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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session to vote on a new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session to vote on a new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021.

Netanyahu Is a Failure—and Israel’s Next Winner

How Israel’s prime minister could still get rewarded at the ballot box.

Argument
Steven A. Cook
U.S. President Joe Biden walks down the steps out of his plane, Air Force One, beneath a dark sky. Biden wears a suit and holds the railing with one hand as he steps.
U.S. President Joe Biden walks down the steps out of his plane, Air Force One, beneath a dark sky. Biden wears a suit and holds the railing with one hand as he steps.

3 Options for How Biden Could Respond to Iran

Hawks want strikes on Tehran, but others advise a more limited approach.

Analysis
Jack Detsch
Cars at the port of Malmo, Sweden, as port workers block the loading of vehicles from U.S. electric car giant Tesla during a strike.
Cars at the port of Malmo, Sweden, as port workers block the loading of vehicles from U.S. electric car giant Tesla during a strike.

Swedes Are United Against Tesla’s Union Busting

Elon Musk has run headlong into the force of Sweden’s collective strikes.

Argument
Elisabeth Braw
Tourists inspect Russian wooden dolls showing Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, in downtown Moscow on Nov. 15, 2023.
Tourists inspect Russian wooden dolls showing Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, in downtown Moscow on Nov. 15, 2023.

Is China Sincere About Peace in Ukraine?

Beijing has done very little to help—but it could.

Argument
Vita Golod
The words PALESTINA LIBRE are painted on a car.
The words PALESTINA LIBRE are painted on a car.

What Does Latin America Think About the Israel-Hamas War?

Many countries are spurning Israel. But the region’s Middle East stance has always been nuanced.

Explainer
Patricia Garip
Confetti falls as Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te speaks to supporters at a victory rally in Taipei.
Confetti falls as Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te speaks to supporters at a victory rally in Taipei.

What Taiwan’s Election Means for Geopolitics

Will it reshape cross-strait relations?

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas
Two Turkish members of the opposition People's Equality and Democracy Party sit in the audience of a parliamentary meeting, facing back to the camera to hold up signs reading "No to NATO, Occupation, War" in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Two Turkish members of the opposition People's Equality and Democracy Party sit in the audience of a parliamentary meeting, facing back to the camera to hold up signs reading "No to NATO, Occupation, War" in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Why Turkey Took Its Time on Sweden

NATO is one of the few venues where Ankara can exert pressure on Western peers.

Argument
Reuben Silverman
Labour leader Keir Starmer arrives at Wakefield College for talks with teachers and parents ahead of schoolchildren receiving their A level results on August 12, 2020 in Wakefield, England.
Labour leader Keir Starmer arrives at Wakefield College for talks with teachers and parents ahead of schoolchildren receiving their A level results on August 12, 2020 in Wakefield, England.

Britain Is on the Verge of a Big Global Comeback

What an election victory for Keir Starmer’s Labour could mean for his country’s international influence.

Argument
John Kampfner
The International Court of Justice convenes at The Hague prior to a verdict announcement on Israel.
The International Court of Justice convenes at The Hague prior to a verdict announcement on Israel.

ICJ Orders Israel to Prevent Acts of Genocide in Gaza

The high court approved six provisional measures to address the crisis but declined to order a cease-fire.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Jan. 20: Modi consecrates a Hindu temple, the International Court of Justice issues a decision, and a new malaria vaccine makes its debut.

Quiz
Drew Gorman
Two people watch the sunset in Jerusalem.
Two people watch the sunset in Jerusalem.

A Middle East Paradox

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has never been more dire—or riper for resolution.

Argument
El Hassan bin Talal, Tony Klug
Protesters raise placards and wave national flags during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
Protesters raise placards and wave national flags during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Unsourced Allegations Feed Israel’s ‘Masada Complex’

The Israeli public is convinced the world is against it.

Argument
Simon Frankel Pratt
Boeing workers are pictured exiting a gate below an image of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Renton, Washington.
Boeing workers are pictured exiting a gate below an image of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Renton, Washington.

Is Boeing too Big to Fail?

Safety issues plague the company, but the world needs more planes.

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
AfD demonstrators holding German flags gather at the main station in Berlin to attend the "demonstration for the future of Germany" called by the far-right AfD in Berlin on May 27, 2018.
AfD demonstrators holding German flags gather at the main station in Berlin to attend the "demonstration for the future of Germany" called by the far-right AfD in Berlin on May 27, 2018.

Germany’s Far-Right Party Is Worse Than the Rest of Europe’s

The Alternative for Germany is more popular than ever—and more dangerous.

Analysis
Paul Hockenos
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin participate in a ceremony to launch a new industrial development policy at the Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 22.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin participate in a ceremony to launch a new industrial development policy at the Planalto Palace in Brasília on Jan. 22.

Lula Tries His Hand at Industrial Policy

Brazil has a history of state economic intervention that underdelivers. Will this time be different?

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
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