Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Chinese soldiers ride tanks in Tiananmen square, brandishing the national flag. Beijing Has Forgotten Wartime Lessons
Chinese resistance to fascism was more than a Communist triumph.
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A man is shown looking down, wearing a red hat with the words "TRUMP 2028." The hat's bill is decorated with the American flag. ‘Trump 2028’ Is No Joke
The U.S. president is drawing ever more from Chinese autocrats’ playbook.
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An aerial view of the Krome Detention Center in Miami, which shows several buildings and people in orange clothing. Trump Is Supporting Transnational Repression
Instead of sheltering pro-democracy dissidents, America is now returning them for arrest.
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Members of the Kfar Aza kibbutz watch a news broadcast announcing the release of members of their community from Hamas captivity. How Oct. 7 Changed the Israeli Media
Many journalists feel it’s not their role to show Palestinian suffering.
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A member of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) looks at a map of the buffer zone that separates the internationally-recognised Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognised only by Ankara, in the divided capital Nicosia, on April 26, 2021. Turkish Cypriots Go to the Polls. Will It Matter?
What a potentially unfair election in a definitely unrecognized country means for the Middle East and Europe.
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A person is seen in profile and silhouetted as they walk in front of a pixelated video screen. The screen is mostly black but spattered with tiny white dots and yellow lines that look like bursts of light. The Future of Intelligence Is Open
The United States’ strategic edge in spying needs to be AI and open-source intelligence.
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Paul Biya and his wife, Chantal Biya, sit and applaud during a parade. He wears a blue suit, and she wears a red dress. Cameroon’s Predictable Election Will Produce Unpredictable Chaos
At nearly 93, Paul Biya is all but guaranteed a victory—but has no successor.
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Kaja High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives for the start of a European Union Summit at the Europa Building Forum, in Brussels on March 20, 2025. Is Europe’s Top Diplomat Diplomatic Enough?
Kaja Kallas’s reputation for tough talk has proved correct—for better and for worse.
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A replica of the Statue of Liberty stands in front of the base of the Eiffel Tower, its shoulders about level with the tower's first platform. The sky beyond is gray. Europe Should Support U.S. Democracy
EU leaders still aren’t alarmed enough about democratic decline across the Atlantic.
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People take photos of rocket artillery units during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3. Don’t Let Chinese Fears of a U.S. Decapitation Strike Lead to Nuclear War
Well-founded or not, Beijing’s fear of a U.S. decapitation strike could prove dangerous. Washington should help mitigate it.
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A Chinese soldier stands at attention in the foreground, facing away from the camera. In the background are armored vehicles in front of a government building in Tiananmen Square. Civilian Tech Is Powering China’s Military
Beijing’s gains could eventually erode Washington’s battlefield advantage.
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A girl sits with an Israeli flag by the sand along a beach during a protest against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill outside the US Embassy Tel Aviv branch office in Tel Aviv on July 11, 2023. Israel Can’t Survive Autarky
Benjamin Netanyahu lacks a realistic vision for navigating Israel’s potential economic isolation.
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The helmet of an Israeli soldier can be seen behind a mounted machine gun in front of a partially destroyed building in Gaza. What We Do and Don’t Know About Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal
There is cautious optimism for an agreement, but many outstanding details remain unresolved.
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Gold Trump-branded playing cards for sale. Who Holds the High Cards in Sino-American Supply Chain Poker?
Beijing’s control of rare-earth minerals will force Trump to find new leverage.
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President Donald J. Trump participates in an arrival ceremony at the Amiri Diwan, the official workplace of the emir, on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. America’s Accidental New Military Ally
The Trump administration has made an unprecedentedly sloppy security guarantee to Qatar.
