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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington.

The U.S. Is Inching Toward Regime Change in Venezuela

The Trump administration’s Latin America policy is more hawkish than many realize.

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024.

How to Make Snapback a Success

The clock is ticking for a new nuclear deal with Iran. This article has an audio recording

Rows of soldiers in fatigues and red berets in front of an old building.
Rows of soldiers in fatigues and red berets in front of an old building.

Who Will Wield All Those Shiny New Weapons?

As defense spending rises and production ramps up, allied armies struggle to fill the ranks.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.

Modi, Lee, and Trump’s Nobel Prize Obsession

What India’s and South Korea’s dealings with Washington tell us about real and imagined U.S. peace initiatives in Asia.

This photograph shows the newly-inaugurated bronze statue in the likeness of the late Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin erected in Bangui, Central African Republic on Dec. 3, 2024.
This photograph shows the newly-inaugurated bronze statue in the likeness of the late Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin erected in Bangui, Central African Republic on Dec. 3, 2024.

Prigozhin’s Ghost Haunts Africa Corps

The Wagner Group is no more but Moscow is peddling the same false promises. This article has an audio recording

A person holds up a beaded pin with the symbol of a red ribbon on it.
A person holds up a beaded pin with the symbol of a red ribbon on it.

What Caused Botswana’s Public Health Emergency?

The declaration comes amid a downturn in the diamond market and U.S. foreign aid cuts.

Large vehicles with cone-shaped missiles atop them roll through a square. A large crowd of soldiers and a military band standing in neatly organized rows are seen in the distance.
Large vehicles with cone-shaped missiles atop them roll through a square. A large crowd of soldiers and a military band standing in neatly organized rows are seen in the distance.

China’s Military Is Now Leading

Wednesday’s parade proved the regional military balance has irrevocably changed. This article has an audio recording

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) in Beijing.

Xi’s New World Order

By touting Beijing’s military and diplomatic might, Chinese President Xi Jinping hopes to shift away from the U.S.-led global system.

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Putin Pays Homage at Xi’s Summit

Beijing is rapidly eclipsing Moscow’s role in Central Asia.

Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a protest against a planned visit of a U.S. envoy to south Lebanon.
Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a protest against a planned visit of a U.S. envoy to south Lebanon.

Washington Has One Chance to Help Disarm Hezbollah

As Lebanon moves to confront the country’s most dangerous militia, U.S. support will be vital.

A pickup truck is seen driving over the crest of a nearby hill on the horizon, coming toward the viewer. The four-lane paved road that it drives on ends a few yards in front of the truck, dissolving into the brown dirt ground of an uncompleted section of road.
A pickup truck is seen driving over the crest of a nearby hill on the horizon, coming toward the viewer. The four-lane paved road that it drives on ends a few yards in front of the truck, dissolving into the brown dirt ground of an uncompleted section of road.

Trump Is Treating America Like an Emerging Market

Trump's economic program has damaged many weaker economies and makes even less sense for the United States. This article has an audio recording

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness hold a joint press conference in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness hold a joint press conference in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26.

How Jamaica Bucked a Regional Trend to Reduce Gang Violence

Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.

President Donald Trump talks with a child dressed as a skeleton with a "Make America Great Again" hat while hosting Halloween at the White House on the South Lawn October 30, 2017 in Washington.
President Donald Trump talks with a child dressed as a skeleton with a "Make America Great Again" hat while hosting Halloween at the White House on the South Lawn October 30, 2017 in Washington.

How Fear Killed Liberalism

Political anxieties have piled up and put an end to an era of public optimism.

A soldier stands at the border crossing with Eritrea in Humera, Ethiopia.
A soldier stands at the border crossing with Eritrea in Humera, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia Could Still Avert the Next War With Eritrea

Keeping the Pretoria Agreement in a comatose state should not be seen as an end in itself.

A plastic bottle on a beach against a dark and stormy sky.
A plastic bottle on a beach against a dark and stormy sky.

The World Wanted a Plastics Pollution Treaty, but the U.S. Had Other Plans

What happened in Geneva this month bodes ill for future global environmental agreements.

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