Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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A photo illustration shows Vladimir Putin standing and looking down at a piece of paper with caution tape in front and behind him for a story about sanctions. My Theory Says Sanctions on Russia Won’t Work. So Why Do I Want Them Anyway?
The inventor of the sanctions paradox stress-tests it 25 years on.
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Smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9. Israel’s Strategic Declaration
By striking Qatar, Netanyahu has forsworn negotiations and expanded the battlefield.
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The new Department of War logo is seen inside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Congress Has Only Itself to Blame for the War Department
Years of neglected oversight have led to unrestrained presidential authority.
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A bulldozer moves down a dirt road past toppled buildings and rubble. Why Israeli Support for Settling Gaza Is Rising
The far right has normalized the idea of expelling Palestinians.
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Workers stack lumber in Eldama Ravine, Baringo county, Kenya. China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa
Beijing should act to rein in a $2 billion industry.
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Two men are seen from behind as they harvest gum arabic from a tree. One man in a long white robe and head covering pokes the branches with a long stick; the other crouches in the shade of the tree with a small bowl raised to catch the gum arabic as it falls. The sun hangs in the blue sky overhead; in the distance is open savanna. Sudan, Congo, and You
From soda to sports, global consumers are implicated in Africa’s most deadly conflicts. This also creates an avenue for change.
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A black smoke plume billows from a stack on an oil tanker at sea. Europe and the U.S. Still Haven’t Choked Off Russia’s Energy Riches
The Russian economy may be wobbly, but it is still funding a deadly war with oil and gas sales.
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Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9. Trump Has a Cluster-Bomb Approach to Policy
The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 13, 2023. Europe Has Found Its True Language
The State of the Union has become a yearly ritual that breathes life into the EU.
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Demonstrators hold a banner calling for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. How the Movement to ‘Free D.C.’ Became a Civil Rights Struggle
Washington has long existed in a constitutional gray zone unlike those of other comparable democracies.
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Plume of smoke rise into a blue sky following an explosion from a row of low and midrise buildings, several with industrial smokestacks, several without. A road a the bottom of the image heads toward the town, with a car and a person on a motorbike heading in that direction. Ankara’s New Syrian Headache
Toppling Assad didn’t solve Turkey’s problems—it made them worse.
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On an ocean shore, a security boat is seen offshore. A man stands on rocks at the shore looking out at the water, one arm raised to shade his face. The sky above the sea is gray and hazy. Trump’s Speedboat Attack Crossed All the Lines
The killing of 11 people went beyond any strike in the war on terror.
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A statue of a green hand grasping a map of Somaliland stands in front of a building site by the side of a road with a few men gathered around it. Stop Trying to Make Somaliland Happen
The United States should not legitimize another fragile rupture in an unsettled region.
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Three members of the National Guard are seen from behind as they stand in front of Washington's Reflecting Pool at dusk, the sky and the water lit up orange with the sunset. The Lincoln Memorial stands at the shore across the water. All three guard members wear green camouflage uniforms, matching hats, and bulletproof vests that say "National Guard" on their backs. Trump’s War on Crime Is a War on Democracy
Democrats should fight back against the president’s militarization of law enforcement before it’s too late.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is seen prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place du Trocadero on July 26, 2024 in Paris. Is It Time for Emmanuel Macron to Resign?
French politics has been plunged into utter dysfunction, with no clear way out.
