Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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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What the 27 mostly unpublished missives tell us about the future of U.S.-North Korean diplomacy.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.
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Fires at sunset in the agriculture town of Ruropolis, in northern Brazil, on Sept. 6, 2019. The Realist Guide to Solving Climate Change
Put aside all your idealistic fantasies about the world’s biggest crisis, and here’s what’s left.
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The High Court in Malaysia Malaysia’s Sexist Citizenship Law Is Keeping Families Apart
Malaysian mothers can’t automatically pass on their nationality to foreign-born children. The pandemic has worsened the law’s ill effects.
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Law enforcement officials in riot gear force people protesting the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. off a street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on April 28. The ‘Global Policeman’ Is Not Exempt From Justice
Confronting the violence of U.S. policing requires an international perspective.
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Russian, U.S., Spanish, and British passports The State Department’s Visa-Issuing Authority Is in Crisis
How “the worst consular system in the world” was turned around—and why it needs to happen again.
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A picture taken in 1961 shows the newly built Berlin Wall near Potsdamer Platz. Belarus and Hong Kong Are Building the 21st Century’s Berlin Walls
Sixty years ago, a barrier in Berlin transformed Europe overnight. Today, authoritarian regimes are following in East Germany’s footsteps by barring their citizens from leaving.
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A plane lands in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Liberties Are Dying but Business Lives On
The territory’s role as a major financial hub remains despite the crackdown.
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Stefano Bonaccini, the president of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna and a member of Italy’s Democratic Party, addresses a press conference in Bologna on Jan. 27, 2020. Italy’s Largest Left-Wing Party Is Waging War on the Poor
The Democratic Party cares more about fighting populists than ending inequality. Its new brand of Reaganomics will lead to yet another electoral defeat.
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A worker washes one of two M1A1 Abrams tanks. The Hidden Dangers of a Carbon-Neutral Military
If the U.S. military goes electric, it could be good for the planet—and bad for national security.
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Residents walk in Australia. Australia’s Borders Aren’t Closed for Everyone
Celebrity exemptions are testing the public’s patience.
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Assault rifles are displayed for sale at Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, Virginia, on Oct. 6, 2017. Why Mexico Is Right to Sue U.S. Gun Companies
The lawsuit over drug cartel violence could be part of a bigger change on guns.
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U.S. soldiers fight the Taliban. Afghans Need a Humanitarian Intervention Right Now
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should continue. But a new military engagement should begin.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi listens as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks. Iraq Is the Middle East’s New Power Broker
After decades of offering only chaos, Baghdad is trying to become a leading force in the region.
