the 2024 U.S. Election

From the perpetual campaign cycle to turnout, we examined how the Nov. 5 vote compared with those in other countries this year.

Four men, three with prosthetic legs, wear bike helmets and t-shirts as they stand in a parking lot, gathered around a bicycle held up by the man second from the right. The sky above is a dim, dark blue; it seems to be either dawn or dusk.
Four men, three with prosthetic legs, wear bike helmets and t-shirts as they stand in a parking lot, gathered around a bicycle held up by the man second from the right. The sky above is a dim, dark blue; it seems to be either dawn or dusk.

Meet the Para-Cyclists Riding for Gaza

The Sunbirds’ story began with tragedy but has evolved into one of resilience.

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