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Activists stand in the middle of a city street during a protest. The two standing at center wear orange coveralls and hold yellow banners that say "Brazil on fire" in English and Portuguese. On either side of them, activists hold smoke canisters. The smoke billows up into the sky, partially obscuring the high-rise buildings that loom around the street.
Activists stand in the middle of a city street during a protest. The two standing at center wear orange coveralls and hold yellow banners that say "Brazil on fire" in English and Portuguese. On either side of them, activists hold smoke canisters. The smoke billows up into the sky, partially obscuring the high-rise buildings that loom around the street.

The Amazon’s Stolen Land Is on Fire

An epidemic of land theft in Brazil has sparked an unprecedented natural disaster.

Analysis
Antônio Sampaio
Trump and Putin
Trump and Putin

Stop Calling Trump an ‘Isolationist’

His foreign policy is more aptly described as pro-dictator.

Argument
Josh Rudolph
The sun rises into an orange dawn sky over the dark outlines of a city skyline with a domed building at center.
The sun rises into an orange dawn sky over the dark outlines of a city skyline with a domed building at center.

By Helping Cuba, Washington Would Be Helping Itself

The island’s humanitarian crisis could rebound against the United States.

Argument
William M. LeoGrande
A view of multiple buildings in Queen Square in London, circa 1910.
A view of multiple buildings in Queen Square in London, circa 1910.

The United States Owes Its Edge in AI to a London Landmark

Innovation happens through international networks like the one running through Queen Square.

Argument
Nicholas Wright
Herbert Kickl, leader of the far-right Austria Freedom Party, the FPOe, arrives for the Vienna state FPOe congress on April 06, 2024 in Vienna.
Herbert Kickl, leader of the far-right Austria Freedom Party, the FPOe, arrives for the Vienna state FPOe congress on April 06, 2024 in Vienna.

The Far Right Really Believes It Is Moderate

Why hard-line populists now say that others are the extremists.

Argument
Caroline de Gruyter
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz greets U.S. President Joe Biden at the Chancellery on October 18, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz greets U.S. President Joe Biden at the Chancellery on October 18, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Biden’s Most Special Relationship Was With Germany

Last week’s state visit to Berlin might be the last feel-good transatlantic moment for a while.

Argument
John Kampfner
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2018.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2018.

China’s Relentless Legal Warfare to Strangle Taiwan

It’s high time to push back against Beijing’s increasingly successful efforts to delegitimize Taipei.

Argument
Jonas Parello-Plesner
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a plane in Maryland.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a plane in Maryland.

Blinken Hopes to Leverage Sinwar’s Death in Diplomatic Trip to Israel

The United States’ top diplomat aims to restart Gaza cease-fire negotiations and hostage release talks as well as address Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A man wearing a baby in a carrier holds an umbrella as he walks by a missile system. Other people mill about in the distance.
A man wearing a baby in a carrier holds an umbrella as he walks by a missile system. Other people mill about in the distance.

Taiwanese Missile Units Are Giving Away Their Positions to China

Taiwan’s military hasn’t adjusted to the age of open-source intelligence.

Analysis
Paul Huang
A factory worker stands near car batteries for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Company in Nanjing, China, on March 12, 2021.
A factory worker stands near car batteries for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Company in Nanjing, China, on March 12, 2021.

How the United States Can Win the Battery Race

To leapfrog China, Washington should shift away from lithium-ion batteries.

Analysis
Varun Sivaram, Noah Gordon
A photo illustration shows five men joining hands and lifting them up as they stand atop a globe with Europe hightlighted.
A photo illustration shows five men joining hands and lifting them up as they stand atop a globe with Europe hightlighted.

Can BRICS Finally Take On the West?

How an ad hoc gaggle of countries turned themselves into global revolutionaries and why it might yet matter for the West.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
Two people are seen from behind.
Two people are seen from behind.

The Science of AI Is Too Important to Be Left to the Scientists

Concerted international action will require political will.

Argument
Hadrien Pouget
A man waits for Senator Joe Manchin to arrive for a town hall meeting with coal miners in Matewan, West Virginia, on March 31st, 2017.
A man waits for Senator Joe Manchin to arrive for a town hall meeting with coal miners in Matewan, West Virginia, on March 31st, 2017.

When Did Democrats Lose the Working Class?

Kamala Harris is the latest in a string of leaders struggling to win over the New Deal coalition.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
A statue depicting Yevgeny Prigozhin stands at his grave at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg on June 20.
A statue depicting Yevgeny Prigozhin stands at his grave at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg on June 20.

Prigozhin’s Ghost Lives On in China

The dead Wagner founder still inspires Chinese military bloggers and advocates of privatized security.

Analysis
Alessandro Arduino
A woman gestures in front of a podium that reads: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND."
A woman gestures in front of a podium that reads: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND."

Can the IMF and World Bank Get Back on Track?

Essential viewpoints ahead of the institutions’ annual meetings.

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas
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