Analysis
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Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita takes part in a virtual meeting with his U.S. and Israeli counterparts from his office in Rabat, Morocco, on Dec. 22, 2021. Morocco’s Diplomatic Morass
Despite Washington’s about-face on Western Sahara, the erstwhile darling of U.S. policy circles is more isolated than ever.
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Libyans demonstrate against election postponement. Elections Can’t Fix What’s Wrong With Libya
A canceled presidential election might be just what the country needs.
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Sudanese protesters flash victory signs and lift national flags as they demonstrate in Khartoum, Sudan, on Oct. 25, 2021. To Safeguard Sudan’s Democratic Transition, Act Now
Abdalla Hamdok’s resignation has sparked a constitutional crisis. Only international support can keep the country’s democratization on track.
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The German frigate Bayern in Tokyo Germany Nervously Tests the Indo-Pacific Waters
A quiet frigate deployment is a sign of muddled policy toward Beijing.
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Russian military cadets walk in Moscow. Russia Doesn’t Have the Demographics for War
The 1990s collapse in birth rates still impacts Moscow’s ambitions.
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Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Grohnde nuclear power in Germany. 3 Reasons Nuclear Power Has Returned to the Energy Debate
If we believed our own rhetoric about the climate crisis, support for nuclear would be much higher.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to give a press conference. Turkey’s Tough 2021
A dismal economy, climate disasters, and political headaches are likely to persist in 2022 as well.
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Russia's Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft, carrying people to the International Space Station, blasts off at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, 2017. 2022 Is the Year for a Space Summit
A disturbing Russian weapons test is yet more proof that new rules are needed.
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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves nuclear talks in Vienna on Dec. 3. The Biden Team Knows Its Iran Policy Is Failing
Tehran’s march toward the bomb has been enabled by the administration’s refusal to impose consequences.
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U.S. President Joe Biden listens to a supply chain meeting. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Biden’s First Year
Biden wants a new normal, but Trump’s shadow looms large.
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Internally displaced Sudanese hold a banner as they stage a sit-in to protest against the end of the mandate of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission, known as UNAMID, in Nyala, South Darfur, on Dec. 31, 2020. How to Stop Darfur’s Descent Into Darkness
The military authorities need to be pushed to protect their own citizens from a staggering rise in violence.
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Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov speaks in San Francisco on Nov. 29, 2017. “The Situation is Extremely Dangerous”
Antonov: “No one should doubt our determination to defend our security.”
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Nuns walk near the entrance of the head office of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata on Dec. 28. India’s Religious Minorities Are Under Attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on a recent spate of hate speech and violence is deafening.
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A Hezbollah flag flutters as tankers carrying Iranian fuel arrive at al-Ain in Hermel, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on Sept. 16. Cutting Off Lebanon Won’t Stem the Captagon Trade
Instead of pushing Beirut to the economic brink, Saudi Arabia should address its own amphetamine addiction.
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with the NATO secretary-general. Biden Doesn’t Know What He Thinks About Sanctions
The United States has committed to combatting corruption—but is hesitating to take on Russia.
