Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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Schröder and Putin in Moscow Don’t Let Germany Go Back to Its Old Russia Tricks
How Washington can make sure that Berlin’s Gazprom era is over.
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A man shields his face while grimacing and holding up a yellow flag. The Hezbollah Pager Explosions Are More Dangerous Than You Think
Beyond human rights concerns, the attacks raise questions about U.S. and Israeli policy in the Middle East.
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A photo illustration shows a China-flagged shipping container inside a glass bottle. Washington’s Playbook for China Must Change
Asia is the global epicenter of a competition for global leadership.
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A Cameroonian policeman and a gendarme aim their weapons while securing the perimeter of a polling station in southwestern Cameroon on Oct 7, 2018. Rule-of-Law Promotion Should Amount to More Than a Rounding Error
If the United States wants to deter political violence abroad, an ounce of prevention will be worth a pound of cure.
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Anti-government protesters display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm the prime minister's palace in Dhaka. Bangladesh Picks Up the Pieces After the Revolution
The West needs to step up to help a damaged country.
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The Bank of China Tower, Three Garden Road and the Cheung Kong Centre in the business district of Hong Kong on May 14. Solving the Global Fiscal Policy Trilemma
Governments everywhere are facing a seemingly impossible choice.
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A soldier uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain as he walks past the front wheels of a B-52H strategic bomber parked at a South Korean Air Force base at Cheongju International Airport on Oct. 19, 2023. South Korea Goes Nuclear. Then What?
Five questions to ask before welcoming Seoul to the nuclear weapons club.
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An overhead view of the coal-fired Soma power plant in Manisa, western Turkey. Billionaires Must Help Fix the Planet
It’s time for the ultra-rich to take responsibility for their role in the climate crisis.
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A woman atop a statue holds up a Mexican flag. How AMLO Destroyed Mexican Democracy
The outgoing president has concentrated power in his party—and destabilized institutions in the process.
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Indian security personnel patrol along a street in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, on Aug. 15. Kashmir, Five Years On
Modi’s iron-fisted approach to the disputed region has left it more vulnerable to local and geopolitical threats.
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A climate activist from Fiji works on a computer at the COP 23 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, on Nov. 7, 2017. What the Global AI Governance Conversation Misses
The perspectives and needs of global majority countries have not been fully accommodated.
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A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment marches by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on May 27. Stop Politicizing the Military
The tenor of the first U.S. election campaign with post-9/11 veterans on the ticket has been disappointing.
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The NATO star is seen through a window at the organization's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 4, 2024. NATO Needs to Innovate More and Faster
After working to achieve interoperability between national militaries, the alliance now needs to do the same with the private sector.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit beside each other in upholstered armchairs int the Oval Office of the White House. Biden motions with one open hand as he speaks, and Netanyahu is partly turned in his seat to watch him, smiling. The White House’s Defense of Israel Is Undermining International Law
The United States tends to hail the ICC when it prosecutes American enemies, but assails the court when it goes after U.S. allies.
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A photo illustration shows a missile in place of a direction indicator on the face of a compass. A Course Correction on National Security
The next president will need to embark on a radically different path from the past two administrations.
