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Takaichi smiles wide at something off camera. She wears a silver suit jacket.
Takaichi smiles wide at something off camera. She wears a silver suit jacket.

Japan’s Prime Minister Takes on Bond Market Vigilantes

Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win.

Analysis
William Sposato
Schoof, Zelensky, and Berset sit at a round table in a conference room as aides look on.
Schoof, Zelensky, and Berset sit at a round table in a conference room as aides look on.

Europe Is Racing the Clock to Tap Russia’s Frozen Assets

Brussels is trying to convince holdouts to support a novel plan to use billions of Moscow’s money to aid Ukraine.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
People celebrating a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in Umayyad Square, in the Syrian capital of Damascus.
People celebrating a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in Umayyad Square, in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

One Year on, U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syria’s Recovery

Short-term waivers are a start, but Congress must act on the full repeal Syria needs to rebuild.

Argument
Jeanne Shaheen, Joe Wilson
A man in the foreground bends over construction equipment he is using to renovate a section of railroad while his coworker looks on in the background in a isolated and forested area of Gabon.
A man in the foreground bends over construction equipment he is using to renovate a section of railroad while his coworker looks on in the background in a isolated and forested area of Gabon.

Congress Aims to Turbocharge the U.S. Development Finance Corporation

The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.

Report
Rachel Oswald
A man is silhouetted from behind in front of a bright window as he walks down a dark, empty hallway.
A man is silhouetted from behind in front of a bright window as he walks down a dark, empty hallway.

The Trump Administration’s Epochal Shift on Foreign Aid

The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.

Argument
Deborah Kaliel, Phillip Palmer
U..S and Armenian soldiers transport a supposed injured soldier from the medical armored vehicle to the mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) during a NATO exercise at the Hohenfels trainings area in southern Germany, on September 14, 2023.
U..S and Armenian soldiers transport a supposed injured soldier from the medical armored vehicle to the mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) during a NATO exercise at the Hohenfels trainings area in southern Germany, on September 14, 2023.

‘Collective Security’ Is on Life Support

A basic concept of international relations is under unprecedented strain.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
Soldiers carry the coffin of Sgt. Maj. 1st Class Ananda Udon during a royal funeral ceremony in Sisaket, Thailand, on Dec. 14.
Soldiers carry the coffin of Sgt. Maj. 1st Class Ananda Udon during a royal funeral ceremony in Sisaket, Thailand, on Dec. 14.

Southeast Asia’s Year in Review

Tracking the region’s biggest developments in 2025.

Southeast Asia Brief
Joseph Rachman
Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion in Sydney following a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration.
Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion in Sydney following a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration.

Albanese Denounces ‘Antisemitic Terrorism’ in Bondi Beach Mass Shooting

Australia has vowed to tighten gun laws to combat rising antisemitism.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Hamas militants are seen standing between two green flags while wearing all black and holding guns.
Hamas militants are seen standing between two green flags while wearing all black and holding guns.

Does the Road to Disarming Hamas Lead Through Qatar and Turkey?

Diplomats and experts say Doha and Ankara have leverage, but it may not be enough.

Analysis
John Haltiwanger
Two guards wearing black military uniforms, including black hats with gold detailing, face each other. The foreground figure is blurred with his back to the camera; the guard facing him is in focus, holding a rifle vertically in front of him. A bronze placard reading "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE" in gold lettering is on the white wall between them.
Two guards wearing black military uniforms, including black hats with gold detailing, face each other. The foreground figure is blurred with his back to the camera; the guard facing him is in focus, holding a rifle vertically in front of him. A bronze placard reading "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE" in gold lettering is on the white wall between them.

Congress Is Recommitting to Resilience

But the NDAA can only do so much when the president won’t help.

Analysis
Jesse Humpal, Alexander Noyes
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump clasp hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump clasp hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18.

Beware of Trump’s Global Broligarchy

The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.

Argument
Christian Caryl
Trump speaks into microphone while seated beside other leaders dressed in business formal attire as they sit at a long table in an ornately decorated room. Flags of each official's country hangin the back of the room; aides and other officials are seated against the wall.
Trump speaks into microphone while seated beside other leaders dressed in business formal attire as they sit at a long table in an ornately decorated room. Flags of each official's country hangin the back of the room; aides and other officials are seated against the wall.

Trump’s Business Model Is to Break Europe

Washington wants a free hand for Silicon Valley and Russia investment. The EU is an obstacle—and the far right is an ally.

Argument
Majda Ruge
Starmer and other personnel stand around a circular table, trying out white AI-powered goggles and handheld instruments. The British flag is on bright display on the wall behind them.
Starmer and other personnel stand around a circular table, trying out white AI-powered goggles and handheld instruments. The British flag is on bright display on the wall behind them.

The Death—and Rebirth—of Science Diplomacy

Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.

Argument
Tim Flink, Jan Lüdert, Martin Wählisch
Two women with long hair are seen in profile with their hair covering their faces. Behind them are the buildings of a city.
Two women with long hair are seen in profile with their hair covering their faces. Behind them are the buildings of a city.

Iran Has a New Moral Order

The Islamic republic no longer controls the symbolic universe that once anchored its legitimacy.

Analysis
Menahem Merhavy
Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party waves to supporters during his closing campaign rally in Temuco, Chile on December 11, 2025.
Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party waves to supporters during his closing campaign rally in Temuco, Chile on December 11, 2025.

What Chile’s New President Means for the World

José Kast’s right-wing agenda has implications far beyond Chile’s borders.

Argument
Michael Albertus
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