Analysis
List of Analysis articles
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Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses counterparts at the ASEAN-U.S. summit, held via videoconference due to the coronavirus pandemic, from Hanoi on Nov. 14, 2020. Biden Must Change the Narrative of Neglect for Southeast Asia
The United States needs to act fast to strengthen ties and reassure partners.
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Chinese pedestrians watch the news. U.S.-China Competition Can Still Produce Climate Wins
Progressive groups warning Biden against a tougher stand on China are reading the risks wrong.
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Central African and Russian political figures meet in Bangui, Central African Republic Russian Mercenaries in Africa Aren’t Just There for the Money
Moscow’s geopolitical moves are driving murderous private actors.
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The CIA helps Vietnamese evacuees. Is Biden Haunted by Vietnam? Should He Be?
The president said this withdrawal will be nothing like what happened in 1975, but there are some striking parallels.
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López Obrador speaks in Mexico City Mexico’s López Obrador Is Pulling an Erdogan on Biden
By reducing U.S.-Mexican relations to migration, Biden is letting himself be played—and ignoring a crisis south of the border.
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Biden leaves after discussing situation in Afghanistan. The Top Five Debriefing Questions About Afghanistan
How to make sense of Washington’s longest war ever.
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Fort Detrick Army Lab in Maryland China Fires Back at Biden With Conspiracy Theories About Maryland Lab
Since Washington launched the Wuhan lab leak investigation, Beijing has been pushing bizarre narratives.
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A young person stands below an Ethiopian national flag during a blood donation rally organized by the city administration of Addis Ababa, in Addis Ababa, on Nov. 12, 2020. Ethiopia’s Problems Aren’t Postcolonial
The country seems on the verge of falling apart. Here’s why it won’t.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Spain’s Prime Minister Can’t Win When It Comes to Catalonia
Pedro Sánchez’s pardons represent a balanced response to a divisive issue—but both sides have denounced him.
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zuma-prison Zuma’s Arrest Is a Victory for the Rule of Law in South Africa
By imprisoning a former president, the country has set an example for constitutional democracies across the world.
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Refugees and displaced Syrian women living in al-Hol camp, which houses relatives of Islamic State group members, queue to receive goods in northeastern Syria on March 28, 2019. Inside the Digital Lives of the Women of the Islamic State
On Telegram, pet care, gardening, and corruption scandals have replaced religious fervor.
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The opening of the Helsinki Summit on July 31, 1975. It’s Time to Revive the Helsinki Spirit
The 50th anniversary of the landmark Cold War conference is inspiring a renewal for today’s world.
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Lina Khan, nominee for commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks at a Senate confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21. Lina Khan Has Her Own Antitrust Paradox
As the Federal Trade Commission chair, the best thing she can do to regulate tech is nothing.
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un listens to US President Donald Trump (not pictured) during a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 27, 2019. ( North Korea Needs the Bomb to Protect Itself From America
Pyongyang isn’t crazy, just focused on a credible threat.
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A protester holds a banner in front of a Biafra flag. Nigeria’s Government Failings Are Fueling Separatist Movements
The center needs to address concerns, not arrest dissidents.
