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Israeli soldiers take part in a military exercise near Qatzrin in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on May 8, 2024.
Israeli soldiers take part in a military exercise near Qatzrin in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on May 8, 2024.

Israel Is Escalating Its War in Syria

The Syrian government wants peace with its neighbors. Israel has other ideas.

Analysis
Charles Lister
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow speaks before a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington.
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow speaks before a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington.

Signalgate Triggers Calls for Trump Cabinet Resignations

The White House continues to downplay the incident even after the Atlantic publishes the full text conversation.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp, Rishi Iyengar
Beneath a blue sky, two men and two boys ride on the roof of a vehicle with another man visible in the passenger seat as he smiles out of the window. Another man in a black turban and black vest walks alongside the vehicle as it moves, with one hand reaching inside of it. The men on top of the car and other marchers around them wave the black-and-white flag of the Taliban.
Beneath a blue sky, two men and two boys ride on the roof of a vehicle with another man visible in the passenger seat as he smiles out of the window. Another man in a black turban and black vest walks alongside the vehicle as it moves, with one hand reaching inside of it. The men on top of the car and other marchers around them wave the black-and-white flag of the Taliban.

Trump Quietly Ups U.S. Engagement With the Taliban

The new approach, including the first known visit by U.S. officials to Kabul since 2021, comes down to transactionalism.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
Signage for Voice of America in Washington, D.C.
Signage for Voice of America in Washington, D.C.

We Need the Voice of America Now More Than Ever

Cutting off independent media abroad leaves the United States vulnerable at home.

Argument
Jeanne Shaheen
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump stand close and face each other as they stand in front of a gold curtain. Trump is holding Starmer's hand and patting it with his other hand. Both men wear dark suits and ties.
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump stand close and face each other as they stand in front of a gold curtain. Trump is holding Starmer's hand and patting it with his other hand. Both men wear dark suits and ties.

Britain Is Banking on the Special Relationship to Stave Off Trump’s Tariffs

That, and a little costly, preemptive surrender.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
A map featuring Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Denmark.
A map featuring Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Denmark.

Europe Wonders if Trump Can Be Bought Off With Arctic Concessions

The U.S. president’s Greenland obsession may reflect strategic concerns.

Argument
Luke McGee
The HMS Artful, an Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine, practices maneuvers in Faslane.
The HMS Artful, an Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine, practices maneuvers in Faslane.

Europe Should Dust Off Multilateral Nuclear Plans

A Kennedy-era initiative may be a necessity in the age of Trump.

Argument
Michael John Williams
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Judicial Crisis Is Uniquely Dangerous

But other democracies provide a roadmap for courts to prevail over attacks from the executive branch.

Analysis
Andrew O’Donohue
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron as he hosts a European leaders’ summit at Lancaster House in London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron as he hosts a European leaders’ summit at Lancaster House in London.

Europe Needs a Complete Strategic Reboot

If the continent’s leaders can’t make tough choices themselves, they should let their citizens make those decisions for them.

Argument
Kishore Mahbubani
Protesters wave Turkish flags in front of the New Mosque in Istanbul on March 25.
Protesters wave Turkish flags in front of the New Mosque in Istanbul on March 25.

Erdogan Is Trying to Divide and Conquer Turkey’s Opposition

By arresting his chief rival and splitting the left, Turkey’s president is seeking to create a pliant and palatable CHP that ensures the AKP’s long-term dominance.

Argument
Halil Karaveli
Godswill Akpabio, the president of Nigeria's Senate, takes the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 13, 2023.
Godswill Akpabio, the president of Nigeria's Senate, takes the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 13, 2023.

Nigeria’s Missed #MeToo Moment

A female lawmaker faces condemnation after speaking out about sexual harassment in parliament.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Protesters march in support of the "Friend Act-Megobari Act" in Tbilisi, Georgia, on March 22, 2025.
Protesters march in support of the "Friend Act-Megobari Act" in Tbilisi, Georgia, on March 22, 2025.

How the U.S. Can Fight for Georgia’s Democracy

An act in Congress could help curtail the Georgian Dream party.

Argument
Amrit Singh
People protest personnel cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outside the organization’s main headquarters in Atlanta on March 12.
People protest personnel cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outside the organization’s main headquarters in Atlanta on March 12.

The Lessons Not Learned From COVID-19

Trump’s WHO withdrawal and cuts to research and aid are making it harder to prepare for the next pandemic.

Argument
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Helen Clark
The flag of the United States in New York City on Sept. 18, 2019.
The flag of the United States in New York City on Sept. 18, 2019.

America Is Listing in a Gathering Storm

Alarms are clanging at the U.S. geographic military commands around the globe.

Argument
James Kitfield
Pete Hegseth holds a phone to his ear with both hands.
Pete Hegseth holds a phone to his ear with both hands.

5 Key Questions About Signalgate

The biggest outstanding questions we have about the Signal group chat scandal.

Analysis
John Haltiwanger
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