Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks while U.S. President Donald Trump is sitting down in the Oval Office at the White House. Don’t Let Trump Destroy the G-20
Barring South Africa will fundamentally weaken the G20. Its members must push back.
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International Space Station above the Caribbean Sea The World Needs a Space COP
Negotiating a new treaty to manage space seems hopeless, but a workable mechanism exists.
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Hegseth is seen in profile as he walks through a hallway on Capitol Hill. He wears a dark suit and red tie, and his face his partly in shadow. Pete Hegseth Is Turning Political Theater Into Lethal Force
The U.S. is killing for the sake of spectacle.
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A man is shown from behind as he stands amid rubble on a destroyed street. How to Keep Gaza’s Recovery From Becoming an 80-Year Project
The coming year will determine whether the territory’s recovery can break the region’s cycle of violence.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sept. 2. South Asian States Seek Cooperation—Without India
A proposed Bangladesh-China-Pakistan nexus could raise concerns in New Delhi.
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Trump sits at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with his hands clasped in front of him. He wears a dark suit and red tie. Military officers in dress uniform stand behind him, with one of them holding an open folder showing a document with Trump's signature at the bottom. Trump Announces Blockade on Sanctioned Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela
Choking off oil flows could be a backbreaker for President Nicolás Maduro’s rule.
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An employee handles large shells at an ammunition manufacturing plant. Abundance as a Foreign Policy
The West’s new movement to revive liberalism still lacks an international agenda.
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Takaichi smiles wide at something off camera. She wears a silver suit jacket. Japan’s Prime Minister Takes on Bond Market Vigilantes
Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win.
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Schoof, Zelensky, and Berset sit at a round table in a conference room as aides look on. Europe Is Racing the Clock to Tap Russia’s Frozen Assets
Brussels is trying to convince holdouts to support a novel plan to use billions of Moscow’s money to aid Ukraine.
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People celebrating a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in Umayyad Square, in the Syrian capital of Damascus. One Year on, U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syria’s Recovery
Short-term waivers are a start, but Congress must act on the full repeal Syria needs to rebuild.
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A man is silhouetted from behind in front of a bright window as he walks down a dark, empty hallway. The Trump Administration’s Epochal Shift on Foreign Aid
The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.
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U..S and Armenian soldiers transport a supposed injured soldier from the medical armored vehicle to the mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) during a NATO exercise at the Hohenfels trainings area in southern Germany, on September 14, 2023. ‘Collective Security’ Is on Life Support
A basic concept of international relations is under unprecedented strain.
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Hamas militants are seen standing between two green flags while wearing all black and holding guns. Does the Road to Disarming Hamas Lead Through Qatar and Turkey?
Diplomats and experts say Doha and Ankara have leverage, but it may not be enough.
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Two guards wearing black military uniforms, including black hats with gold detailing, face each other. The foreground figure is blurred with his back to the camera; the guard facing him is in focus, holding a rifle vertically in front of him. A bronze placard reading "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE" in gold lettering is on the white wall between them. Congress Is Recommitting to Resilience
But the NDAA can only do so much when the president won’t help.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump clasp hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18. Beware of Trump’s Global Broligarchy
The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.
