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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
A mortar round flies past an Israeli flag waving atop an Israeli armored vehicle from a position along the border in southern Israel.
A mortar round flies past an Israeli flag waving atop an Israeli armored vehicle from a position along the border in southern Israel.

The 6 Lessons Israel Should Not Learn From Hamas’s Attack

Drawing the wrong conclusions from Oct. 7 would make the region less secure.

Analysis
Daniel Byman
U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Marine One in New York City.
U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Marine One in New York City.

Biden Thought 2023 Was Bad

The U.S. president’s challenges this year won’t stop at the waterfront.

Roundup
Christina Lu, Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon, Rishi Iyengar
Two Javelin anti-tank missiles stand upright on a platform in front of a blue backdrop on a stage where U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech. Three American flags hang next to the missiles, flanked by a column of sound speakers.
Two Javelin anti-tank missiles stand upright on a platform in front of a blue backdrop on a stage where U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech. Three American flags hang next to the missiles, flanked by a column of sound speakers.

The Pentagon is Trying to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy

It’s not just one war or two. How do you fight three at once?

Report
Jack Detsch
Destroyed cars are seen where two explosions killed civilians in Iran.
Destroyed cars are seen where two explosions killed civilians in Iran.

Blasts Kill Dozens in Iran at Suleimani Memorial

The explosions escalate regional tensions just one day after a senior Hamas commander was killed in Beirut.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
People walk past election posters in a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
People walk past election posters in a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s All-but-Certain Election

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party are nearly guaranteed to win on Sunday. The rest of the region may welcome the result.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 4, 2023.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 4, 2023.

Where Europe-South America Relations Go From Here

By abandoning the EU-Mercosur deal, both continents missed a historic opportunity to adapt to a more unstable world.

Analysis
Oliver Stuenkel
A man in a blue shirt stands behind a banner with an image of the U.S. flag.
A man in a blue shirt stands behind a banner with an image of the U.S. flag.

Red States Don’t Want Chinese Neighbors

Post-9/11 security justifications are being used to pass new Chinese Exclusion Acts.

Analysis
Josef Burton, Christopher Richardson
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa attends the Business Forum at Lancaster House on Nov. 23, 2022 in London.
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa attends the Business Forum at Lancaster House on Nov. 23, 2022 in London.

What to Watch in Africa in 2024

Elections in South Africa, Senegal, and Ghana could reshape many of the continent’s long-standing democracies.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
An illustration shows echoing overlapping images of U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
An illustration shows echoing overlapping images of U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World

Potential effects on the U.S. commitment to multilateralism, climate change, Taiwan, and more. This article has an audio recording

Essay
Leslie Vinjamuri
An illustration shows a male candidate at a podium with digital wireframe over his face and warning signs floating around his head.
An illustration shows a male candidate at a podium with digital wireframe over his face and warning signs floating around his head.

What AI Will Do to Elections

Depleted tech platforms, AI-enabled misinformation, and more than 50 countries voting in 2024. What could go wrong? This article has an audio recording

Report
Rishi Iyengar
An illustration shows a row of clenched fists holding the national flags of the U.K., the U.S., Bangladesh, South Africa, and India for a story about nationalism in elections.
An illustration shows a row of clenched fists holding the national flags of the U.K., the U.S., Bangladesh, South Africa, and India for a story about nationalism in elections.

The Specter of Nationalism

Identity politics has always influenced elections. In 2024, it will pose a serious threat to liberalism—and to democracy itself. This article has an audio recording

Essay
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
An illustration shows the back of a candidate at a podium on a stage. In front of him is a sea of people in the audience, faces all illuminated as they look down at thair phones.
An illustration shows the back of a candidate at a podium on a stage. In front of him is a sea of people in the audience, faces all illuminated as they look down at thair phones.

The Myth of Social Media and Populism

Why the moral panic is misplaced. This article has an audio recording

Essay
Jan-Werner Müller
People eat at a restaurant as a screen broadcasts Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Year's speech in Beijing.
People eat at a restaurant as a screen broadcasts Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Year's speech in Beijing.

China Closed 2023 With a Military Purge

Nine top generals were removed from Beijing’s rubber-stamp parliament last Friday.

China Brief
James Palmer
People gather at the site of an alleged Israeli strike in Beirut.
People gather at the site of an alleged Israeli strike in Beirut.

Israel Targets Senior Hamas Leaders in Lebanon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubles down on destroying Hamas amid his own political battles.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
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