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Two men are seen from behind as they harvest gum arabic from a tree. One man in a long white robe and head covering pokes the branches with a long stick; the other crouches in the shade of the tree with a small bowl raised to catch the gum arabic as it falls. The sun hangs in the blue sky overhead; in the distance is open savanna.
Two men are seen from behind as they harvest gum arabic from a tree. One man in a long white robe and head covering pokes the branches with a long stick; the other crouches in the shade of the tree with a small bowl raised to catch the gum arabic as it falls. The sun hangs in the blue sky overhead; in the distance is open savanna.

Sudan, Congo, and You

From soda to sports, global consumers are implicated in Africa’s most deadly conflicts. This also creates an avenue for change.

Argument
John Prendergast
A black smoke plume billows from a stack on an oil tanker at sea.
A black smoke plume billows from a stack on an oil tanker at sea.

Europe and the U.S. Still Haven’t Choked Off Russia’s Energy Riches

The Russian economy may be wobbly, but it is still funding a deadly war with oil and gas sales.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9.
Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9.

Trump Has a Cluster-Bomb Approach to Policy

The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.

Argument
Howard W. French
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 13, 2023.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 13, 2023.

Europe Has Found Its True Language

The State of the Union has become a yearly ritual that breathes life into the EU.

Argument
Caroline de Gruyter
A black SUV is seen in the foreground as smoke billows from behind buildings in the background.
A black SUV is seen in the foreground as smoke billows from behind buildings in the background.

Israel Escalates War Against Hamas With Doha Strike

Qatar decried the strike as a violation of international law.

Report
John Haltiwanger
Demonstrators hold a banner calling for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
Demonstrators hold a banner calling for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.

How the Movement to ‘Free D.C.’ Became a Civil Rights Struggle

Washington has long existed in a constitutional gray zone unlike those of other comparable democracies.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
Plume of smoke rise into a blue sky following an explosion from a row of low and midrise buildings, several with industrial smokestacks, several without. A road a the bottom of the image heads toward the town, with a car and a person on a motorbike heading in that direction.
Plume of smoke rise into a blue sky following an explosion from a row of low and midrise buildings, several with industrial smokestacks, several without. A road a the bottom of the image heads toward the town, with a car and a person on a motorbike heading in that direction.

Ankara’s New Syrian Headache

Toppling Assad didn’t solve Turkey’s problems—it made them worse.

Analysis
Gonul Tol
On an ocean shore, a security boat is seen offshore. A man stands on rocks at the shore looking out at the water, one arm raised to shade his face. The sky above the sea is gray and hazy.
On an ocean shore, a security boat is seen offshore. A man stands on rocks at the shore looking out at the water, one arm raised to shade his face. The sky above the sea is gray and hazy.

Trump’s Speedboat Attack Crossed All the Lines

The killing of 11 people went beyond any strike in the war on terror.

Argument
Nicholas Grossman
A statue of a green hand grasping a map of Somaliland stands in front of a building site by the side of a road with a few men gathered around it.
A statue of a green hand grasping a map of Somaliland stands in front of a building site by the side of a road with a few men gathered around it.

Stop Trying to Make Somaliland Happen

The United States should not legitimize another fragile rupture in an unsettled region.

Argument
Ahmed Cadde
French Prime Minister François Bayrou walks down a set of stairs after delivering his general policy statement during a confidence vote in Paris’s National Assembly.
French Prime Minister François Bayrou walks down a set of stairs after delivering his general policy statement during a confidence vote in Paris’s National Assembly.

France Descends Toward Another Government Collapse

François Bayrou loses a confidence vote, becoming Paris’s fourth failed prime minister in less than two years.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Three members of the National Guard are seen from behind as they stand in front of Washington's Reflecting Pool at dusk, the sky and the water lit up orange with the sunset. The Lincoln Memorial stands at the shore across the water. All three guard members wear green camouflage uniforms, matching hats, and bulletproof vests that say "National Guard" on their backs.
Three members of the National Guard are seen from behind as they stand in front of Washington's Reflecting Pool at dusk, the sky and the water lit up orange with the sunset. The Lincoln Memorial stands at the shore across the water. All three guard members wear green camouflage uniforms, matching hats, and bulletproof vests that say "National Guard" on their backs.

Trump’s War on Crime Is a War on Democracy

Democrats should fight back against the president’s militarization of law enforcement before it’s too late.

Shadow Government
Matthew Duss, Harrison Mann
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place du Trocadero on July 26, 2024 in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place du Trocadero on July 26, 2024 in Paris.

Is It Time for Emmanuel Macron to Resign?

French politics has been plunged into utter dysfunction, with no clear way out.

Analysis
Arthur Goldhammer
An illustration shows a stock ticker encircling and squeezing a globe.
An illustration shows a stock ticker encircling and squeezing a globe.

How Big Finance Ate Foreign Aid

Investors have drained the global south in pursuit of aggressive profit maximization.

Essay
Daniela Gabor
A child walks across a dirt road carrying a canister of water.
A child walks across a dirt road carrying a canister of water.

Why the World Turned on NGOs

From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.

Essay
Suparna Chaudhry
A collage illustration with a portrait of Albert Hirshman overlaid with cross sections of the globe and his name.
A collage illustration with a portrait of Albert Hirshman overlaid with cross sections of the globe and his name.

The Development Economist Who Wasn’t

Once dismissed from the field he helped found, Albert O. Hirschman feels newly relevant.

Essay
Daniel W. Drezner
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