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British Royal Navy pilot Lt. Cmdr. Rory Cheyne, an exchange officer with the U.S. Navy, flies an F-18 Super Hornet past HMS Prince of Wales.
British Royal Navy pilot Lt. Cmdr. Rory Cheyne, an exchange officer with the U.S. Navy, flies an F-18 Super Hornet past HMS Prince of Wales.

Britain’s Navy Is Diminished. Its Ambitions Are Not.

The Royal Navy could be the key to America’s Pacific pivot.

Dispatch
Alexander Wooley
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) and Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders (C) attend a meeting of Dutch political party leaders at the House of Representatives on Mar. 16, 2017 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) and Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders (C) attend a meeting of Dutch political party leaders at the House of Representatives on Mar. 16, 2017 in The Hague, Netherlands.

How Centrists Helped Geert Wilders Win the Dutch Election

Mark Rutte’s government pandered to the anti-immigrant right while failing to address a benefits scandal, a housing crisis, and inflation. This article has an audio recording

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Thijs Kleinpaste
peacekeeper plas soccer with children in east timor
peacekeeper plas soccer with children in east timor

Why Gaza Won’t End Up Like East Timor or Kosovo

History shows that international administration without a political endgame always fails.

Argument
Marc Weller
Incumbent President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (C) addresses his supporters at the Stade des Martyrs during his first campaign rally as the electoral campaign officially kicks off in Kinshasa on Nov. 19.
Incumbent President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (C) addresses his supporters at the Stade des Martyrs during his first campaign rally as the electoral campaign officially kicks off in Kinshasa on Nov. 19.

Will the Congolese Opposition Unite?

Many observers believe the only way to defeat President Felix Tshisekedi is to back a single challenger.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children's hospital in Beijing.
Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children's hospital in Beijing.

Cold and Flu Season Stirs Dread in China

An uptick in respiratory illnesses among children isn’t a new virus, but it hasn’t helped the public mood.

China Brief
James Palmer
CIA Director William Burns testifies before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington, D.C. on March 10, 2022.
CIA Director William Burns testifies before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington, D.C. on March 10, 2022.

CIA Director Heads to Qatar for Hostage Negotiations

William Burns is in Doha to build on the tenuous Israel-Hamas truce.

World Brief
Christina Lu
Leader of Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders during a meeting of populist far-right party leaders in Wenceslas Square on April 25, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Leader of Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders during a meeting of populist far-right party leaders in Wenceslas Square on April 25, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.

What Geert Wilders Wants in Europe

The Dutch far-right leader, and national election winner, plans to stay in the EU—but shape it in his image.

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Caroline de Gruyter
Children are hooked up to IV drips on the stairs at a children's hospital in Beijing.
Children are hooked up to IV drips on the stairs at a children's hospital in Beijing.

Chinese Hospitals Are Housing Another Deadly Outbreak

Authorities are covering up the spread of antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.

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Annie Sparrow
Smoke billows from multiple pipes against a hazy sky at a large steel plant in China.
Smoke billows from multiple pipes against a hazy sky at a large steel plant in China.

Will the World’s Biggest Emitters Finally Play Nice at COP28?

It’s time to stop fighting totemic battles that suck the energy out of the climate room.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh addresses supporters during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinians outside Qatar's Imam Muhammad Abdel-Wahhab Mosque in the capital Doha on May 15, 2021.
Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh addresses supporters during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinians outside Qatar's Imam Muhammad Abdel-Wahhab Mosque in the capital Doha on May 15, 2021.

Hamas’s Political Leaders Aren’t in Charge

The group’s leadership in exile has taken a back seat to its officials in Gaza.

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Anchal Vohra
International Red Cross vehicles reportedly carrying hostages released by Hamas cross the Rafah border point in Gaza on the way to Egypt, from which they were flown to Israel to be reunited with their families, on Nov. 24.
International Red Cross vehicles reportedly carrying hostages released by Hamas cross the Rafah border point in Gaza on the way to Egypt, from which they were flown to Israel to be reunited with their families, on Nov. 24.

Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Extended by Two Days

Negotiators have agreed to add two more days to the fighting pause that has brought temporary relief to civilians in Gaza.

World Brief
Christina Lu
An ambulance going to the Gaza Strip with bodies of Palestinians who died in Egyptian hospitals is seen at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, in the northeastern Sinai province, on Nov. 27.
An ambulance going to the Gaza Strip with bodies of Palestinians who died in Egyptian hospitals is seen at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, in the northeastern Sinai province, on Nov. 27.

What’s Stopping Egypt From Stepping Up in Gaza?

Internal dynamics restrict Cairo’s options for involvement in a post-Hamas Gaza.

Analysis
Shady ElGhazaly Harb
A worker walks past the logo of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.
A worker walks past the logo of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai.

The Global North Is Alienating the Global South Before COP28 Even Starts

Dismissing the summit because its host is an oil producer is hypocritical and dangerous.

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Manal Shehabi
Four men with rifles sit on the ground against a wall painted with Arabic script.
Four men with rifles sit on the ground against a wall painted with Arabic script.

The ICC Should Prosecute Taliban Leaders

Since returning to power, the Taliban have committed crimes of concern to humanity.

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Atal Ahmadzai
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem.

How Netanyahu Plans to Hold on to Power

The Hamas attack demolished his political standing, but Bibi has a survival strategy.

Analysis
Ben Lynfield
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