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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.

‘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.

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.

U.S. Election Polls Can’t Tell Us Much About Race
Treating Black and Latino voters as monolithic groups obscures more than it clarifies.

Ireland’s Defense Ambitions Are Behind the Times
Old plans and ideas aren’t going to cut it in the new European reality.

The Price of a Bad Peace
The West is tired. Putin is not.

The Off-Ramp Runs Through Riyadh
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the new U.S. president wants a broader regional conflict.

What the COP29 Climate Finance Deal Means for the World
The agreement triples climate finance, but developing countries say it’s far from enough.

Israel, Hezbollah Prepare to Approve a Cease-Fire Deal
But continued cross-border attacks could threaten the fragile negotiations.

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.

Trump Will Be a Philippine Military Ally But a Climate Enemy
Manila is worried about Chinese maritime aggression and rising seas.

Washington Is Getting Economic Security Wrong
Competition with China is based on false premises.

Trump’s Victory Has Opened the Disinformation Floodgates
Here’s how to stem the tide.

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

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.