Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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The body of an alleged drug dealer lies on the ground after he was killed by an unidentified assailant in Manila on March 23, 2018. Duterte Turns Death Squads on Political Activists
Government-backed vigilantes in the Philippines are targeting farmers and protesters.
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2008. The Fed Is Trump’s Secret Ally in the Trade War
By lowering interest rates, the body is cushioning the blow of tariffs and convincing the president that they are working.
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Women walk past a campaign billboard for Kazakh President and presidential candidate Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan on June 7 ahead of Kazakhstan's presidential elections. Kazakhstan’s Fake Vote Might Wake Up Civil Society
The nominal resignation of a longtime autocrat has sparked new hopes.
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Youth members prepare for the visit of the head of the Social Democrats, Mette Frederiksen (displayed on banners), at a meeting celebrating the International Workers' Day in Aalborg, Denmark on May 1. Did the Left Really Win in Denmark?
The Social Democrats are poised to lead the next government, but after adopting the far-right’s anti-immigration agenda the party isn’t what it used to be.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 3, 2016. Egypt’s Economy Isn’t Booming. It’s Collapsing.
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sold his country as an investment destination with the IMF’s help—but the living standards of ordinary Egyptians are plummeting as elites line their pockets.
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A papier-mâché Theresa May is seen during a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Jan. 15. How Brexit Was Radicalized
Euroskepticism was once the purview of policy wonks. The Leave campaign changed all that, and in doing so may have undermined Britain’s Conservative Party for a generation.
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This photograph taken on May 24, 2019 shows garment factory stitching apparel in a factory in Hanoi. Vietnam Can’t Be the Next China
The trade war has been good for Hanoi—but the boom has its limits.
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Demonstrators take part in a protest against a Quebec proposal to ban some symbols of religious faith in Montreal on Sept. 14, 2013. Quebec Is Poised to Undermine Religious Freedom
Europe’s wave of burqa bans comes crashing down in the Americas.
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Microphones with the Huawei logo are seen at a press conference at the Huawei facilities in Shenzhen, Guangdong province on May 29, 2019 Huawei’s PR Campaign Comes Straight From the Party’s Playbook
The trade war is showing how deep Beijing’s global influence runs.
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A Pakistani girl holds a candle during a vigil for peace in Lahore on March 3. The Time Is Right for Modi to Make Peace with Pakistan
The Indian prime minister has the upper hand at home, and he may have a willing partner across the border.
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Tanks at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 23, 2007. Oil’s Power Players
The United States may be a growing force in energy markets, but national oil companies still reign supreme.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers an address during the country's 71st Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi on Aug. 15, 2017. Modi Reimagines India’s Role in the World
No longer just a balancer, the prime minister wants to make India a major power in its own right. And his cabinet pick shows he’s serious about doing so.
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A young man looks at a recent video by German YouTube star Rezo that heavily criticizes the German Christian Democrats (CDU) political party on May 28, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. German Politics Discovers YouTube
A blue-haired 20-something music-mashup influencer has sent Angela Merkel’s party into a tailspin.
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Children of members of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement hold portraits of Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a procession following the mourning period of Ashura in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Oct. 4, 2017. Hezbollah Isn’t Iran’s Favorite Proxy Anymore
As tensions with Washington rise, Tehran has discovered the Lebanese militia isn’t up for doing its dirty work.
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A dissident student asks soldiers to go back home as crowds flood into central Beijing on June 3, 1989. Tiananmen Crushed Asia’s Wave of Rebellion
China's shadow darkens democratic hopes today.
