Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar rallies with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, at the U.S. Capitol on March 08, 2019 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Islamophobes Came for Americans on the Campaign Trail
A new poll of Muslims who ran for office in the 2018 midterms shows how central bigotry has become to America's political life.
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An Algerian man holds the national flag during a demonstration in the center of the capital Algiers on March 11, after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his withdrawal from a bid to win another term in office and postponed an April 18 election, following weeks of protests. The Fight for Freedom in Algeria Isn’t Finished
The 82-year-old Abdelaziz Bouteflika has pledged to step down, but the protesters’ victory won’t be complete without a genuine democratic transition.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg poses for a photograph in central London on Oct. 18, 2018. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images) Brexiteers Never Wanted Brexit to Begin With
History will show that the biggest obstacle to Brexit was its most fervent supporters. That’s no accident.
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A group of China supporters wave flags as they wait for the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his visit to President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on April 6, 2017. (Michele Eve Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images) Republican Donor Cindy Yang Linked to Chinese Influence Machine
A scandal that started with massage parlors may tie into Beijing's plans.
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A construction worker works on the TurkStream pipeline in the Black Sea on June 23, 2017. (TurkStream Project/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Russia’s Pipe Dreams Are Europe’s Nightmare
Putin’s plans to run the TurkStream pipeline through the Balkans won’t end well.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in Riyadh on Oct. 24, 2018. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images) Mohammed bin Salman Is Here to Stay
The United States has to work with Saudi Arabia, so it has no choice but to work with its crown prince.
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Ballot papers for Turkey’s presidential election are seen at a polling station in Istanbul on Aug. 10, 2014. (Ahmet Bolat/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) The Evolution of the Strongman
Why authoritarians have grown more liberal as democracies have grown more authoritarian.
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Pakistani army soldiers gather near a vehicle at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, on January 27, 2019. Everyone Wants a Piece of Afghanistan
A U.S. withdrawal has opened the door to a possible political settlement, but success will depend on regional powers and the country’s neighbors.
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Protesters gather in front of the National Congress in Buenos Aires to demand that senators strip former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of her parliamentary immunity and approve a search order to investigate her as part of a massive anti-corruption case on Aug. 21, 2018. (Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images) Argentines’ Impossible Choice
President Mauricio Macri has disappointed in his first term, but the alternative may not be any better.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to Federica Mogherini, the European Union's foreign-policy chief, in Munich on Feb. 7, 2015. (Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images) Europe Doesn’t Even Agree on Assad Anymore
The latest issue to divide the EU is whether to recognize the legitimacy of Syria’s dictator and help him rebuild his country.
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A tent in Manisa, Turkey, in which a Syrian refugee family lives is pictured in May 2016. (Valerio Muscella/NurPhoto via Getty Images) From Refugee to Resident
Displaced people may live in host countries for decades. Here’s how to manage their stays.
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الجزائريين يحتجون على ترشح بوتفليقة في الجزائر اليوم الجمعة ١ مارس. الربيع العربي لم ينته بعد
روح الربيع العربي لا تزال مستمرة كما أظهرت الاحتجاجات الكبيرة في الجزائر والسودان.
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Algerians chant slogans and wave national flags during a rally against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term in the capital Algiers on March 1. (Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty Images) The Arab Spring Is Not Over Yet
Major protests in Algeria and Sudan show that the spirit of 2011 lives on.
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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) sit during their second summit meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on February 28, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo by Vietnam News Agency/Handout/Getty Images) Everything Should Be on the Table in Korea
Failure in Hanoi reinforces the need for bolder future commitments to peace.
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Military cadets carry portraits of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, in Taipei, Taiwan, to mark National Day on Oct. 10, 2001. (Tao-Chuan Yeh/AFP/Getty Images) The Chinese Communist Party Is Still Afraid of Sun Yat-Sen’s Shadow
A relentless war on free spaces for Chinese exiles stems from past revolutions.
