Argument

Socialists fought for prohibition to stop workers being exploited.

If Biden is serious about fighting corruption, he needs to regulate 10 key white-collar professions.

The United States needs to prepare for a major war, not because its rival is rising but because of the opposite.

The trilateral partnership was an inevitable result of Beijing’s military growth.

Climate change and the policies to curb it lie behind skyrocketing gas, coal, and electricity prices in Europe and Asia.

After AUKUS, the French face the same fate on the world stage as the British unless they pursue EU strategic autonomy led from Brussels rather than Paris.

The Beijing-backed law is now used to crush dissent across the board.

Money isn’t the problem. Power is.

China is bullying Lithuania. The EU and NATO should push back.

Paris doesn’t speak for Europe, but it can disrupt transatlantic ties.

Slow shifts in the Russian electorate are making dominance harder—so United Russia is changing the rules.

The unspoken pact between Washington and anti-Islamic State jihadi groups is a short-sighted move that will reward extremists.

U.S. allies have already taken the initiative on regional issues. Insisting on a package deal could permanently derail nuclear talks.

This week’s U.N. General Assembly provides an opportunity to assist the minorities, activists, women, and girls still in Afghanistan.

A U.N. peacekeeping mission could help avert civil war.

Africa’s regional organizations won’t be taken seriously if they regularly denounce military juntas while tolerating constitutional coups.

Afghanistan’s new rulers have shown themselves to be skilled—and ruthless—diplomats.

Freelance imperialists in the 1800s left behind weak institutions and racist legacies.

Social scientists helped win World War II by judging enemy morale. But in Afghanistan, the U.S. kept getting it wrong.

The Israeli government is ramping up its rhetoric, but political and military constraints are too great.