Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Seok-youl stand side by side in front of podiums; both wear face masks. Why South Korea’s Presidential Election Matters to the U.S.
It’s the first in recent memory to feature substantive foreign-policy differences between the ruling and opposition camps.
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A Ukrainian military serviceman walks near the front line. Why Is Putin Acting Now?
Multiple factors are driving Russia’s escalation against Ukraine.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Biden Ponders the Sanctions Doomsday Device
Washington has created and tested a powerful toolkit of sanctions—but never applied them at scale.
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Flared natural gas is burned off at a corporation's operations in Texas. Why U.S. Natural Gas Is No Longer Too Dirty for France
Natural gas is key to the energy transition—but only if companies clean up their act.
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Duque and Li in Beijing As China Eyes Colombia, the United States Is AWOL
The country is a test case for Beijing’s encroachment in Latin America.
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The U.S. Navy and South Korean Navy hold joint drills in the western Pacific Ocean on May 3, 2017. The Pacific Shouldn’t Be a ‘Strategic Surprise’
Why aren’t Beijing’s ambitions in the region obvious to Washington?
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed watches an inaugural parade. How Abiy Ahmed Betrayed Oromia and Endangered Ethiopia
A former government official recounts how the prime minister’s failed reform agenda paved the way for war in Tigray.
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A man walks past a television screen broadcasting footage of a North Korean missile test at a railway station in Seoul on Jan. 14. Biden’s North Korea Policy Needs Rebooting
A series of missile tests make it plain that carrots don’t work without sticks.
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A U.S. flag flies in front of the U.S. Capitol A U.S. Foreign Policy Fit for the 21st Century
A new resolution aims to forge a foreign policy that works for everyday people.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stands next to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Colombo. As India and China Compete, Smaller States Are Cashing In
The Maldives and Sri Lanka show how they can bargain with bigger powers to their advantage.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Stop Panicking About Ukraine—and Putin
Russia has its own limits and logic that make war unlikely.
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Yemenis inspect damage following overnight air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthi rebel-held capital Sanaa on Jan. 18. The air strikes were retaliation for a deadly Jan. 17 Houthi attack against Abu Dhabi. Yemen Has Become an Iranian Proxy War Against Israel
The United Arab Emirates faces a militant consequence of the Abraham Accords.
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A man covers himself with an Ethiopian flag during a rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Nov. 7, 2021. Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Needs to Include Everyone
Excluding key Tigrayan and Oromo leaders will undermine the legitimacy of the process and make it harder to achieve peace.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a news briefing following the Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev on Oct. 12, 2021. The West Fell Into Putin’s Trap
Even if Russia never invades Ukraine, it is accomplishing one of its major goals in Europe.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the virtual Summit for Democracy in Washington on Dec. 9, 2021. Strengthening Democracy Is a Better Counterterrorism Strategy
The spread of transnational violent groups is primarily a governance problem. Time to start treating it like one.
