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A plane takes off from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 29, 2021. How Western Errors Let the Taliban Win in Afghanistan
NATO’s last man in Kabul helped facilitate the airlift and had a front-row seat to the Taliban takeover of the capital.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks out the window at the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia. Putin’s World Is Now Smaller Than Ever
The moral and strategic disaster of the Russian leader’s war in Ukraine has ended his imperial dreams.
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People celebrate Lunar New Year at a Chinese restaurant in Bangkok on Feb. 12, 2021. How Countries Use Food to Win Friends and Influence People
Gastrodiplomacy has gone mainstream.
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A military plane is shown over a sandy landscape. The United States Is Deeply Invested in the South China Sea
As China postures, Washington remains committed.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping in front of a Chinese flag at a ceremony in Hong Kong. What Does China Want?
Beijing’s ambitions are about to crash into its problems.
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An Afghan security guard stands in front of the Chinese Embassy in Kabul. China Is Doomed to Play a Significant Role in Afghanistan
Beijing is desperate to avoid being trapped in Kabul’s politics.
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A fuel barrel lies on its side. The Problem With Being a Petrostate
Is the “oil weapon” largely nonexistent?
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People holding pro-Trump flags are shown heading toward the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The Democratic Paradox
The right to say anything has been a challenge to every democracy that has ever existed.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton (right) meets with Chinese President Jiang Zemin Engagement With China Was Always a Long Shot
Beijing’s Leninist regime is fundamentally resistant to change.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping takes his tea cup during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 11, in Beijing, China. Xi Jinping Is Fighting a War for China’s History
Fear of “historical nihilism” has haunted China’s leadership for years.
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Rangers stop a fishing boat for questioning at a bird sanctuary and protected area by Prek Toal floating village in Battambang province, Cambodia on October 14, 2020. China Is Choking Off Asia’s Most Important River
Upstream dams are destroying the Mekong Basin.
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A video from a German neo-Nazi band is seen on YouTube on Aug. 27, 2007, in Berlin. When Hate Goes Viral
Publicizing attacks and exploiting social media is the new normal for terrorism.
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Hands are shown holding a small U.S. Flag and a folder that says "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services." What Happens When White People Become a Minority in America?
Other majority-minority societies offer positive examples—and cautionary tales.
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Hong Kong’s Star Ferry How to Love Hong Kong Despite Everything
Surviving in the impossible city is still worth the price.
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Ukrainian civilians receive military training. Invasions Don’t Pay Off Anymore
There’s a reason that full-scale interstate war, of the sort that Russia is inching toward, has become a rarity.
