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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
Individuals gather in Paris for a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people.
Individuals gather in Paris for a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people.

The Israel-Hamas War Is Dividing Europe’s Left

A political hot potato singes progressives across the continent.

Report
Michele Barbero
Israeli volunteers tend to plants in a greenhouse growing tomatoes in Moshav Sde Nitzan, in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip, on October 25, 2023.
Israeli volunteers tend to plants in a greenhouse growing tomatoes in Moshav Sde Nitzan, in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip, on October 25, 2023.

Israel’s Wartime Economy Can’t Hold Up Forever

The country’s massive military mobilization has created serious economic strain.

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry shake hands.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry shake hands.

Blinken’s Whirlwind Shuttle Diplomacy Weekend

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues to butt heads with key regional leaders on calls for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Pictured sitting at a table from left to right are Finnish Navy commander Toni Joutsia; Markus Paljakka, the lieutenant commander of the Finnish Border Guard; Risto Lohi, the detective inspector of Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and Robin Lardot, the head of the NBI. Above them hang screens with pictures of a Hong Kong-registered ship thought to have intentionally damaged the Balticconnector pipeline.
Pictured sitting at a table from left to right are Finnish Navy commander Toni Joutsia; Markus Paljakka, the lieutenant commander of the Finnish Border Guard; Risto Lohi, the detective inspector of Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and Robin Lardot, the head of the NBI. Above them hang screens with pictures of a Hong Kong-registered ship thought to have intentionally damaged the Balticconnector pipeline.

A Pipeline Mystery Has a $53 Million Solution

Who sabotaged Finnish infrastructure—and was it war or not?

Argument
Elisabeth Braw
A man is seen from behind as he leans in to examine a glass case at an exhibit hall dedicated to a retired atomic bomb base in Tibet. The case includes photos and walls of text, and it is flanked on either side by two sculptures of mushroom clouds. The entire room is lit by dim, red-tinted light.
A man is seen from behind as he leans in to examine a glass case at an exhibit hall dedicated to a retired atomic bomb base in Tibet. The case includes photos and walls of text, and it is flanked on either side by two sculptures of mushroom clouds. The entire room is lit by dim, red-tinted light.

It’s Time to Talk About No First Use

Long a nonstarter in Washington, it may now be the best source of common ground with Beijing.

Argument
Tong Zhao
Two armed and masked militants of the Islamic Jihad Movement are seen inside a tunnel underneath Gaza City.
Two armed and masked militants of the Islamic Jihad Movement are seen inside a tunnel underneath Gaza City.

Hamas and the New Lessons of Irregular Warfare

Military strategies need urgent revisions to counter—and learn from—fast-evolving irregular threats.

Analysis
Varsha Koduvayur, Peter Chin
A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star.
A photo collage illustration shows Russian President Vladamir Putin walking with a shadow cast before him on a red field. In front of him is the crown of a Russian tsar and a Soviet-era statue with hammer, sickle, and star.

The Inevitable Fall of Putin’s New Russian Empire

What history tells us about collapsed empires trying to restore their former possessions.

Analysis
Alexander J. Motyl
An illustration of an ominous gas mask on a green background with programming code replacing the eyes
An illustration of an ominous gas mask on a green background with programming code replacing the eyes

Can Chatbots Help You Build a Bioweapon?

Artificial intelligence can help users engineer pathogens—but that’s not the real danger.

Argument
Steph Batalis
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wearing a suit and tie, is seen in profile against a black and white striped background.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wearing a suit and tie, is seen in profile against a black and white striped background.

Elon Musk Is the Messy Hero of Our Messy Age

For better and worse, he represents how change happens in our current society.

Review
Zachary Karabell
Rubble cleared in Gaza after Israeli airstrike in Israel-Hamas war.
Rubble cleared in Gaza after Israeli airstrike in Israel-Hamas war.

Can Our Leaders Avoid the Terrorism Trap?

For Israel and Palestine, the only way to break the cycle of violence is to understand the difference between justice and vengeance.

Argument
Yousef Munayyer
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