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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.

A row of Supreme Court justices with an extra row of laughing talking duplicate FDRs.
A row of Supreme Court justices with an extra row of laughing talking duplicate FDRs.

Why FDR’s Court-Packing Plan Was Nothing Like What Trump Is Doing

Critics warned the president was making a dangerous power grab with fascist echoes.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa during the G20 Foreign Minister Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on Feb. 20.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa during the G20 Foreign Minister Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on Feb. 20.

Why the Global South Won’t Quit Russia

For rising states with expanding ambitions, three great powers are preferable to two.

An illustration shows a wind turbine cleaving the globe in half, rising out of its broken-open center. The ocean in one hemisphere is orange; in the other, it's green.
An illustration shows a wind turbine cleaving the globe in half, rising out of its broken-open center. The ocean in one hemisphere is orange; in the other, it's green.

The Coming Ecological Cold War

Decarbonization isn’t just about technology and markets—it’s a geopolitical revolution.

Israeli military veterans wave national flags during a rally against the government's judicial reform bill, along a highway near Netanya on March 28, 2023.
Israeli military veterans wave national flags during a rally against the government's judicial reform bill, along a highway near Netanya on March 28, 2023.
Four people stand on stage. Rutte gestures with his hands wide at his side as he talks.
Four people stand on stage. Rutte gestures with his hands wide at his side as he talks.

Getting European Defense Right

Analysts weigh in on the future of the continent’s security.

Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City.
Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City.

Israel Launches Initial Expanded Operation Into Gaza City

Suspending the military’s “tactical pauses” is expected to worsen the region’s humanitarian crisis.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at "The People's House," a White House immersive experience across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, during a tour in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at "The People's House," a White House immersive experience across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, during a tour in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s Assault on the Federal Reserve

The independence of the agency that sets monetary policy is under threat. This article has an audio recording

Thailand's sacked prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, waves from a car after her dismissal by the Constitutional Court in Bangkok.
Thailand's sacked prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, waves from a car after her dismissal by the Constitutional Court in Bangkok.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Aug. 23: South Korea’s president visits Washington, Australia cuts ties with Iran, and the latest U.S. tariffs against India kick in.

An illustration shows the back of a person wearing a graduation cap with a globe motif on it. A hand reaches in to move a locator pin on the top of the cap/map.
An illustration shows the back of a person wearing a graduation cap with a globe motif on it. A hand reaches in to move a locator pin on the top of the cap/map.

So You Want to Work in International Affairs

A veteran practitioner’s 12 tips to land that first job.

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