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Advocates protest Republican efforts to stop U.S. air for Ukraine in Washington.
Advocates protest Republican efforts to stop U.S. air for Ukraine in Washington.

U.S. Congressional Fight Threatens to Derail Ukraine Aid

If Republicans continue to block the nearly $106 billion package, then U.S. funding for Ukraine will dry up by the end of the year.

Export oil pipelines are seen at an oil facility on Iran’s Khark Island, on the shore of the Persian Gulf, on Feb. 23, 2016.
Export oil pipelines are seen at an oil facility on Iran’s Khark Island, on the shore of the Persian Gulf, on Feb. 23, 2016.

Is Biden Ignoring Iran’s Sanctions Evasion?

Republicans say the U.S. president is allowing Iran’s increased oil exports. The evidence suggests otherwise.

A collage illustration showing U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders from Australia, India, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, walking along a bright red landscape in front of a textural map of the Indo-Pacific region
A collage illustration showing U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders from Australia, India, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, walking along a bright red landscape in front of a textural map of the Indo-Pacific region

America’s Indo-Pacific Alliances Are Astonishingly Strong

Countries are balancing against China—just like a student of international relations would predict.

An illustration shows a woman walking past an FTSE stock board with glitchy tech texture on top of the image.
An illustration shows a woman walking past an FTSE stock board with glitchy tech texture on top of the image.

Corporations Are Juicy Targets for Foreign Disinformation

Online slanders may become a new vector for economic warfare.

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Was Henry Kissinger Really a Realist?

America’s most famous 20th century statesman wasn’t exactly what he claimed to be.

Palestinians flee Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Palestinians flee Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Southern Gaza

Mass evacuations aren’t enough to secure Palestinians’ safety from Israeli bombardments, though.

US President Joe Biden joins Israel's Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
US President Joe Biden joins Israel's Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

Rashid Khalidi: Biden Deserves an “F” on the Middle East

The Palestinian-American historian and professor on the road ahead after Oct. 7.

A model of the U.S. Supreme Court in poinsettias is displayed at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.
A model of the U.S. Supreme Court in poinsettias is displayed at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.
Taliban supporters parade through the streets of Kabul.
Taliban supporters parade through the streets of Kabul.

The Taliban’s Enemies Can’t Agree on Anything

A summit of opposition leaders was meant to produce a plan to fix Afghanistan’s trajectory. It generated more infighting and factionalism.

Protesters hold up banners at an anti-same-sex marriage rally in Sydney on September 23, 2017.
Protesters hold up banners at an anti-same-sex marriage rally in Sydney on September 23, 2017.

Evidence Is Growing That Free Speech Is Declining

There’s a clear trend against freedom of expression in the world’s democracies.

The leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, shakes hands with Iranian Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri and the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard force, General Hossein Salami, during the swearing in ceremony for Iran's new president at the parliament in the Islamic republic's capital Tehran on August 5, 2021.
The leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, shakes hands with Iranian Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri and the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard force, General Hossein Salami, during the swearing in ceremony for Iran's new president at the parliament in the Islamic republic's capital Tehran on August 5, 2021.

The 7 Reasons Iran Won’t Fight for Hamas

A close look at Tehran’s thinking about escalating the war in Gaza.

A screen is shown of people farming. In front of it, a silhouette is seen taking a flash photo.
A screen is shown of people farming. In front of it, a silhouette is seen taking a flash photo.

What to Know as COP28 Begins

It may be the most heated climate summit in almost a decade.

John Ackah Blay-Miezah smokes a cigar in the London office of the Oman Ghana Trust Fund in the 1980s.
John Ackah Blay-Miezah smokes a cigar in the London office of the Oman Ghana Trust Fund in the 1980s.

The Man Who Conned the World

How one of the greatest scam artists of all time used Ghana’s colonial past to get rich.

An illustration depicting a partially redacted introduction of the U.S. Constitution, with the red lines covering the redacted words forming an American flag next to a field of blue stars positioned before the first lines.
An illustration depicting a partially redacted introduction of the U.S. Constitution, with the red lines covering the redacted words forming an American flag next to a field of blue stars positioned before the first lines.

Does Democracy Really Die in Darkness?

A provocative history questions the relationship between the state, its secrets, and the people.

A U.S. soldier sets fire to a building during the My Lai massacre
A U.S. soldier sets fire to a building during the My Lai massacre

Confusion and Ambition Caused the My Lai Atrocities

A rare combination of failures led to an infamous massacre.

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