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Four women holding guns sit and stand in in a stone-walled shelter.
Four women holding guns sit and stand in in a stone-walled shelter.

The Secret Newspapers That Helped Defeat Fascism

The women behind Italy’s underground press during World War II offer important lessons for democracies today.

Excerpt
Suzanne Cope
President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves as he speaks to a crowd in Chicago.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves as he speaks to a crowd in Chicago.

How FDR Invented National Security

A presidential speech in 1937 marked an unexpected turn in U.S. strategic thought.

Excerpt
Andrew Preston
Two people stand in front of a crowd as they hold up signs at a rally in support of international students on the Harvard University campus. One woman wears a tube top and holds a sign above her head reading: "Harvard is NOT Harvard WITHOUT International Students." Another person, wearing glasses, holds a sign reading: "We stand with international students."
Two people stand in front of a crowd as they hold up signs at a rally in support of international students on the Harvard University campus. One woman wears a tube top and holds a sign above her head reading: "Harvard is NOT Harvard WITHOUT International Students." Another person, wearing glasses, holds a sign reading: "We stand with international students."

Who Pays the Price in Trump’s Crusade Against Universities?

International students have pumped billions of dollars into the U.S. economy.

Infographic
Christina Lu
Employees of Mexico's judiciary take part in a protest against the judicial reform proposed by the government in Mexico City on Sept. 10, 2024.
Employees of Mexico's judiciary take part in a protest against the judicial reform proposed by the government in Mexico City on Sept. 10, 2024.

Mexico Is About to Start Electing Judges. That’s Undemocratic.

The controversial reform will only entrench the ruling party’s power, not bring justice.

Argument
Emiliano Polo
Jennifer Simons, the leader of Suriname's National Democratic Party (NDP), attends a rally in the capital Paramaribo on May 23.
Jennifer Simons, the leader of Suriname's National Democratic Party (NDP), attends a rally in the capital Paramaribo on May 23.

Suriname’s Growing Clout

The Caribbean nation now helms a key regional forum and is on the cusp of an oil boom.

Latin America Brief
Catherine Osborn
Commuters await transport near a billboard featuring Pakistan's Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, along a street in Rawalpindi on May 14, 2025.
Commuters await transport near a billboard featuring Pakistan's Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, along a street in Rawalpindi on May 14, 2025.

Pakistan’s Military Leader Thinks Differently

The military chief’s unprecedented approach to policy has made him hugely popular.

Analysis
Anchal Vohra
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a House subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on May 21.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a House subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on May 21.

Is the NSC Dead?

Trump guts the Biden administration’s most powerful foreign-policy advisory body.

Situation Report
Rishi Iyengar, John Haltiwanger
Houses in an Israeli settlement are seen in the West Bank.
Houses in an Israeli settlement are seen in the West Bank.

Israel Approves New West Bank Settlements

Such outposts in the occupied territory are considered illegal under international law.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
An activist o holds a banner reading "Hitler kaputt" with portraits of leaders of the Motherland (Rodina) party Dmitry Rogozin (L), Liberal-Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky (2nd L), Adolf Hitler and Eurasia Party leader Aleksandr Dugin (R) during an anti-fascism protest in Moscow, Nov 20, 2005.
An activist o holds a banner reading "Hitler kaputt" with portraits of leaders of the Motherland (Rodina) party Dmitry Rogozin (L), Liberal-Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky (2nd L), Adolf Hitler and Eurasia Party leader Aleksandr Dugin (R) during an anti-fascism protest in Moscow, Nov 20, 2005.

American Far-Right Views Are Welcome in China

Racists in the United States and Chinese nationalists share common ground.

Argument
Maya Wang, Mason Wong
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9.

Why Does Russia Propose Cease-Fires It Won’t Uphold?

Kremlin rhetoric aims to shape narratives at home and abroad.

Analysis
Tetiana Kotelnykova
A worker rests on top of stacks of food aid in a storage tent in Burundi.
A worker rests on top of stacks of food aid in a storage tent in Burundi.

‘Trade, Not Aid’ Rings More Hollow Than Ever

As global trade fractures, it’s time to retire one of development’s most persistent—and misleading—slogans.

Argument
Rod Thompson
Trump holds up a government report titled "Foreign Trade Barriers."
Trump holds up a government report titled "Foreign Trade Barriers."

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Get Struck Down in Court

But the administration has other ways to build protectionist walls that are less vulnerable to legal challenges.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the U.N. Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the U.N. Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2019.

The Realist Case for Global Rules

You don’t need to be an idealist to be worried about Donald Trump’s approach to global order. This article has an audio recording

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
A supporter of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds India's national flag in Srinagar on July 25, 2022.
A supporter of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds India's national flag in Srinagar on July 25, 2022.

Can India Finally Grab Its Trade Moment?

Amid a renewed debate on protectionism, the world’s most populous country remains a tariff outlier.

Argument
Sanjay Kathuria
Donald Trump wears a red hat and points his finger.
Donald Trump wears a red hat and points his finger.

Actually, Trump Has a Coherent Vision

What seems like chaos is in fact a unified plan to reshape the United States.

Argument
Thomas Carothers
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