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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.

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.

U.S. Policy Shouldn’t Depend on Chinese Weakness
America is obsessed with diagnosing its rival’s future.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

It’s Not Too Late for Biden to Restrain Israel
Israeli officials are openly discussing ethnic cleansing. The world must say no.

Europe Is Making Sudan’s Refugee Crisis Worse
Faced with an indisputable emergency, the EU is erecting new barriers and ignoring its asylum obligations.

Red Sea Shipping Takes Another Blow From Iran
Longer and costlier routes are becoming the norm.

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.

Ukraine Has a Pathway to Victory
Why the new conventional wisdom that the war is a stalemate favoring Russia is wrong.

The Greatest Book on Nationalism Keeps Being Misread
“Imagined Communities” is far weirder than you remember.

Socialism Doesn’t Win American Elections
There’s no magic fix for Democrats at the ballot box.