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Two men wearing camouflage and protective helmets and vests hold guns as they stand guard along a tall flowering bush. A few other men an be seen walking down a sidewalk toward them in the distance.
Two men wearing camouflage and protective helmets and vests hold guns as they stand guard along a tall flowering bush. A few other men an be seen walking down a sidewalk toward them in the distance.

Is Militancy Surging in Indian-Administered Kashmir?

An uptick in terrorist incidents as a new government settles in raises questions about discontent in the region.

Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II.
Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II.

‘Gladiator II’ Is an Empty Prayer at the Altar of the Franchise

My compliments to the special effects team. Everyone else, see me after class. This article has an audio recording

MHP party leader Devlet Bahceli visits Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on Oct. 29, 2021 in Ankara.
MHP party leader Devlet Bahceli visits Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on Oct. 29, 2021 in Ankara.

Can Devlet Bahceli Be Turkey’s F.W. de Klerk?

Ankara’s ultranationalist kingmaker has made surprising overtures to PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan—but without U.S. pressure, the imprisoned militant might not become a Kurdish Mandela.

Supporters of Donald Trump watch as he holds a rally in the  South Bronx on May 23 in New York City.
Supporters of Donald Trump watch as he holds a rally in the South Bronx on May 23 in New York City.

U.S. Election Polls Can’t Tell Us Much About Race

Treating Black and Latino voters as monolithic groups obscures more than it clarifies.

Irish air corps planes fly over central Dublin on April 16, 2006.
Irish air corps planes fly over central Dublin on April 16, 2006.

Ireland’s Defense Ambitions Are Behind the Times

Old plans and ideas aren’t going to cut it in the new European reality.

A tattered blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag is seen along a snow-covered road beneath a pale cloudy sky. Bare trees line the road.
A tattered blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag is seen along a snow-covered road beneath a pale cloudy sky. Bare trees line the road.

The Price of a Bad Peace

The West is tired. Putin is not.

The Boulevard entertainment city in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 16, 2023.
The Boulevard entertainment city in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 16, 2023.

The Off-Ramp Runs Through Riyadh

Neither Saudi Arabia nor the new U.S. president wants a broader regional conflict.

Activists demonstrate in support of climate finance grants for poor countries at the U.N. Climate Change Conference.
Activists demonstrate in support of climate finance grants for poor countries at the U.N. Climate Change Conference.

What the COP29 Climate Finance Deal Means for the World

The agreement triples climate finance, but developing countries say it’s far from enough.

The Blue Line dividing Israel to the left and Lebanon to the right is seen.
The Blue Line dividing Israel to the left and Lebanon to the right is seen.

Israel, Hezbollah Prepare to Approve a Cease-Fire Deal

But continued cross-border attacks could threaten the fragile negotiations.

An elderly woman with feathered gray hair and red lipstick smiles wide as she holds a sign above her head. The sign reads "Mass deportation now!" A crowd of dozens of other rally attendees is visible behind her, many of them wearing red, white, and blue and also holding signs.
An elderly woman with feathered gray hair and red lipstick smiles wide as she holds a sign above her head. The sign reads "Mass deportation now!" A crowd of dozens of other rally attendees is visible behind her, many of them wearing red, white, and blue and also holding signs.

What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy

The economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than the president-elect has bargained for.

Two shelters, with one being held up by plastic blue drums and angular bars.
Two shelters, with one being held up by plastic blue drums and angular bars.

Trump Will Be a Philippine Military Ally But a Climate Enemy

Manila is worried about Chinese maritime aggression and rising seas.

Employees work on a production line at a factory.
Employees work on a production line at a factory.

Washington Is Getting Economic Security Wrong

Competition with China is based on false premises.

A campaign sign for Donald Trump in the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington on Jan. 9, 2021.
A campaign sign for Donald Trump in the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington on Jan. 9, 2021.
This picture shows two women exchanging a US dollar bill against a fifty thousand Lebanese pound (lira) banknote in Beirut on Jan. 19, 2023.
This picture shows two women exchanging a US dollar bill against a fifty thousand Lebanese pound (lira) banknote in Beirut on Jan. 19, 2023.

How Hezbollah Diversified Its Funding

The so-called “crime-terror nexus” is alive and well, and only multilateral cooperation can break it.

Russian conscripts in uniform holding their winter hat in their hands stand in attention in a line.
Russian conscripts in uniform holding their winter hat in their hands stand in attention in a line.

Putin Is Throwing Human Waves at Ukraine but Can’t Do It Forever

The Russian meat grinder strategy is terribly effective, terribly wasteful, and boundlessly cruel.

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