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houthi and saudi delegates meet for peace talks
houthi and saudi delegates meet for peace talks

The U.N. Is the Only Path to Peace in Yemen

Both Saudi Arabia and the Houthis want to bypass U.N.-brokered talks, but avoiding mediation will lead to future violence and instability.

Argument
Veena Ali-Khan
A young man walks across a ground of cracked stone in front of a cluster of small buildings below a clear blue sky. The buildings are covered with text painted in Arabic and English. One sign reads "Families, not firing zones," and another reads, "Where will I sleep?"
A young man walks across a ground of cracked stone in front of a cluster of small buildings below a clear blue sky. The buildings are covered with text painted in Arabic and English. One sign reads "Families, not firing zones," and another reads, "Where will I sleep?"

On the War’s Other Front, Palestinians Face Violence and Expulsion

Some Israeli settlers are exploiting the conflict to try to redraw the map in the West Bank.

Report
Ben Lynfield
Fisherman near Dubai DP World Djibouti container port
Fisherman near Dubai DP World Djibouti container port

The UAE Faces Pushback on African Investments

Abu Dhabi is investing heavily in ports and land across the continent, but it’s facing public backlash and competition from Beijing.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Israeli flares light up over Gaza City.
Israeli flares light up over Gaza City.

Netanyahu: Israel to Take Indefinite ‘Security Responsibility’ of Gaza

As the Israel-Hamas war reaches the one-month mark, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hints at possible pauses in fighting.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A worker examines car batteries at a factory for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province.
A worker examines car batteries at a factory for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province.

Beijing Tightens Its Grip on the Critical Minerals Sector

The West has taken steps to slash its dependence on China, but it still commands supply chains—for now.

Report
Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali. U.S. and Chinese flags hang behind them.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali. U.S. and Chinese flags hang behind them.

Xi Gears Up for Long-Awaited U.S. Trip

The Chinese leader will meet Biden on the sidelines of a San Francisco summit in his first visit to the United States since 2017.

China Brief
James Palmer
A barricaded street at night with a fire in the background an silhouettes of four people in front of it.
A barricaded street at night with a fire in the background an silhouettes of four people in front of it.

The U.S. Is Preparing an Outsourced Invasion of Haiti

Repeated interventions have done nothing to aid Haitians.

Argument
Jonathan M. Katz
An Arab Israeli woman waits in line before voting in the northern Israeli village of Maghar.
An Arab Israeli woman waits in line before voting in the northern Israeli village of Maghar.

‘Too Israeli for the Palestinians and too Palestinian for the Israelis’

How the war in Gaza is squeezing Arab Israelis.

Report
Ari Flanzraich
Ecuadorian President-elect Daniel Noboa visits the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6.
Ecuadorian President-elect Daniel Noboa visits the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6.

What Ecuador’s New President Needs from Washington—and Fast

The country’s youngest-ever leader has less than 18 months to govern before the next election.

Analysis
Isabel Chiriboga
Electric public buses line a parking facility in Bogotá.
Electric public buses line a parking facility in Bogotá.

How Oil-Rich Colombia Is Trying to Go Green

Left-wing President Gustavo Petro wants to prove that industrial policy isn’t just for wealthy countries.

Feature
Catherine Osborn
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin.

Kazakhstan’s Leader Makes Neutrality an Art

Tokayev is maximizing his opportunities by balancing Russia, China, and the West.

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
A protester holds a placard reading "China Out" outside the Chinese Embassy in Manila.
A protester holds a placard reading "China Out" outside the Chinese Embassy in Manila.

With Two Wars Raging, China Tests America in Asia

Beijing knows that Washington can ill afford a third geopolitical crisis.

Analysis
James Crabtree
Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki (left) and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed talk during the inauguration of the Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital in Bahir Dar, northern Ethiopia, on Nov. 10, 2018.
Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki (left) and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed talk during the inauguration of the Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital in Bahir Dar, northern Ethiopia, on Nov. 10, 2018.

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the Path to War?

The enemies became allies to fight the TPLF, but old grievances and new disputes are threatening to revive the conflict.

Analysis
Mohamed Kheir Omer
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (C) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) attend a meeting, in Doha on Oct. 13.
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (C) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) attend a meeting, in Doha on Oct. 13.

The Road to Middle East Peace Runs Through Doha

Bringing together Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to administer postwar Gaza could weaken Iranian and Russian regional influence. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Jason Pack
Colorful buildings, cramped together, a perched on a hillside.
Colorful buildings, cramped together, a perched on a hillside.

What Happens When the ‘Big One’ Hits Lima?

Peru shows how bad governance and natural disasters are a deadly mix.

Analysis
Simeon Tegel
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