Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Employees wearing personal protective equipment look at cargo ship at a port in Qingdao, China, on Jan. 14. China’s Economy Is Heading Toward Stagnation, Not Collapse
Xi’s ideology is knocking out the twin pillars of growth.
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Members of leftist groups demonstrate against the International Monetary Fund on the eve of a $730 million installment due to repay Argentina’s debt in Buenos Aires on Jan. 27. Argentina and the IMF Turn Away From Austerity
Last week’s agreement may set a better precedent for dealing with debt levels around the world.
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Protesters hold placards calling for help with rising energy bills outside 10 Downing Street in London on Dec. 31, 2021. Don’t Blame Putin for Europe’s Energy Crisis
Regardless of Russia’s gas cutbacks, Europe’s own policies have made shortages and price spikes the new normal.
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Shwedagon Pagoda and a street in Yangon, Myanmar. Why Congress Must Pass the BURMA Act
One year since the military took power in Myanmar, the United States needs to increase pressure on its brutal regime.
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Anti-coup protestors in Myanmar stand behind a barricade as smoke rises behind them. The World Has Failed to Stand With Myanmar
Despite this lack of support, I remain hopeful for my people’s future.
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China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech during the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July, 10, 2018. Xi Jinping Has Transformed China’s Middle East Policy
Beijing was once wary of the region. Now, it’s all-in.
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A Saudi soldier takes part in a military parade January 15, 2005 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia Is Ratcheting Up the Middle East’s Arms Race
It’s only a matter of time until Saudi military advancements force Iran to respond in kind.
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A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of tanks in the snow. Poll: Will Russia Invade Ukraine?
IR scholars think Moscow is likely to use military force, but they suggest Washington should exercise restraint.
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Afghan women chant slogans and hold placards during a protest for equal rights in Kabul on Dec. 16, 2021. Afghan Women Aren’t Liberated by Humanitarian Catastrophe
Continuing to deny aid to Afghanistan is an anti-feminist policy choice.
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Spectators wearing "Where is Peng Shuai?" T-shirts, are pictured in the stands during the women's singles final match of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 29. China Can’t Silence Olympic Athletes
Democratic states need to warn Beijing against punishing Olympians who speak out.
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Russian President-Vladimir Putin shakes hands with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as outgoing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stands nearby during a ceremony inaugurating Vladimir Putin as the new Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7, 2018. Europe Must Shed Its Illusions About Russia
Only if Britain, France, and Germany abandon their post-Cold War fantasies will the West stand a chance of stopping Putin.
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Gabriel Boric celebrates with supporters at the end of the Presidential Elections on November 21, 2021 in Santiago, Chile. Latin America’s Leftists Aren’t Who You Think
The region’s left has won a series of elections—but U.S. interests aren’t under threat.
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tech-diversity-hiring-remote-work-illustration-foreign-policy-new How to Fix Big Tech’s Diversity Problem
Tech companies around the world could easily recruit more women and minorities if only they knew where to look.
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U.S. President George W. Bush gives a thumbs-up sign after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard an aircraft carrier off the California coast on May 1, 2003. The "Mission Accomplished" moment months into the war became a source of derision as the conflict wore on until the formal end to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq in December 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP America Has an Unhealthy Obsession With Credibility
There’s no reason U.S. grand strategy should be so concerned with its own reputation.
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A picture shows the scene after an explosive device exploded in a taxi in Syria's town of Azaz in the rebel-controlled northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo province near the border with Turkey, on January 13. Syria Is Neither Stable Nor Safe
An unfinished war has been almost forgotten by the West.
