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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow.

The Dangerous Loophole in Western Sanctions on Russia

Putin’s weaponry runs on advanced electronic components obtained from a hidden international market.

Argument
Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Michal Wyrebkowski
People sit on stairs outside a popular bar at night in Istanbul, Turkey.
People sit on stairs outside a popular bar at night in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turks Are Running Out of Cash—and Patience

Erdogan’s economic gambles created an inflation mess. Can his U-turn fix what’s broken? 

Dispatch
Stefanie Glinski
People's Liberation Army soldiers assemble during military training in Kashgar, Xinjiang region, China.
People's Liberation Army soldiers assemble during military training in Kashgar, Xinjiang region, China.

China Prefers Guns to Butter

As the economy declines, the CCP leans heavily on the army.

Argument
Jacqueline N. Deal, Michael Mort
Armenian soldiers patrol at a checkpoint after a Russian-brokered ceasefire ended a six-week conflict with Azerbaijan, near a demarcation line outside Askeran in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region on Nov. 21, 2020.
Armenian soldiers patrol at a checkpoint after a Russian-brokered ceasefire ended a six-week conflict with Azerbaijan, near a demarcation line outside Askeran in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region on Nov. 21, 2020.

Putin Faces Geopolitical Setback in South Caucasus

Armenia turns toward West after accusing Russia of failing as a partner.

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer
A woman sits in a folding chair and rests her head face-down on a folding table.
A woman sits in a folding chair and rests her head face-down on a folding table.

China’s Youth Are Increasingly Grim About Their Future

“We are competing with each other in what has become a pure rat race.”

Analysis
Howard W. French
A sign in the shape of the map of Ukraine in the blue and yellow colors of the flag with the inscription "Heroes do not die" in Cyrillic rests on the grave of a fallen soldier at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine. A cross made of sticks and greenery and lanterns frame the scene.
A sign in the shape of the map of Ukraine in the blue and yellow colors of the flag with the inscription "Heroes do not die" in Cyrillic rests on the grave of a fallen soldier at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine. A cross made of sticks and greenery and lanterns frame the scene.

The Washington Whiz Kids Mapping the War in Ukraine

How the Institute For the Study of War became the media’s go-to source for tracking the Russian invasion.

Report
Amy Mackinnon
A worker makes repairs on the roof of a pedestrian underpass in Beijing on July 22.
A worker makes repairs on the roof of a pedestrian underpass in Beijing on July 22.

Xi Prepares to Eat Economic Bitterness

To withstand threats from China’s economic troubles, Xi stays focused on security.

Analysis
Craig Singleton
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Deadly Russian Missile Strike Clouds Blinken’s Kyiv Visit

The secretary of state’s trip was meant to signal continued U.S. support for Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A pedestrian walks past a G-20 summit logo along a street in New Delhi.
A pedestrian walks past a G-20 summit logo along a street in New Delhi.

Will India’s G-20 Summit Succeed?

New Delhi’s global clout and Modi’s personal brand are riding on the annual meeting, but consensus may prove elusive.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
Activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Jan. 29, 2021.
Activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Jan. 29, 2021.

With Nuclear Threats, Putin Plays the West Like a Fiddle

It’s time for Washington to see through the Kremlin’s mind games.

Argument
David R. Shedd, Ivana Stradner
A man with gray hair and glasses looks down at his cell phone as he sits in a chair in front of a storefront crowded with shelves of cables, motorized saws, and other hardware-type supplies.
A man with gray hair and glasses looks down at his cell phone as he sits in a chair in front of a storefront crowded with shelves of cables, motorized saws, and other hardware-type supplies.

Xi’s Policies Have Shortened the Fuse on China’s Economic Time Bomb

Policy mistakes have mired the country in “Xi-flation.”

Argument
Zongyuan Zoe Liu
A man wearing a helmet and standing next to a parked moped holds a cell phone in his hands as he takes a photo of a wall next to the sidewalk. The wall is painted red and illustrated with the portrait of a candidate in the Maldives' upcoming presidential election, along with a hashtag reading "Free President Yameen."
A man wearing a helmet and standing next to a parked moped holds a cell phone in his hands as he takes a photo of a wall next to the sidewalk. The wall is painted red and illustrated with the portrait of a candidate in the Maldives' upcoming presidential election, along with a hashtag reading "Free President Yameen."

Maldives’ Months-Old Party Hopes to Shatter Establishment Grip

Elections might reshape a political landscape marked by corruption and violence.

Report
Bibek Bhandari
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a Quad event in Tokyo on May 24, 2022.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a Quad event in Tokyo on May 24, 2022.

Never Say Never to an Asian NATO

A collective security bloc suddenly looks more plausible—never mind the denials.

Argument
Michael J. Green
Infantry soldiers following a British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) training excercise at the Loldaiga conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya, on Nov. 14, 2022.
Infantry soldiers following a British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) training excercise at the Loldaiga conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya, on Nov. 14, 2022.

A Challenge to British Impunity in Kenya

A parliamentary inquiry into an alleged 2012 murder by British soldiers is causing a diplomatic crisis for the U.K. government.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks on the last day of the 2023 BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks on the last day of the 2023 BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Xi Jinping Will Be a G-20 No-Show

The Chinese leader’s absence from the summit in New Delhi raises questions about political affairs in Beijing.

China Brief
James Palmer
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