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No, the World Is Not Multipolar
The idea of emerging power centers is popular but wrong—and could lead to serious policy mistakes.

Rift With Canada Puts Spotlight on India’s Security Services
Trudeau’s accusations suggest New Delhi’s intelligence operatives could lead it down a dark path.

Why Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Necessarily Tame Inflation
Adam Tooze answers listener questions about inflation.

Biden Takes Aim at Putin’s Soft Underbelly in Central Asia
Moscow’s war in Ukraine has created an opening for Washington as a new great game heats up

The Nimble New Minilaterals
Small coalitions are a smart alternative to cumbersome multilateralism and formal alliances.

NATO’s Remarkable Revival
But the bloc’s future could look very different from its past.
Asia & the Pacific

Can India and Pakistan’s Historic Water Pact Endure?
China

How China Uses Shipping for Surveillance and Control
Middle East & Africa

Bibi’s Dead-End Road to Riyadh
Europe

Biden Should Press Poland and the EU to Make Up
Americas

Who Should Lead the Global South?
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The Endless Frustration of Chinese Diplomacy
Beijing’s representatives are always scared they could be the next to vanish.
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A New Multilateralism
How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.

The End of America’s Middle East
The region’s four major countries have all forfeited Washington’s trust.

The China-Russia Axis Takes Shape
The bond has been decades in the making, but Russia’s war in Ukraine has tightened their embrace.

The Taliban Have a New Drug of Choice
After cornering the market on heroin, they’ve pivoted to a quicker and more profitable alternative.
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Heather Cox Richardson on American Democracy
Historian Heather Cox Richardson has long grappled with questions of how democracy has weakened in the United States and how its citizenry can try to take back control.... READ MORE

Why U.S. Presidents Really Go to War
As a new book shows, it’s not always about strategy.
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‘We’ll Start Digging Here’
Unusually virulent weather and poor infrastructure have brought hell to eastern Libya.

The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot
Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.