Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness hold a joint press conference in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26. How Jamaica Bucked a Regional Trend to Reduce Gang Violence
Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.
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President Donald Trump talks with a child dressed as a skeleton with a "Make America Great Again" hat while hosting Halloween at the White House on the South Lawn October 30, 2017 in Washington. How Fear Killed Liberalism
Political anxieties have piled up and put an end to an era of public optimism.
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A soldier stands at the border crossing with Eritrea in Humera, Ethiopia. Ethiopia Could Still Avert the Next War With Eritrea
Keeping the Pretoria Agreement in a comatose state should not be seen as an end in itself.
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A plastic bottle on a beach against a dark and stormy sky. The World Wanted a Plastics Pollution Treaty, but the U.S. Had Other Plans
What happened in Geneva bodes ill for future global environmental agreements.
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A row of Supreme Court justices with an extra row of laughing talking duplicate FDRs. Why FDR’s Court-Packing Plan Was Nothing Like What Trump Is Doing
Critics warned the president was making a dangerous power grab with fascist echoes.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa during the G20 Foreign Minister Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on Feb. 20. Why the Global South Won’t Quit Russia
For rising states with expanding ambitions, three great powers are preferable to two.
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Israeli military veterans wave national flags during a rally against the government's judicial reform bill, along a highway near Netanya on March 28, 2023. The Question of Israel’s Right to Exist Is a Red Herring
Critics should be talking instead about regime change.
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Trump and Cook shape hands next to a poster board that reads: "Apple American Manufacturing Program." Trump’s Economic Policy Is More Radical Than You Think
So why aren’t the president’s latest economic moves generating more alarm?
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping appear at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23, 2024. Why India Should Not Walk Into the China-Russia Trap
New Delhi has other options, and the standoff with Washington may not last.
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A cutout image of Donald Trump's face appears to float among clouds of smoke and flames. The bottom part of the face has already begun to disintegrate into ashes. More flames are visible in the background. Trump’s Coercion Is Not the Way to Deal With India
As a 50 percent total tariff kicks in, a former Indian diplomat says there’s still time for dialogue.
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Fire and tear gas smoke rise among a crowd in Beirut. Hezbollah Is Weak Enough for Lebanon to Finally Disarm It
The government and army are taking back their own country.
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Guterres is shown at a podium. It’s Not Too Late to Fix the U.N.
The organization’s current cash crunch is a historic opportunity for reform.
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A pro-Trump supporter wears an Israel hat and an American flag ear covering outside of a security check point in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. America’s Relationship With Israel Is a Moral Hazard
It’s time for Washington to shift from patron to partner.
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A quadcopter drone hovers against a cloudy gray sky above a muddy road crowded with emergency responders and vehicles. A sack hangs from a rope tied to the drone. Emergency workers in bright orange uniforms and hats look up to watch the drone as it moves. The Future Is Being Delivered by Chinese Drones
Washington needs to move quickly if it hopes to compete in this critical industry.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on Sept. 5, 2017. Why the Global South Won’t Give Up on China
The United States is pressuring developing countries to make a binary choice without making itself a better choice.
