Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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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.
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The U.S. Capitol building and a "don't walk" traffic signal Next Year’s Midterms Could Shake Up Biden’s Foreign Policy
Republicans are looking to capitalize on the White House’s perceived missteps in Afghanistan and Ukraine.
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Health workers wearing PPE stand next to buses at a cordoned-off section of the international arrivals area, where arriving travelers are to be taken into quarantine, at the international airport in Wuhan on Jan. 14. China Reckons With Omicron’s Specter
The biggest country to maintain “zero COVID” faces its greatest challenge yet.
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U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announces that Charles Lieber was arrested. Fibs About Funding Aren’t Espionage, Even When China Is Involved
The U.S. Justice Department’s China Initiative has become dangerously broad.
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Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defense Force ride on a truck in Wichale, Ethiopia, on Dec. 13. To End Ethiopia’s War, Biden Needs to Correct Course
A one-sided U.S. approach provided political cover to the TPLF insurgency. Washington now has an opportunity to create the conditions for peace.
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U.S. President Joe Biden holds a list of audience members. Biden’s 2022 Foreign-Policy To-Do List
A preview of the challenges the U.S. president should prepare for in the year ahead.
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The Territorial Defense Forces, the military reserve of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, holding replicas of Kalashnikov rifles, take part in a military exercise near Kyiv on Dec. 25. How Russia Decides When to Invade
Past attacks suggest Moscow probably won’t move on Ukraine.
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South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks. Without Tutu and Mandela, Is South African Moral Exceptionalism Dead?
The country could still achieve genuine racial justice after its moral giants have left the stage—but don’t count on the ANC government to lead the way.
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Health care workers in Lagos, Nigeria 5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About 2022
Start the new year on a bright note: Here are five things to be excited about.
