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Palestinian journalists protest the killings of fellow reporters in Israeli strikes in Gaza City on March 25.
Palestinian journalists protest the killings of fellow reporters in Israeli strikes in Gaza City on March 25.

War in Gaza the ‘Worst Ever Conflict for Reporters’

A new report says Israel is waging an “unrelenting war on the press.”

Report
John Haltiwanger
Donald Trump looks up as he sits beside China's President Xi Jinping during a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2017.
Donald Trump looks up as he sits beside China's President Xi Jinping during a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2017.

Asia Is Getting Dangerously Unbalanced

The Trump administration continues to create headlines, but the real story may be elsewhere.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
French far-right figure Marine Le Pen leaves National Rally party headquarters in Paris.
French far-right figure Marine Le Pen leaves National Rally party headquarters in Paris.

Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement

The ruling effectively stops the far-right front-runner from competing in the 2027 presidential election.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Subaru vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
Subaru vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.

Trump’s Tariffs Stretch Security Exceptions to the Breaking Point

National security cited for duties on car parts and other imports.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
A visitor looks at art at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C.
A visitor looks at art at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C.

A Truly Patriotic Education Tells Many Stories

Trump’s executive orders can’t define diversity out of history.

Argument
David M. Perry
King Charles III blesses a new ceremonial sword during an audience with a Canadian delegation at Buckingham Palace in London on March 12.
King Charles III blesses a new ceremonial sword during an audience with a Canadian delegation at Buckingham Palace in London on March 12.

Can the Commonwealth Save Canada?

The monarchy came to Ottawa’s defense when it faced previous U.S. threats.

Analysis
John Last
A man looks on as a fire rages in Sudan.
A man looks on as a fire rages in Sudan.

Congress Has a Choice on Sudan

Trump’s indifference and aid cuts are exacerbating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

Argument
Gregory W. Meeks
A soldier from the Central African Territorial Infantry Battalion drives past a Russian flag during a military parade in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Dec. 1, 2022.
A soldier from the Central African Territorial Infantry Battalion drives past a Russian flag during a military parade in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Dec. 1, 2022.

Are China and Russia on a Collision Course in Africa?

While Beijing seeks influence and prizes a stable investment climate, Moscow is sowing chaos and selling private security services to quell it.

Analysis
Jessica Moody
A man rides a bicycle past the Trocadero Esplanade as dark rain clouds loom over The Eiffel Tower in Paris on May 9, 2020.
A man rides a bicycle past the Trocadero Esplanade as dark rain clouds loom over The Eiffel Tower in Paris on May 9, 2020.

Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony

The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI.

Argument
Francesca Bria, Haroon Sheikh
The Department of Education building in Washington, DC on March 24.
The Department of Education building in Washington, DC on March 24.

Why Republicans Hate the Education Department

Broad popular support means that even Ronald Reagan failed at dismantling the agency.

Analysis
Julian E. Zelizer
Protesters stand in front of the U.S. Capitol holding two signs. They read: "May God Help Us if the Courts Don't" and "Wanted for Treason" with a mugshot of Donald Trump.
Protesters stand in front of the U.S. Capitol holding two signs. They read: "May God Help Us if the Courts Don't" and "Wanted for Treason" with a mugshot of Donald Trump.

Can the Courts Prevail?

Judiciaries are under attack around the world.

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas
A man and woman ride on a motorbike past a low-rise multistory building that has collapsed on its side, spilling pink wall plaster, orange shingles, and other materials into the road. A smaller house beside it tilts in the direction of the collapsed building. The woman on the bike has her head turned to survey the damage.
A man and woman ride on a motorbike past a low-rise multistory building that has collapsed on its side, spilling pink wall plaster, orange shingles, and other materials into the road. A smaller house beside it tilts in the direction of the collapsed building. The woman on the bike has her head turned to survey the damage.

Deadly 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Myanmar

The natural disaster has struck the country at a time when it is already reeling from a humanitarian crisis.

World Brief
Anusha Rathi
Graduates in caps and gowns wave gavels and smile and yell outside a brick building.
Graduates in caps and gowns wave gavels and smile and yell outside a brick building.

Trump and the Business of Big Law

The U.S. president is targeting some firms. Here’s how they work.

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Five U.S. government officials, dressed in business formal or military attire, sit side-by-side at a long table, each in front of a microphone and a namecard. The shot is taken from slightly below the table, showing a dark room behind the officials other than bright white fluorescent lights that glare in a grid pattern overhead.
Five U.S. government officials, dressed in business formal or military attire, sit side-by-side at a long table, each in front of a microphone and a namecard. The shot is taken from slightly below the table, showing a dark room behind the officials other than bright white fluorescent lights that glare in a grid pattern overhead.

How the Signal Chat Leak Makes the NSA’s Job Harder

Now that everyone uses the same communications technologies, security vulnerabilities are amplified.

Analysis
Bruce Schneier
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (center) and second lady Usha Vance pose with personnel at the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (center) and second lady Usha Vance pose with personnel at the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28.

U.S. Delegation Visits Greenland Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

Vice President J.D. Vance is the highest-ranking U.S. official to ever travel to the island.

Report
Christina Lu
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