They’re shaking up the aging clerical establishment to a degree not seen since the 1979 revolution.
Russia’s president has been shaped by decades of bitterness and revenge.
The Biden administration shut down a touchpoint for thousands of refugees from Afghanistan—and left its diplomats in agonizing limbo.
Harned Hoose played both sides of the U.S.-China relationship—including during Nixon’s famous trip.
Baghdad can’t rebuild its infrastructure and agricultural sector when its land remains littered with thousands of explosive devices.
Modern civilizations are forged with sand, but soaring extraction has come at an alarming price.
More than 30 experts grade the U.S. president’s first year of foreign policy.
Some are working on resistance. Others, consular services. And all of them must figure out how to keep their embassy’s lights on.
Next year’s contests are set to bring populist reckonings, parliamentary headaches, and a possible democratic crisis or two.
Battle deaths may be down, but regional wars continue to rage as great-power confrontations loom, from Ukraine to Taiwan, amid declining U.S. influence.
So why are most of them not paid enough—and some not paid at all?
A three-decade dream of communist markets ended in the scrapyard.
Fights about the party’s past are serious business in Beijing.
Can the Haudenosaunee Confederacy become the first Indigenous nation to secure an Olympic berth?
Putin’s pursuit of influence, arms sales, and mercenary meddling in the Central African Republic has left Moscow mired in a quagmire.
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I oversaw the U.S. effort to capture the Russian arms dealer. Here’s what Joe Biden should know before trading him away.
In today’s Cold War 2.0, not only will Saudi Arabia refuse to choose sides, but it’s also likely to move closer to Beijing and Moscow.
Russia’s president has been shaped by decades of bitterness and revenge.
The Biden administration shut down a touchpoint for thousands of refugees from Afghanistan—and left its diplomats in agonizing limbo.
