Argument

Brutal hazing breaks and humiliates Russian soldiers—and they take it out on civilians.

Argentina’s new populist president takes after Trump and Bolsonaro by seeking to destroy democracy from within.

Emergency deployment could save tens of thousands of children.

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

The West needs to keep its nerve, recognize the stakes, and support Kyiv’s clearest path to victory.

An argument for making U.S. aid conditional on steps toward Palestinian statehood.

New electric vehicle restrictions will end up hurting U.S. interests.

In nearly every theater of vital security interests, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems devoted to undermining the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Unless Keir Starmer changes tack, a Labour government can’t curb the humanitarian crisis on British shores.

America’s most famous 20th century statesman wasn’t exactly what he claimed to be.

Moore v. United States might wreak economic havoc.

There’s a clear trend against freedom of expression in the world’s democracies.

A close look at Tehran’s thinking about escalating the war in Gaza.

In his worldview, little countries only mattered to the extent that they played into struggles among the mighty.

For a crisis with so many moving parts, the U.S. president has fared pretty well.

At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.

An often-overlooked command group can revitalize Asian defense.

Mark Rutte’s government pandered to the anti-immigrant right while failing to address a benefits scandal, a housing crisis, and inflation.

History shows that international administration without a political endgame always fails.

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