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Hong Kong’s Star Ferry
Hong Kong’s Star Ferry

What Cities Can Tell Us About Geopolitics

A tour of five metropolises, from Vienna to Mosul.

A grid collage shows photos of world leaders in profile, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and, former U.S. President Donald Trump. These photos are layered over an illustration of Julius Caesar in the background.
A grid collage shows photos of world leaders in profile, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and, former U.S. President Donald Trump. These photos are layered over an illustration of Julius Caesar in the background.

The Original Authoritarian

A new book looks at how Julius Caesar’s legacy informs the strongmen of today.

Russian soldiers train at a military camp.
Russian soldiers train at a military camp.

Russia’s Military Cruelty Begins With Its Own Conscripts

Brutal hazing breaks and humiliates Russian soldiers—and they take it out on civilians. This article has an audio recording

An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south."
An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south."

Is There Such a Thing as a Global South?

The category is emotionally powerful but fundamentally flawed. This article has an audio recording

President-elect Javier Milei laughs with lawmakers at the National Congress for the official announcement of the final vote count on Nov. 29 in Buenos Aires.
President-elect Javier Milei laughs with lawmakers at the National Congress for the official announcement of the final vote count on Nov. 29 in Buenos Aires.
Then-presidential candidate Javier Milei arrives at a closing rally ahead of the runoff election in Cordoba, Argentina, on Nov. 16, 2023.
Then-presidential candidate Javier Milei arrives at a closing rally ahead of the runoff election in Cordoba, Argentina, on Nov. 16, 2023.

Javier Milei Is the World’s Latest Wannabe Fascist

Argentina’s new populist president takes after Trump and Bolsonaro by seeking to destroy democracy from within.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting.

U.N. Security Council Fails to Approve Cease-Fire in Gaza

Rights officials warn of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian system for Palestinians.

Then-Secretary of State John Kerry talks with China’s special representative on climate change, Xie Zhenhua, during the COP21 climate change summit in Le Bourget, north of Paris.
Then-Secretary of State John Kerry talks with China’s special representative on climate change, Xie Zhenhua, during the COP21 climate change summit in Le Bourget, north of Paris.

The Climate Envoys Who Could

John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua have forged a close working relationship as the superpowers they represent have drifted apart.

People wade along a flooded street in Chennai, India.
People wade along a flooded street in Chennai, India.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Dec. 2: U.S. authorities announce a major intelligence breach, Israel intensifies its war on Hamas, and Guyana scrambles to defend its territory.

Mothers sit in a row with their babies and young children inside a large tent illuminated with string lights. One of the women sitting in the foreground has a wide smile as she looks down at the baby she cradles in her arms.
Mothers sit in a row with their babies and young children inside a large tent illuminated with string lights. One of the women sitting in the foreground has a wide smile as she looks down at the baby she cradles in her arms.

New Lifesaving Malaria Vaccines Need to Be Available Now

Emergency deployment could save tens of thousands of children.

Biden delivers remarks from a lectern in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
Biden delivers remarks from a lectern in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

It’s Time to Reconsider U.S. Military Aid

As Congress stalls, the U.S. public has good reason to demand more transparency on Biden’s funding for Ukraine and Israel.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks at an event on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Week in San Francisco, California.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks at an event on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Week in San Francisco, California.

Commerce Needs Cash to Curb China’s Chips

Economic statecraft needs to be resourced to compete with China, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tells FP. 

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou pose for an official photo during the second day of the Mercosur summit in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 7.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou pose for an official photo during the second day of the Mercosur summit in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 7.

The Mercosur-EU Trade Deal Fails to Launch

Last-minute opposition from Argentina and France doomed negotiations over 20 years in the making.

Kerch Bridge on fire
Kerch Bridge on fire

The Shortest Path to Victory in Ukraine Goes Through Crimea

The West needs to keep its nerve, recognize the stakes, and support Kyiv’s clearest path to victory.

Displaced Palestinians set up camp near warehouses affiliated with the United Nations in southern Gaza.
Displaced Palestinians set up camp near warehouses affiliated with the United Nations in southern Gaza.

U.N. Chief Demands Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

António Guterres warned that Gaza’s humanitarian system will collapse if fighting continues.

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