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A missile is fired from a military base in Lashio, Myanmar, on Oct. 28, 2023.
A missile is fired from a military base in Lashio, Myanmar, on Oct. 28, 2023.

Is China Playing Both Sides in Myanmar?

Anti-government forces’ campaign against cyberscams has benefited Beijing, even as it keeps up ties with the ruling junta.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.

Blinken Calls for ‘Practical Pathway’ to a Palestinian State

Arab diplomatic recognition of Israel may still be possible if Israel ends its war in Gaza.

An outdoor screen in Beijing shows a news program about U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in California on Nov. 16, 2023.
An outdoor screen in Beijing shows a news program about U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in California on Nov. 16, 2023.

U.S. Policy Shouldn’t Depend on Chinese Weakness

America is obsessed with diagnosing its rival’s future.

Chinh and Kishida embrace in front of the Vietnamese and Japanese flags.
Chinh and Kishida embrace in front of the Vietnamese and Japanese flags.

Will Vietnam Get Caught in the Crosshairs of Great-Power Politics Again?

The U.S. and China are courting Hanoi. But the country is trying to chart its own path.

A convoy of trucks carrying supplies for Gaza from Egypt waits on the way to the Rafah crossing on Oct. 16, 2023.
A convoy of trucks carrying supplies for Gaza from Egypt waits on the way to the Rafah crossing on Oct. 16, 2023.

There Is a Lot More Egypt Could Do for Gaza

Cairo says it is all for Palestinians, but it has yet to do much for its neighbors.

Smoke rises over buildings on the outskirts of a southern Lebanese border village.
Smoke rises over buildings on the outskirts of a southern Lebanese border village.

Israeli Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander

If diplomatic efforts fail, Israel is prepared to launch “another war” against Hezbollah.

Israeli troops leave the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border in southern Israel.
Israeli troops leave the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border in southern Israel.

5 Reasons the Israel-Palestine Conflict Won’t End Anytime Soon

Extremists, lobbyists, meddling outsiders, and deeper structural problems mean that the issue is likely to remain unresolved.

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sit beside each other in brocade chairs in an ornate meeting room with several patterned rugs and engraved wall details. Both men are dressed formally as they pose for a camera during a meeting in Jeddah.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sit beside each other in brocade chairs in an ornate meeting room with several patterned rugs and engraved wall details. Both men are dressed formally as they pose for a camera during a meeting in Jeddah.

Does Biden Have a Middle East Peace Plan? Sort of.

The U.S. hopes to revive the Saudi option, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle.

U.S. President Joe Biden (L) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden (L) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023.

It’s Not Too Late for Biden to Restrain Israel

Israeli officials are openly discussing ethnic cleansing. The world must say no.

A child wearing flip-flops walks across the dusty ground amid dozens of makeshift tents at a refugee settlement in Tina, Sudan.
A child wearing flip-flops walks across the dusty ground amid dozens of makeshift tents at a refugee settlement in Tina, Sudan.

Europe Is Making Sudan’s Refugee Crisis Worse

Faced with an indisputable emergency, the EU is erecting new barriers and ignoring its asylum obligations.

A container ship moves out of Cape Town commercial harbor.
A container ship moves out of Cape Town commercial harbor.

Red Sea Shipping Takes Another Blow From Iran

Longer and costlier routes are becoming the norm.

A man stands with a water bottle in the sun during a heat wave in Algiers, Algeria, on July 18, 2023.
A man stands with a water bottle in the sun during a heat wave in Algiers, Algeria, on July 18, 2023.

The Death of the 1.5 Degree Climate Target

The current path of climate policy is at a dead end—a welcome opportunity to rethink.

Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank close to the front near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on Dec. 13, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank close to the front near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on Dec. 13, 2023.

­­Ukraine Has a Pathway to Victory

Why the new conventional wisdom that the war is a stalemate favoring Russia is wrong.

The cover of Benedict Arnold's Imagined Communities.
The cover of Benedict Arnold's Imagined Communities.

The Greatest Book on Nationalism Keeps Being Misread

“Imagined Communities” is far weirder than you remember.

Dozens of people carrying socialist signs with workers rights messages march in New York on May 1, 2018.
Dozens of people carrying socialist signs with workers rights messages march in New York on May 1, 2018.

Socialism Doesn’t Win American Elections

There’s no magic fix for Democrats at the ballot box.

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