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People check out job advertisements at a career fair in Germany.

Skilled Migrants Aren’t Interested in Germany

Why Europe’s biggest economy can’t get the immigrants it desperately needs.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the media after holding meetings as part of Kosovo-Serbia talks, in Ohrid on March 18, 2023.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the media after holding meetings as part of Kosovo-Serbia talks, in Ohrid on March 18, 2023.

Kosovo Has a Deal—if the West Can Save It

A historic agreement in the Balkans still needs intervention by the United States and Europe.

Vladimir Putin (R), then Russia's prime minister, walks with former U.S. President Bill Clinton at the state residence of the Russian president, Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow.
Vladimir Putin (R), then Russia's prime minister, walks with former U.S. President Bill Clinton at the state residence of the Russian president, Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow.

The Nuclear Education of Vladimir Putin

There is evidence the Russian president is not ignorant of the security benefits of arms control.

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Retired Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove (R), former NATO supreme allied commander Europe and former commander of the U.S. European Command, testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S.-Russian relationship in Washington, D.C.
Retired Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove (R), former NATO supreme allied commander Europe and former commander of the U.S. European Command, testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S.-Russian relationship in Washington, D.C.
Iraqi children walk along a damaged road on their way back from school in Mosul, Iraq
Iraqi children walk along a damaged road on their way back from school in Mosul, Iraq

Asia & the Pacific

South Korean and U.S. Marines take part in a joint amphibious landing exercise with their Philippine counterparts at a beach facing the South China Sea in San Antonio, Philippines, on Oct. 7, 2022.
South Korean and U.S. Marines take part in a joint amphibious landing exercise with their Philippine counterparts at a beach facing the South China Sea in San Antonio, Philippines, on Oct. 7, 2022.

The U.S. Has a Troublesome Asian Ally Against China

China

A COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner on display during the 2021 China Aviation Industry Conference And Nanchang Air Show on October 30, 2021 in Nanchang, China.
A COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner on display during the 2021 China Aviation Industry Conference And Nanchang Air Show on October 30, 2021 in Nanchang, China.

If China Arms Russia, the U.S. Should Kill China’s Aircraft Industry

Middle East & Africa

Kurdish military officers take part in a graduation ceremony in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on Jan. 15.
Kurdish military officers take part in a graduation ceremony in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on Jan. 15.

Iraqi Kurdistan’s House of Cards Is Collapsing

Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.

It’s Easy But Wrong to Be Cynical About Putin’s Indictment

Americas

Rep. Mike Gallagher presides over the first hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in Washington on Feb. 28.
Rep. Mike Gallagher presides over the first hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in Washington on Feb. 28.

The Real Risk of the China Select Committee

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A destroyed church in the village of Bohorodychne in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Jan. 4. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
A destroyed church in the village of Bohorodychne in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Jan. 4. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Washington on Feb. 15, 2022. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Washington on Feb. 15, 2022. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Joe Biden watches as U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP)
U.S. President Joe Biden watches as U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP)

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A man stands in front of a heavily damaged apartment building following a rainstorm in Ukraine.
A man stands in front of a heavily damaged apartment building following a rainstorm in Ukraine.

Lessons for the Next War

David Petraeus, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Lee Hsi-min, and eight other experts on how to avoid a war over Taiwan—or anywhere else.

The Cult of Modi

How India’s prime minister dismantled the world’s largest democratic experiment.

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U.S. Marines walk past a toppled statue of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad.
U.S. Marines walk past a toppled statue of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad.
Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the Moscow Kremlin Wall in the Alexander Garden during an event marking Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the Moscow Kremlin Wall in the Alexander Garden during an event marking Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow.

Putin Is Trapped in the Sunk-Cost Fallacy of War

Moscow is grasping for meaning in a meaningless invasion.

Newspapers in Tehran feature on their front page news about the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023.
Newspapers in Tehran feature on their front page news about the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023.

