Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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A U.S. soldier points his gun toward an Afghan passenger Biden’s Democracy Agenda Just Died an Ugly Death in Kabul
The fall of Afghanistan reveals hard truths about U.S. human rights talks.
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Raisi at a press conference in Tehran. How to Make Iran Trust a New Nuclear Deal
Even if Washington can’t provide a guarantee that future administrations will maintain the deal, there are other ways to bridge the gap.
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Chinese foreign minister meets with Taliban leader China Won’t Repeat America’s Mistakes in Afghanistan
Beijing wants stability. That could serve some U.S. ends.
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Chaos at Kabul airport in Afghanistan I’m a Democrat Who Opposed the Withdrawal. This Catastrophe Is Why.
At minimum, Biden owed our allies in Afghanistan a plan.
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Taliban fighters stand guard. Pakistan and the United States Have Betrayed the Afghan People
Washington ignored Islamabad funding and supplying the Taliban. Now Afghans are paying the price.
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U.S. President Joe Biden How Biden Was Right About Afghanistan—and Disastrously Wrong
The president is taking flak from all sides, but the timing of the Taliban takeover could minimize the political damage.
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Kais Saied speaks with people during his presidential campaign tour in Tunis on September 10, 2019. Kais Saied Is Not a Dictator
Tunisia’s controversial president is seeking to preserve the legacy of the Arab Spring by stamping out corruption and promoting decentralized democracy.
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The Russian and Chinese presidents attend a ceremony. Welcome to the Era of Dictator Inflation
Authoritarians around the world are perfecting the art of seeming more powerful than they are.
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Man gives thumbs-up in Belgium after getting vaccine Belgium’s COVID-19 Comeback Is a Model for the World
Europe’s poster child for pandemic dysfunction can now teach other countries how to beat the disease.
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A young Afghan Kyrgyz girl reads. China Is Protecting Its Thin Corridor to the Afghan Heartland
The Wakhan Corridor is a fiercely contested imperial hangover.
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Demonstrators take part in a climate march in Bonn, Germany. The End of Coal Is Coming Sooner Than You Think
Despair elides the progress made over the last two decades.
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Afghan children at an IDP camp The Coming Afghan Refugee Crisis Is Only a Preview
More desperate migrants will head West in coming years—and the West’s migration policies must change in response.
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Indian activists participate in an anti-China protest. China Is Repeating U.S. Mistakes With Its Own Global Arrogance
Racism and hubris are marring Beijing’s image globally.
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un The Real Lessons of the Trump-Kim Love Letters
What the 27 mostly unpublished missives tell us about the future of U.S.-North Korean diplomacy.
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The sun rises over Lindsey oil refinery. Why The World’s Governments Should Pay Polluters
Britain’s decision to compensate slaveholders was unjust, unpalatable—and effective.
