Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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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.
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A man rides a motorcycle past destroyed buildings in an opposition-held neighborhood of the southern Syrian city of Daraa on Oct. 2, 2018. Damascus’s False Reconciliation Failed in Daraa
Continuing revolt shows the hollowness of Assadist peace claims.
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Uyghur women hold East Turkestan flags as they demonstrate near the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul on March 8. Independence Is the Only Way Forward for East Turkestan
Chinese colonization is the root of the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs.
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The Mercer Street, an oil products tanker, is shown off the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Aug. 3. How Iran’s Deadly Tanker Attack Is Linked to the Nuclear Deal
Not responding to a drone attack off Oman could actually impair progress on a deal.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies during a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on Dec. 11, 2018. Big Tech’s Stranglehold on Artificial Intelligence Must Be Regulated
The technology is too important to be left in the clutches of Silicon Valley.
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An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as voters wait to cast their ballots during the second phase of the District Development Council (DDC) and Panchayat by-elections at a polling station in Indian-administered Kashmir's Bandipora district on Dec. 1, 2020. Modi Is Trying to Engineer a Hindu Majority in Kashmir
Under the smokescreen of electoral redistricting, New Delhi is using gerrymandering to politically neuter the region’s Muslim majority.
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Russia’s prime minister speaks to the State Duma. Russia’s Ruling Party Wants a Big Win in Upcoming Elections
United Russia has seriously limited the opposition but is losing popularity itself.
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An oil worker in South Sudan Is Africa Headed for a Financial Crisis?
A rerun of the 2013 “taper tantrum” could spell disaster for emerging economies.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Pits Are a Critical Obstacle in U.S. Nuclear Plans
Modernization programs need to be realistic—and may be unnecessary.
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A teenager receives a COVID-19 vaccine. Scotland Can’t Afford SNP Branding on COVID-19 Policies
U.K.-wide cooperation is vital to bringing the pandemic under control.
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Lebanese doctors chant slogans as they take part in ongoing anti-government demonstrations in central Beirut on Nov. 12, 2019. Lebanon Is in Terminal Brain Drain
As the country’s economy goes into free fall, there’s a rush for the exits that could hamstring the country for generations.
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A man uses his cellphone in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. China’s Growing Censorship Is Training the Public to Be Online Snitches
Everyone from feminists to nationalists is a potential target.
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A Ghanian protester holds a banner. Can Ghana’s Young Protesters Become a Political Force?
A recent demonstration transcended traditional ethnic and political divisions—but youth leaders will have to do more than protest to achieve lasting change.
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People walk toward a border crossing point in Pakistan. How Pakistan Could Become Biden’s Worst Enemy
The United States is banking on Islamabad to broker successful peace talks with the Taliban. That’s not likely to happen.
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A statue of Mao Zedong Ideological Competition With China Is Inevitable—Like It or Not
Beijing recognizes promoting human rights and democracy is an ideological challenge. So should Washington.