Saudi-Iranian Détente Is a Wake-Up Call for America

The peace plan is a big deal—and it’s no accident that China brokered it.

A U.S. Army Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is seen in a military exercise between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the U.S.-led international coalition near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, on Dec. 7, 2021.
A U.S. Army Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is seen in a military exercise between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the U.S.-led international coalition near Deir ez-Zor, Syria, on Dec. 7, 2021.

Long Reads

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Democracy Isn’t Just About Voting

Precolonial kingdoms challenge our beliefs about people power and monarchies.

A movie billboard poster advertises the German film "All Quiet on The Western Front" (Im Westen nichts Neues) at the Kino International movie theatre in Berlin on September 27, 2022.
A movie billboard poster advertises the German film "All Quiet on The Western Front" (Im Westen nichts Neues) at the Kino International movie theatre in Berlin on September 27, 2022.

Germany’s Oscar Nominee Isn’t Nearly German Enough

The depiction of war in “All Quiet on the Western Front” has put it far out of step with its home country.

Actors Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. are seen in RRR.
Actors Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. are seen in RRR.

India’s Global Blockbusters Paint an Incomplete Picture

Online streaming is more representative of the country’s diversity but is becoming a double-edged sword.

Sanitation workers clean the exterior of the Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.
Sanitation workers clean the exterior of the Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.

‘Money Machine’ Is Missing the Juicy Details of Chinese Banking

Weijian Shan’s new book is notable mostly for what it leaves out.

Russian Imperialism

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Georgian soldiers

What the Fall of Empires Tells Us About the Ukraine War

Russia’s war can only be understood as a bloody post-imperial conflict.

A portrait of Alexander Pushkin.
A portrait of Alexander Pushkin.

From Pushkin to Putin: Russian Literature’s Imperial Ideology

Russian classical literature, chock full of dehumanizing nationalism, reads disturbingly familiar today.

The beginning of the conquest of Siberia in shown in a 19th-century painting.
The beginning of the conquest of Siberia in shown in a 19th-century painting.

It’s High Time to Decolonize Western Russia Studies

Why has it taken a war of conquest for experts to recognize Russia’s nature as a vast imperial enterprise?

A poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin is used as target practice near Zolote, Ukraine, on Jan. 21, 2022.
A poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin is used as target practice near Zolote, Ukraine, on Jan. 21, 2022.

For Opposition to Putin’s War, Look to the Fringes of His Empire

The dirty secret of the Russian military is that long-conquered subjects are the Kremlin’s cannon fodder.

visual stories

A dove flies to its nest in Cundinamarca, Colombia, on Jan. 31, 2016.
A dove flies to its nest in Cundinamarca, Colombia, on Jan. 31, 2016.

When Transitional Justice Falls Short

The abrupt end of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia and the ongoing proceedings in Colombia show how the process doesn’t always serve the victims.

Russian soldier patrols the Mariupol theater.
Russian soldier patrols the Mariupol theater.

A Private Company Is Using Social Media to Track Down Russian Soldiers

Open-source investigations were once potent journalistic tools, but in Ukraine, they’re being used on the battlefield.

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Ehud Barak on Israel’s Escalating Crisis

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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been protesting weekly against their government’s plans to overhaul—and weaken—the country’s judiciary. Several former military officials have ...Show more

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 05: A general view of the Great Hall of the People during the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a speech in the opening of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress at The Great Hall of People on March 5, 2023 in Beijing, China.China's annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions will convene leaders and lawmakers to set the government's agenda for domestic economic and social development for the year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 05: A general view of the Great Hall of the People during the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a speech in the opening of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress at The Great Hall of People on March 5, 2023 in Beijing, China.China's annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions will convene leaders and lawmakers to set the government's agenda for domestic economic and social development for the year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Ukraine’s Battlefield Dynamics

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Russia has gone from one mobilization to the next, burning through equipment and ammunition faster than it can replace it—even resorting to the recruitment of prisoners to fight its drawn-...Show more