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Shkumbin Gashi hangs a poster reading 'Congratulations Mr. President' at his bar in Rahovec, Kosovo on Nov. 6.

Biden in the Balkans

Fixing Trump’s Mistakes in the region will be easy. Avoiding Obama’s will be much harder.

Then-U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden speaks as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan  looks on during a luncheon at the State Department on May 16, 2013.

Biden Can’t Avoid Erdogan, but He Can Keep the U.S.-Turkish Relationship on Track

Turkey’s leader has caused many headaches in Washington in recent years, but letting ties deteriorate further would be disastrous.

A Black Lives Matter protest in Seoul

South Korea Struggles to Confront Its Own Racial Prejudices

Black Lives Matter has sparked change among a younger generation.

Sisanda Henna, Megan Fox, and Brandon Auret in “Rogue.”

Hollywood Likes Feminists When They’re Imperialists

Female-led movies are repeating the same stale images of power.

U.S. President Donald Trump hugs the American flag during CPAC 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 2, 2019.

Trump’s Defeat Was World Historic

Populist authoritarians don’t usually leave through the ballot box. The Democrats’ success offers lessons for others.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to nurses as he visits Watford General Hospital on Oct. 7, 2019 in Watford, England.

The Coronavirus Is Killing Westerners. Immigrants Are Saving Them.

Foreign-born doctors and entrepreneurs are at the forefront of fighting the pandemic and resuscitating economies, but nativist politicians still want to keep them out.

The Huawei production campus in Dongguan, China, on April 25, 2019.

The Biden Administration Needs a Fresh Approach to Huawei and 5G

Rivalry with China is only one reason why U.S. policy on digital risks is falling short.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signs a landmark free trade agreement ahead of the African Union summit at the Palais des Congrès in Niamey, Niger, on July 7, 2019.

Meet the World’s Largest Free Trade Area

When it comes into effect, the African Continental Free Trade Area will remake African economies—and the world’s.

Supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the governor's mansion to protest the results of the U.S. presidential election in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov. 7.

Liberal Chinese Americans Are Fighting Right-Wing WeChat Disinformation

Chinese-language social media has been dominated by racism and fake news.

A mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin on sale at a souvenir stall in Saint Petersburg on Jan. 29, 2020.

Biden’s Putin Challenge

Biden has a clear-eyed view of the threat posed by Russia—but a lot of bad advice to ignore.

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri chats with U.S. President Donald Trump during a G20 Summit on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan.

Trump’s Argentine Plan for Transition Sabotage

There’s a clear precedent for the president’s post-election scheming. It’s not a coup—but it’s bad enough.

Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) stands with dozens of people calling for stopping the vote count in Pennsylvania due to unfounded charges of fraud on the steps of the State Capitol on Nov. 5 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

America’s Democracy Demotion

Pro-democracy groups and foreign governments should be calling out Donald Trump’s attack on the country’s core democratic institutions. They aren’t.

Kenyan daily newspapers with the headlines “Donald Trump fired” and “Biden wins” in Nairobi on Nov. 8.

Biden’s Priority in Africa Should Be Debt Relief

More than other kinds of aid, to get out from under China’s thumb, the continent will need debt financing and private investment.

A still image from the video game "Sex With Stalin."

‘Sex With Stalin’ Is Surprisingly Dull

A new Russian video game takes transgressive material but does nothing with it.

A person is vaccinated during a national campaign in Caracas on March 14.

Vaccine Inequality Fuels Suspicion and Division

The world can’t repeat the mistakes of polio, tuberculosis, and measles.

Riot militia members

Russia’s Recent History Shows How Coups Fail—and Succeed

Without control of the media, military support, and international backing, seizures of power can flop.

An employee wearing protective equipment is seen at the headquarters of Russia's biotech company, BIOCAD, which is developing its own COVID-19 vaccine, in Siberia, Vektor on May 20.

Kremlin Spin Doctors are Leading Russia’s Vaccine Development

With Sputnik V, the country is conflating good headlines with good health.

A waitress wears a protective mask as she watches a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump on a television during an election-watching event at a bar in Beijing on Nov. 4.

Why China Isn’t Congratulating Biden

A dive into Chinese-language media offers some clues.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s name appears on a coronavirus economic assistance check in Washington, DC on April 29.

The United States Got the Pandemic Economic Response Right

It spent early and spent big—and is now poised to reap the rewards.

An undated poster, circulated during World War I, by the Franco-American Union.

The United States Can’t Sleepwalk Into the Coming Military Revolutions

European leaders misjudged World War I. America shouldn’t repeat their mistake.

A worker stands in front of a banner for Google AI during a presentation marking the opening of the first artificial intelligence center in Africa in Accra, Ghana, on April 10, 2019.

Is Big Tech Setting Africa Back?

Data colonialism is rampant on the African continent. Smart regulation can stop it.

French gendarmes secure the area around the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Basilica in Nice on Oct. 31, two days after a knife attacker killed three people.

Forget U.N. Peacekeepers: Send in the Gendarmes

In gray-zone conflicts, police don’t have the skills to bring peace and full-scale military interventions can lead to escalation. A force that can bring stability is needed.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (R), President of the European Council Charles Michel (C) and Austria's Europa minister Karoline Edtstadler (L) pay respects to the victims of a terrorist attack in Vienna, Austria on Nov. 9.

Austria, Not France, Is the Model for Europe’s Crackdown on Islamists

Sebastian Kurz’s government failed to stop a recent terrorist attack, but he has been saying—and doing—what Emmanuel Macron is proposing for years.

People's Liberation Army soldiers wear protective masks as they stand at attention in front of photo of China's president Xi Jinping at their barracks in Beijing on May 20.

The Power Delusion

U.S.-China competition isn’t just about great-power rivalry. It’s about the ideological battle between democracy and authoritarianism, too.

Abu Bakker Qassim, a Chinese Muslim and an ethnic Uighur released from Guántanamo

Why Did the United States Take China’s Word on Supposed Uighur Terrorists?

The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement barely existed, but Washington wanted Beijing on board for the war on terror.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen gestures in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on Oct. 10.

Biden Will Speak Softer but Act Stronger on Taiwan

U.S. support will be strengthened, but Trump’s provocations will disappear.

A pedestrian looks at an illuminated map board in the empty streets of the Alpine resort of Zermatt, with the Matterhorn mountain amid the spread of the COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus.

Switzerland Is Choosing Austerity Over Life

Why Switzerland became one of the world's worst coronavirus hotspots.

Two men share a laugh at a predominantly African American mosque in Las Vegas after U.S. President Barack Obama was elected in 2008.

France’s Muslims Could Learn from the African American Muslim Experience

An indigenous form of Islam developed within the West—rather than influenced by leaders from abroad—is the path to integration and peaceful coexistence.

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