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NATO Should Not Accept Ukraine—for Ukraine’s Sake
The top five reasons that expanding the Western alliance would make Kyiv even worse off.
How the Ram Mandir Has Transformed India
To some, Modi’s new temple embodies the revival of a Hindu golden age. To others, it symbolizes the waning of a pluralist nation.
Milei’s Austerity Is Devastating Argentina
Shock therapy is pushing more people into poverty.
Europe Edges Closer to ‘Plan B’ for Using Frozen Russian Money
Leery of seizing all of Russia’s state assets, Europe may opt for a next-best approach that could still provide Ukraine billions of euros a year.
Asia & the Pacific
Bangladesh and U.S. Pursue Post-Election Reset
China
Can Beijing Contain the Property Crisis?
Middle East & Africa
Biden Should Ditch Trump’s Tainted Legacy in Africa
Europe
Russian Crackdown Continues Unabated After Navalny’s Death
Americas
Biden Cracks Down on Chinese Electric Vehicles
Weekend Reads
The Big Lesson From the West’s Last Invasion of Russia
What the Allied intervention in the Russian civil war teaches us about Ukraine today.
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NATO’s Military Has a New Nerve Center
The alliance has transformed its once sleepy headquarters into a war command focused on Russia.
The Brutal Logic to Israel’s Actions in Gaza
The Biden administration’s delicate, much criticized line recognizes the lack of a coherent alternative strategy.
NATO’s Confusion Over the Russia Threat
Scenarios and timelines for Moscow’s possible war goals in Europe are a veritable Tetris game of alliance planning.
War Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable
It’s time to stop the wishful thinking and start looking at the facts.
What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World
Potential effects on the U.S. commitment to multilateralism, climate change, Taiwan, and more.
The Field of Geopolitics Offers Both Promise and Peril
The world’s most dismal science could make Eurasia safe for illiberalism and predation—or protect it from those forces.
A Tale of Haunted Love Captures Wartime Ukraine
“Daybreak” is a nightmarish romance about the horrors of war.
Visual Stories
The Land That Was Once Nagorno-Karabakh
A contested environmental legacy looms over three decades of conflict.
Does Ukraine Offer Lessons for Taiwan?
Two years in, IR experts are divided on whether the U.S. response to Russia’s war will deter a Chinese invasion.