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This War Is Wrought With Historical Trauma

For both Israelis and Palestinians, the past 10 days have evoked memories of their worst suffering.

Analysis
Daniel Seidemann
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama walks alongside former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2010.
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama walks alongside former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2010.

America Is a Root Cause of Israel and Palestine’s Latest War

How 30 years of U.S. policy ended in disaster.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus arrives at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 22, 2015.
Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus arrives at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 22, 2015.

David Petraeus: Why 9/11 Is a Cautionary Tale for Israel

The retired U.S. general and former CIA director on lessons from the war on terrorism and why military action is necessary—but not sufficient.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
Italian soldiers serving in a NATO-led international peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) patrol near a road barricade set up in the divided town of Mitrovica on Dec. 29, 2022.
Italian soldiers serving in a NATO-led international peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) patrol near a road barricade set up in the divided town of Mitrovica on Dec. 29, 2022.

The EU Has Failed in Serbia and Kosovo

As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.

Argument
Aleks Eror
A Lebanese woman protester walks draped in a national flag along the Fuad Chehab avenue, near the Martyrs' Square, in the centre of the capital Beirut on October 29, 2019 on the 13th day of anti-government protests.
A Lebanese woman protester walks draped in a national flag along the Fuad Chehab avenue, near the Martyrs' Square, in the centre of the capital Beirut on October 29, 2019 on the 13th day of anti-government protests.

Lebanon Knows It Is on the Edge of the Abyss

The war in Gaza could soon spread to a country that can’t afford it in any way.

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
Aid convoy trucks are seen waiting to cross at Gaza's Rafah border on Oct. 17, 2023 in North Sinai, Egypt.
Aid convoy trucks are seen waiting to cross at Gaza's Rafah border on Oct. 17, 2023 in North Sinai, Egypt.

Why Egypt Won’t Open Its Border With Gaza

Concerns about a refugee crisis, financial strains, permanent displacement, and possible militancy in Sinai worry leaders in Cairo.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Palestinians stand next to a crater in southern Gaza.
Palestinians stand next to a crater in southern Gaza.

Deadly Gaza Hospital Bombing Kills Hundreds

Hamas blames Israel, but the Israeli military says it was a failed rocket launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) fires a missile into the East Sea during a joint South Korea-U.S. missile on July 29, 2017.
A U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) fires a missile into the East Sea during a joint South Korea-U.S. missile on July 29, 2017.

Ukraine Targets Russia With Secret New Supply of U.S. Weapons

Kyiv scores hits with long-awaited ATACMS system.

Report
Jack Detsch
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks closely in front of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in front of a group of Chinese soldiers wearing formal uniforms. Both officials wear dark suits and look down at something out of view.
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks closely in front of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in front of a group of Chinese soldiers wearing formal uniforms. Both officials wear dark suits and look down at something out of view.

The Israel-Hamas War Is Testing China’s Diplomatic Strategy

Beijing’s “pro-Palestinian neutrality” could help in mediating the conflict.

Report
Lili Pike
People walk along Shanghai's Bund waterfront with skyscrapers of the Lujiazui financial district in the background.
People walk along Shanghai's Bund waterfront with skyscrapers of the Lujiazui financial district in the background.

Maybe China’s Economy Isn’t So Doomed

As Beijing struggles with a downturn, some experts make a brighter case.

Analysis
Bob Davis
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in Jerusalem.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in Jerusalem.

What Putin Stands to Gain From Israel-Hamas War

Conflict in the Middle East comes as a long-awaited distraction from Ukraine.

Analysis
Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani following their meeting in Qatar’s capital city of Doha on Oct. 13.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) shakes hands with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani following their meeting in Qatar’s capital city of Doha on Oct. 13.

Why the U.S. Tolerates Qatar’s Hamas Ties

Washington’s conflicting views of Qatar reflect the constraints of U.S.-Middle East policy.

Analysis
Steven A. Cook
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an older man with white hair and wearing a black collared shirt, frowns slightly as he looks up during a press conference. An Israeli flag is partially visible behind him.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an older man with white hair and wearing a black collared shirt, frowns slightly as he looks up during a press conference. An Israeli flag is partially visible behind him.

Netanyahu Hasn’t Just Lost His Credibility on Security

The prime minister’s image has long depended on keeping Israelis safe and promoting economic growth. Polls show he’s in trouble.

Analysis
David E. Rosenberg
A man opposing the government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo faces the police during a demonstration to demand his resignation in Lima, on November 5, 2022.
A man opposing the government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo faces the police during a demonstration to demand his resignation in Lima, on November 5, 2022.

Latin America’s Tradition of Protest Is Under Threat

Peru's security forces killed dozens of protesters—and potentially the region's political culture along with them.

Argument
Benjamin N. Gedan
White swans walk on a frozen lake as steam and smoke rises from the Belchatow Power Station in the background on February 23, 2021 in Rogowiec, Poland.
White swans walk on a frozen lake as steam and smoke rises from the Belchatow Power Station in the background on February 23, 2021 in Rogowiec, Poland.

Poland Is Dreaming of Becoming a Nuclear Power

The country's new government has fanciful plans for energy production.

Analysis
Paul Hockenos
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