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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.

Review
Stan Veuger
The book cover of Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy.
The book cover of Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy.

What It’s Actually Like Being a Woman in the CIA

Ex-spy Valerie Plame on the “secret history” of women in the agency. This article has an audio recording

Review
Valerie Plame
An Israeli soldier in camouflage fatigues, with a rifle and helmet, walks out of the round entrance to a tunnel in Gaza. The diameter of the entrance is about as wide as the man is tall, and the sandy ground beneath his feet is covered in footprints and rubble and scattered with metal grates and other scrap material.
An Israeli soldier in camouflage fatigues, with a rifle and helmet, walks out of the round entrance to a tunnel in Gaza. The diameter of the entrance is about as wide as the man is tall, and the sandy ground beneath his feet is covered in footprints and rubble and scattered with metal grates and other scrap material.

Is Israel Winning the War on the Tunnels in Gaza?

Destroying Hamas’s underground network has been slow and cumbersome.

Analysis
Daphné Richemond-Barak
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands.

Israel Outlines Next Phase of Hamas War, Plans for Gaza’s Future

Israel’s Defense Ministry said the Palestinian Authority will not be given control of Gaza.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, waring a suit and blue tie, salutes a crowd. The back of a person is seen holding up a phone to take a photo in the foreground.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, waring a suit and blue tie, salutes a crowd. The back of a person is seen holding up a phone to take a photo in the foreground.

What if Trump Wins and Other Vexing Questions for the Year Ahead

How upcoming elections in key countries could change geopolitics.

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A poster of Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, hangs amid the ruins of damaged buildings in Shiromaru, Japan, on Jan. 5, following an earthquake on New Year’s Day.
A poster of Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, hangs amid the ruins of damaged buildings in Shiromaru, Japan, on Jan. 5, following an earthquake on New Year’s Day.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Dec. 30: Russia pummels Ukraine, Argentina’s Milei meets with international lenders, and opposition leaders in Pakistan and Senegal face new setbacks.

Quiz
Drew Gorman
As two out of focus Palestinian flags wave in the foreground, in the background, a protester stands on the head of a bronze statue of Neptune on top of a fountain on a cloudy day. The protester waves another Palestinian flag and shouts as he leans back agains the statue's trident. Other demonstrators have climbed to rest on lower parts of the statue.
As two out of focus Palestinian flags wave in the foreground, in the background, a protester stands on the head of a bronze statue of Neptune on top of a fountain on a cloudy day. The protester waves another Palestinian flag and shouts as he leans back agains the statue's trident. Other demonstrators have climbed to rest on lower parts of the statue.

How the Gaza War Could Shape Global Politics in 2024

From India to Germany to the United States, debate over the war could have real electoral consequences. This article has an audio recording

Explainer
Amy Mackinnon
A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the Galaxy cargo ship, seized by Houthi fighters, docked in a port on the Red Sea in the Yemeni province of Hodeida, on Nov. 22, 2023.
A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the Galaxy cargo ship, seized by Houthi fighters, docked in a port on the Red Sea in the Yemeni province of Hodeida, on Nov. 22, 2023.

Has the United States Given Up on Protecting Global Trade?

The Biden administration has been curiously silent on the gravest threat in the Middle East: attacks on global shipping.

It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia on Sept. 4, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia on Sept. 4, 2023.

The United States Needs to Play Hardball With Turkey

A tough stance toward Ankara is the only way to defend U.S. regional interests and stop Erdogan’s mercurial and manipulative policies.

Argument
Eric S. Edelman, Sinan Ciddi
Indigenous supporters of the now-demobilized Zapatista Army of National Liberation guerrilla group take part in the preparations to mark the 30th anniversary of their first armed uprising against the Mexican government on Jan. 1, 1994, in the autonomous community of Caracol Dolores in Ocosingo, Mexico, on Dec. 31, 2023.
Indigenous supporters of the now-demobilized Zapatista Army of National Liberation guerrilla group take part in the preparations to mark the 30th anniversary of their first armed uprising against the Mexican government on Jan. 1, 1994, in the autonomous community of Caracol Dolores in Ocosingo, Mexico, on Dec. 31, 2023.

North Americanism Turns 30

NAFTA and USMCA have dramatically reshaped Mexico.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Children and women run among a cloud of dust in Ethiopia
Children and women run among a cloud of dust in Ethiopia

The World’s Biggest Risks for 2024 Are More Than Trump

A sober assessment is needed in a bleak time.

Analysis
Robert A. Manning, Mathew Burrows
An Iraqi paramilitary member attends a funeral for one of the group’s killed members in Baghdad.
An Iraqi paramilitary member attends a funeral for one of the group’s killed members in Baghdad.

U.S. Airstrike Kills Iran-Backed Militants in Iraq

The assault on Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba is the third high-profile attack in the Middle East this week.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A man takes a photo of the BYD E-Seed GT electric concept car at the Shanghai Auto Show.
A man takes a photo of the BYD E-Seed GT electric concept car at the Shanghai Auto Show.

A Chinese EV Company Has Taken Tesla’s Crown

Beijing has gone “all in” on electric cars—rattling Washington and Brussels.

Analysis
Rishi Iyengar, Christina Lu
Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries are pictured on an open field in Zamosc, Poland.
Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries are pictured on an open field in Zamosc, Poland.

NATO Scrambles to Reload Ukraine’s Air Defense

With U.S. military aid to Ukraine frozen, Europe is ramping up support.

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
A woman wearing winter clothes and a reflective orange vest smiles as she hands a piece of rubble to another woman. Other volunteers stand around them as they help to clear rubble as snowflakes fall around them.
A woman wearing winter clothes and a reflective orange vest smiles as she hands a piece of rubble to another woman. Other volunteers stand around them as they help to clear rubble as snowflakes fall around them.

The Ukraine War May Be Decided at the Ballot Box

Political and economic changes in 2024 could weaken Kyiv’s struggle.

Argument
Eugene Chausovsky
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