Argument

The Biden team needs to step up and push new initiatives

It may be possible to find a framework for stable coexistence.

Economic devastation and tightened censorship have made for a bleak 2020.

The social media company’s search for consistent rules has been long, winding, and entirely self-defeating.

The pandemic has the continent increasingly discussing its common boundaries—and common identity.

The Biden administration must prepare to stand up for protesters.

The lesson of the past four years is clear: Don’t let policy toward the island dominate the U.S. agenda on Latin America.

In 1987, Biden’s pick for secretary of state offered a warning. He should heed it today.

Beijing’s COVID-19 response has been a success story, and the Communist Party wants to keep it that way.

The former leader’s blend of anti-corruption rhetoric and strongman rule still holds great appeal for a generation disappointed by contemporary politicians.

As East Africa faces a triple crisis from COVID-19, floods, and locusts, cutting U.S. aid to the Ethiopian government is not the solution. Neutral mediation to resolve the GERD dispute can result in a win-win situation.

Moderates will lose the June 2021 presidential election in Iran unless there is a new agreement and sanctions relief—and the United States can forget diplomacy if hardliners win.

If Biden gets the response right, he could put the region on better footing for years to come.

The suppression of protests against police brutality wouldn’t have been possible without arms and training from abroad.

Greeks and Greek Cypriots are hoping for stronger U.S. support in their disputes with Turkey. But that may not be the president-elect’s greatest priority.

The killing of a top nuclear scientist has unsettled Tehran, but it’s still talking about a new deal with the United States.

The country went through three presidents in a week in November—and it might soon have another if it doesn’t pursue a constitutional referendum like neighboring Chile.

The case for a truth commission in the United States

Turkey’s problem is the president himself; improvement won’t come until he leaves.

Washington has sidelined Africa for too long. The Biden administration should take a new approach.

Recreating democratic values means ditching the excuse of tradition.

The Biden administration should prioritize one of America’s most important allies.

The killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, will complicate the incoming Biden administration’s efforts to renew the nuclear deal—and could lead to escalation.

The pandemic is making Americans poor—precisely because of the way they were rich.

In the rich, lazy, and happy 1990s, Americans imagined a world that could be just like them.

Individualism, regional divisions, and fragmented government authority have led the capital of Europe to fail where many poorer and less-connected countries have succeeded.

The victory of the pro-Western politician Maia Sandu shows Putin is losing his grip over Russia’s near abroad.

What hidden messages are there in these sultry hits from the likely next U.S. secretary of state?

Environmental crisis has become caught up in petty struggles.

Anti-foreigner sentiments are growing against Nigerians like me.

It’s not the accuracy of the polls that matters, it’s their ubiquity.