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Russian soldiers train at a military camp.
Russia’s Military Cruelty Begins With Its Own Conscripts
Brutal hazing breaks and humiliates Russian soldiers—and they take it out on civilians.
Presidential candidate Javier Milei arrives at his closing rally ahead of Sunday runoff on Nov. 16, 2023 in Cordoba, Argentina.
Javier Milei Is the World’s Latest Wannabe Fascist
Argentina’s new populist president takes after Trump and Bolsonaro by seeking to destroy democracy from within.
Mothers sit in a row with their babies and young children inside a large tent illuminated with string lights. One of the women sitting in the foreground has a wide smile as she looks down at the baby she cradles in her arms.
New Lifesaving Malaria Vaccines Need to Be Available Now
Emergency deployment could save tens of thousands of children.
Biden delivers remarks from a lectern in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
It’s Time to Reconsider U.S. Military Aid
As Congress stalls, the U.S. public has good reason to demand more transparency on Biden’s funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Kerch Bridge on fire
The Shortest Path to Victory in Ukraine Goes Through Crimea
The West needs to keep its nerve, recognize the stakes, and support Kyiv’s clearest path to victory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (back) greets U.S. President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
Why Israel Needs America’s Tough Love
An argument for making U.S. aid conditional on steps toward Palestinian statehood.
A driver charges his electric vehicle at a charging station in Shenzhen, southern Guangdong province, China.
China Hawks Are Putting the Green Transition at Risk
New electric vehicle restrictions will end up hurting U.S. interests.
Erdogan gestures in the foreground in front of a backdrop featuring the NATO logo.
It’s Time to Reconsider Turkey’s NATO Membership
In nearly every theater of vital security interests, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems devoted to undermining the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Seven people in orange life-vests are in a small boat at sea.
Here’s How Labour Can ‘Stop the Boats’
Unless Keir Starmer changes tack, a Labour government can’t curb the humanitarian crisis on British shores.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Was Henry Kissinger Really a Realist?
America’s most famous 20th century statesman wasn’t exactly what he claimed to be.
A model of the U.S. Supreme Court in poinsettias is displayed at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.
This Corporate Law Case Could Accidentally Overturn U.S. Taxes
Moore v. United States might wreak economic havoc.
Protesters hold up banners at an anti-same-sex marriage rally in Sydney on September 23, 2017.
Evidence Is Growing That Free Speech Is Declining
There’s a clear trend against freedom of expression in the world’s democracies.
The leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, shakes hands with Iranian Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri and the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard force, General Hossein Salami, during the swearing in ceremony for Iran's new president at the parliament in the Islamic republic's capital Tehran on August 5, 2021.
The 7 Reasons Iran Won’t Fight for Hamas
A close look at Tehran’s thinking about escalating the war in Gaza.
Kissinger stands at a lectern with microphones with a large world map on the wall behind him.
Kissinger’s Great Game
In his worldview, little countries only mattered to the extent that they played into struggles among the mighty.
Biden, dressed in a casual half-zip sweatshirt, looks pensively downward as he stands facing numerous press microphones held out in his direction.
Grading Biden on the Israel-Hamas War
For a crisis with so many moving parts, the U.S. president has fared pretty well.
An aerial view of Imburu, Nigeria, following flooding caused by heavy rainfall, on Sept. 25, 2022.
The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.
A row of South Korean soldiers marches in formation across a field in Seoul. They are dressed in formal uniforms and hats, and each has one leg raised as they take a step in unison. Each soldier also carries the flag of one of the member states of the United Nations Command.
South Korea Offers a Chance to Modernize Old Alliances
An often-overlooked command group can revitalize Asian defense.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) and Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders (C) attend a meeting of Dutch political party leaders at the House of Representatives on Mar. 16, 2017 in The Hague, Netherlands.
How Centrists Helped Geert Wilders Win the Dutch Election
Mark Rutte’s government pandered to the anti-immigrant right while failing to address a benefits scandal, a housing crisis, and inflation.
peacekeeper plas soccer with children in east timor
Why Gaza Won’t End Up Like East Timor or Kosovo
History shows that international administration without a political endgame always fails.
Leader of Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders during a meeting of populist far-right party leaders in Wenceslas Square on April 25, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.
What Geert Wilders Wants in Europe
The Dutch far-right leader, and national election winner, plans to stay in the EU—but shape it in his image.

Russia’s Military Cruelty Begins With Its Own Conscripts
Brutal hazing breaks and humiliates Russian soldiers—and they take it out on civilians.

Javier Milei Is the World’s Latest Wannabe Fascist
Argentina’s new populist president takes after Trump and Bolsonaro by seeking to destroy democracy from within.

New Lifesaving Malaria Vaccines Need to Be Available Now
Emergency deployment could save tens of thousands of children.

It’s Time to Reconsider U.S. Military Aid
As Congress stalls, the U.S. public has good reason to demand more transparency on Biden’s funding for Ukraine and Israel.

The Shortest Path to Victory in Ukraine Goes Through Crimea
The West needs to keep its nerve, recognize the stakes, and support Kyiv’s clearest path to victory.

Why Israel Needs America’s Tough Love
An argument for making U.S. aid conditional on steps toward Palestinian statehood.

China Hawks Are Putting the Green Transition at Risk
New electric vehicle restrictions will end up hurting U.S. interests.

It’s Time to Reconsider Turkey’s NATO Membership
In nearly every theater of vital security interests, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems devoted to undermining the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Here’s How Labour Can ‘Stop the Boats’
Unless Keir Starmer changes tack, a Labour government can’t curb the humanitarian crisis on British shores.

Was Henry Kissinger Really a Realist?
America’s most famous 20th century statesman wasn’t exactly what he claimed to be.

This Corporate Law Case Could Accidentally Overturn U.S. Taxes
Moore v. United States might wreak economic havoc.

Evidence Is Growing That Free Speech Is Declining
There’s a clear trend against freedom of expression in the world’s democracies.

The 7 Reasons Iran Won’t Fight for Hamas
A close look at Tehran’s thinking about escalating the war in Gaza.

Kissinger’s Great Game
In his worldview, little countries only mattered to the extent that they played into struggles among the mighty.

Grading Biden on the Israel-Hamas War
For a crisis with so many moving parts, the U.S. president has fared pretty well.

The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.

South Korea Offers a Chance to Modernize Old Alliances
An often-overlooked command group can revitalize Asian defense.

How Centrists Helped Geert Wilders Win the Dutch Election
Mark Rutte’s government pandered to the anti-immigrant right while failing to address a benefits scandal, a housing crisis, and inflation.

Why Gaza Won’t End Up Like East Timor or Kosovo
History shows that international administration without a political endgame always fails.

What Geert Wilders Wants in Europe
The Dutch far-right leader, and national election winner, plans to stay in the EU—but shape it in his image.