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Iran’s Pact With China Is Bad News for the West

Tehran’s new strategic partnership with Beijing will give the Chinese a strategic foothold and strengthen Iran’s economy and regional clout.

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Alam Saleh, Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas

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Beirut’s blast reopens old political wounds, why Europe must stand up for Belarus, and Colombian armed groups spread fear amid lockdown.

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Augusta Saraiva

Trump Has Pushed Iran Into China’s Arms

Hard-liners in Tehran have called for closer ties to China for years. The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement gave them what they wanted.

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Saeid Jafari

John Hume Left Behind a Peaceful—but Divided—Ireland

The Nobel Peace Laureate helped bring nearly three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland to an end. But reconciliation between the country’s communities remains unrealized.

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Dan Haverty

Saad B. Omer

Saad B. Omer is the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health.

Stories by Saad B. Omer

A chemical engineering student works with a test during the method of separating specific proteins to be applied in the production of vaccines.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Transform How Vaccines Are Made

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Saad B. Omer

July 16, 2020, 12:50 PM

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The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Transform How Vaccines Are Made

Iran’s Pact With China Is Bad News for the West

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Trump Has Pushed Iran Into China’s Arms

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