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The Trump administration’s disdain for international consensus on the West Bank will encourage previously cautious governments to support BDS and Palestinian statehood.

A megaproject in Malaysia shows how quickly deals with private Chinese investors can become massive boondoggles.

An upcoming 2+2 meeting can help cement the new special relationship.

New technologies enable Russia and China to destroy U.S. bases and logistics networks—including those on the homeland.

Adding 8,000 foreign service officers won’t solve America’s diplomatic problems. State needs to prioritize data science, expand strategic planning, and encourage mid-career training, too.

Bolsonaro sent the troops to put out the flames, but now they may be looking to other enemies.

The upcoming vote is a prime test of public opinion—if the government lets it happen.

Until the country can address its own economic problems, agreements like the RCEP may do more harm than good.

Victory for the hard-line political dynasty spells dark times for democracy.

Russia has started using the West’s own reporting against it. Here’s how to respond.

When real solutions are left out because of hatred of Israel, Palestinians lose.

Putin’s apparent victories in spreading Russian influence are mirages, some of which have come at a great cost.

Progressives need to learn how to use American market power for good.

As sea levels rise and storms become fiercer, container shipping could be in for major disruptions.

Spain used to be seen as Europe’s exception due to its lack of an ultranationalist xenophobic party. Now the upstart Vox holds more than 50 seats in the parliament.

In the name of fighting illegal immigration, the EU, the United States, and Australia are emboldening authoritarian regimes, fueling abuses and corruption, and stoking intolerance at home.

With ongoing protests making other investors nervous, Moscow is charging ahead.

Ethiopia’s continued efforts to dam the Nile could end in war with Egypt. Here’s how to stop that from happening.

Autocrats are handing their citizens’ data to Beijing under so-called smart city programs.

The killing of an indigenous forest guardian is only the latest incident in a pattern of impunity with consequences far beyond Brazil’s borders.

Far from drowning in graft, the country’s record is getting better and better.

After withdrawing from the INF Treaty, U.S. officials have been worrying about Beijing, but as Washington starts to deploy previously banned missiles in the Pacific, the real risk will come from Pyongyang.

The Japanese economy has been living in a fantasy world for decades, and the U.S. economy could soon be joining it there.

And the United States should be worried.

The sale of British Steel is a dangerous foothold for Chinese Communist Party power in the U.K.

The debacle over Syria shows that neither party understands the country’s real goals in the Middle East—or what it would take to achieve them.

New evidence from the Yom Kippur War shows how such knots can lead to nuclear annihilation.