Argument

From Beijing to Washington, governments have been muzzling scientists, inflating the success of their containment efforts, and discrediting valid reporting. Citizens have to fight back.

The lame-duck German chancellor has become a problem for the world. The frontrunner to take over will probably be even worse.

Transgender rights activists say the prosecution of Camila Díaz Córdova’s death as a hate crime is an advance, although LGBTQ citizens continue to face discrimination and abuse.

Donor countries and international organizations are propping up a corrupt government rather than criticizing it—leaving millions of Mozambicans mired in poverty.

Internet controls have proved even more restrictive as Chinese life moves online under quarantine.

Sharing the burden of keeping down the Islamic State makes sense. But U.S. and NATO leaders should be coldly realistic about what European allies can do—and avoid their mistakes in Afghanistan.

When Iran takes revenge for the killing of Qassem Suleimani, history suggests it could happen in Latin America.

Netanyahu's planned land grab in the West Bank will undermine bipartisan support for U.S.-Israel defense ties—endangering the special relationship and Israelis’ security.

Ideas about natural and unnatural behavior causing disaster are simple, easy—and wrong.

Indian culture may be ancient, but its unity is rare and recent. A growing hostility to Muslims threatens to upend the world’s largest democracy.

If he leads the next government, the prime minister is likely to annex much of the West Bank and deepen attacks on judicial independence.

The EU refused to prepare for a predictable rekindling of the migration crisis—and is now responding with deadly force.