Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Trump and Takaichi, both smiling, hold up signed documents while standing in front of U.S. and Japanese flags. The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.
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Two people sit on a stage in front of an audience. Behind them are the words "A House of Dynamite." The Lessons of ‘A House of Dynamite’
Kathryn Bigelow’s latest movie offers insights for an increasingly dangerous world.
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Two women pose for selfies outside a fast-food restaurant in the athletes village of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games in Gangneung on February 8, 2018. Democratic Peace Theory, R.I.P.
The rise, and potential fall, of a mainstay academic theory.
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A new mural by Italian street artist TVBoy titled Mi Gaza es tu Gaza in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 15th. How Trump Can Avoid ‘Owning’ Gaza
Expanding U.S. strategic ambiguity with both Israel and the Gulf states is the best bet for regional progress.
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Two kids stand in a dark room. For Syrian Refugees, U.S. Aid Cuts Have Been Devastating
Many face a tough choice—remain in squalid camps or return to a troubled homeland.
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An airplane is visible behind a barbed wire fence and warning signs with text in both Danish and English. The sky above is white with solid cloud cover. Who Is Messing With Airplane GPS Worldwide?
A wave of global interference threatens air safety.
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In this black-and-white photo, the South Portico of the White House is seen covered in scaffolding and surrounded by 1940s-era construction trucks and workers with wheelbarrows. How Trump’s White House Renovation Differs From Truman’s
Both projects attracted public scrutiny and criticism, yet the contrast in approach is telling.
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A man in construction clothes and a safety helmet picks up reddish-brown soil Why Rare Earths Are About to Cost a Lot More
Contrary to Trump’s claim, diversifying the supply chain won’t drive down prices.
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An illustration shows a tech-textured shape being pulled down to include the Southern hemisphere. How to Make AI More Useful
The obsession with powerful large language models overlooks the developing world.
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A tight shot of a a Labubu character's face. Plush Power
How Labubu dolls became China’s first contemporary cultural export.
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An Uzbek woman stands behind a cotton plant covered with puffy white cotton balls ready for harvest. The woman wears a green headscarf and gloves. Other cotton plants are visible in the field extending out behind her. Trump’s Anti-Worker Foreign Policy
By cutting U.S. support for labor rights around the globe, Washington is hurting workers at home and abroad.
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A farmer looks at a field of paddy crops that are submerged in water. Indian Farmers Struggle as Climate Change Warps Landscape
Once-thriving crops are poorly adapting to new temperatures.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with the President of Congo in the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Sept. 4. Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths
China’s complex new rules take on the entire world at once—and give Trump an opportunity.
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A photo illustration shows a candle going out on a birthday cake with the U.N. logo on top of it. For Its 80th Birthday, the U.N. Needs More Than a Reset
Going back to first principles has until recently spooked many diplomats.
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Putin and Trump stand close beside each other. Putin, left, is wearing a black suit and a burgundy necktie. Trump is wearing a dark blue suit with a bright red tie and an American flag pin on his left lapel. His mouth is open wide, as if shouting or speaking emphatically. Will Trump’s Russia Oil Sanctions Finally Sway Putin?
The threat to Moscow’s oil earnings is huge. But will it be enough?
