Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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Two Afghan mujahideen in 1989 Hard Times Don’t Make Strong Soldiers
Western strategists keep falling for myths of invincible barbarians.
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Residents make their way along a road in Amritsar, India, on April 30. Why Herd Immunity Won’t Save India From COVID-19
Rather than relying on mass infection to build resistance to the coronavirus, the country needs a long-term, data-driven, decentralized approach.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) arrives for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (unseen) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on April 25, 2019. There’s Still Life in the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement
Duterte is trying to kill a critical deal, but his compatriots aren’t happy.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Autocrats Are Finding Democratic Facades Hard to Keep Up
The pandemic is making dictatorship clearer as faking credible elections gets harder.
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Firefighters spray disinfectant in Yangon, Myanmar. In Myanmar, the Coronavirus Gives Nationalists an Opening
In its delayed response to the pandemic, Aung San Suu Kyi’s government prioritizes the country’s ethnic majority.
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Women's rights activists protest against a draft legislation that would ban the abortion of fetuses with congenital birth defects, in front of the parliament building in Warsaw, on April 16, while observing coronavirus safety measures. In Poland, Abortion Access Worsens Amid Pandemic
Abortions were already difficult to obtain and then came the coronavirus.
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Employees disinfect the streets and shops inside Istanbul's famous Grand Bazaar to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Istanbul on March 18. The Coronavirus Is Creating a Crisis on Europe’s Borders
European countries have suffered from the pandemic, but their southern and eastern neighbors are faring even worse—setting the stage for financial ruin, political instability, and a surge of refugees.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about data leaks and Russian disinformation during a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., on April 10, 2018. Here We Go Again: Russia Gears Up to Interfere in 2020 Election With Coronavirus Disinformation
A campaign linked to Russia aims to manipulate this year’s elections in the United States and Europe. Trump needs to let the intelligence professionals do their work.
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Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends an ice hockey match during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2018. The Internet Likes Kim Yo Jong a Little Too Much
Online crushes on the possible next North Korean leader fit an old pattern of the dangerous and erotic Orient.
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Workers wait for customers inside of a Huawei shop in Beijing on April 1 Washington’s Anti-Huawei Tactics Need a Reboot In Europe
Efforts to convince allies of the Chinese threat in 5G have floundered.
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An impersonator of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses in front of a police cordon during a protest at the International Finance Center shopping mall in Hong Kong on April 28. How to Tell Whether Crazy North Korean Stories Are True
With Kim Jong Un missing, careful readings are more important than ever.
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An Egyptian doctor In Egypt, the Coronavirus Poses a Political Threat
The pandemic has exposed the shortfalls of a government that has neglected the health sector for too long.
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This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency in November 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) standing in front of a bronze statue of the late Kim Jong Il in Samjiyon. What Comes Next for North Korea
With Kim Jong Un absent for weeks, speculation over his whereabouts is rife. Should he die, who will come to rule North Korea?
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"The White House," a digital animation by Jeon Joonho Terminal Deflation Is Coming
Central banks’ interventions in the pandemic economy are unprecedentedly vast—and not nearly enough.
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Vulnerable families receive food in Nairobi. It’s Time to Help Africa Fight the Virus
The continent is ripe for a public health disaster, and Western powers must step in to prevent another global catastrophe.
