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Walid Jumblatt, the Druze former leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), and his son and current party head Taymur Jumblatt meet with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir, and other Druze leaders during a visit to Damascus on December 22, 2024.
Walid Jumblatt, the Druze former leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), and his son and current party head Taymur Jumblatt meet with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir, and other Druze leaders during a visit to Damascus on December 22, 2024.

Syrians Will Never All Get Along

Like elsewhere in the Middle East, sectarianism is baked into Syrian society.

Argument
Steven A. Cook
Kim Jong Un stands in a group at a shipyard.
Kim Jong Un stands in a group at a shipyard.

North Korea’s Nuclear Submarine May Not Be as Scary as It Looks

Pyongyang says it is building a “strategic guided missile” submarine, but experts say the development may not be all it’s cracked up to be.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
Donald Trump smiles and waves from inside the back window of a black car.
Donald Trump smiles and waves from inside the back window of a black car.

What the World Will Look Like Without a ‘West’

The global order has faced challenges before, but Trump 2.0 is different.

Argument
Howard W. French
Periodic table
Periodic table

The Periodic Table of States

The org chart for a post-Westphalian world.

Infographic
Parag Khanna
Martine Biron, Quebec minister of international relations, pictured during the 10th European Summit of Regions and Cities of the European Union in Mons, Belgium, on March 18, 2024.
Martine Biron, Quebec minister of international relations, pictured during the 10th European Summit of Regions and Cities of the European Union in Mons, Belgium, on March 18, 2024.

Where U.S.-Canada Relations Go From Here

Quebec’s international relations minister on Trump’s tariffs and the potential for cross-border economic pain.

Q&A
John Haltiwanger
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates in Washington.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates in Washington.

U.S. Imposes Sweeping Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

The European Union and Canada retaliate with a slew of countermeasures.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A paramilitary soldier stands guard at a railway station in the Sibi, Pakistan, on March 12.
A paramilitary soldier stands guard at a railway station in the Sibi, Pakistan, on March 12.

Did Trump Signal More Security Cooperation With Pakistan?

Despite a shoutout in the U.S. president’s speech last week, don’t expect a renewed security partnership.

South Asia Brief
Michael Kugelman
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Feb. 28.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Feb. 28.

Trump’s Rhetoric Gets Results

The U.S.-Ukraine cease-fire plan reflects the president’s overriding foreign-policy objective: to end the war.

Argument
Matthew Kroenig
Elon Musk and Narendra Modi shake hands. Behind them are the United States and India flags.
Elon Musk and Narendra Modi shake hands. Behind them are the United States and India flags.

India Opens Up for Trump’s Tech Backers

Starlink and Coinbase just gained a foothold into the world’s second-largest internet user base.

Report
Rishi Iyengar
Half a dozen fighters, mostly young men, carry bags and weapons as they walk in a straight line across a wet stretch of pavement from the right of the image to the left. Heavy cloud cover hangs against a gray sky overhead, and low hills and fields are visible in the distance, eventually disappearing into fog.
Half a dozen fighters, mostly young men, carry bags and weapons as they walk in a straight line across a wet stretch of pavement from the right of the image to the left. Heavy cloud cover hangs against a gray sky overhead, and low hills and fields are visible in the distance, eventually disappearing into fog.

Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins

As armies deploy, Gulf states and their Western allies must halt an impending conflict that could inflame the entire Red Sea region.

Argument
Payton Knopf, Alexander Rondos
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4.
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4.

Assessing Trump’s First 50 Days

Geopolitical risk expert Ian Bremmer on how the world is navigating the White House’s rapid early moves. This article has an audio recording

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant, in Clairton, Pennsylvania.
A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant, in Clairton, Pennsylvania.

Trump’s Metal Tariffs Intensify His Global Trade War

The new duties add more pressure to U.S. businesses and consumers.

Analysis
Keith Johnson
Pedestrians sit at a bus shelter where an electronic billboard and a poster display the current U.S. national debt per person and as a nation, in Washington, D.C.
Pedestrians sit at a bus shelter where an electronic billboard and a poster display the current U.S. national debt per person and as a nation, in Washington, D.C.

Is the U.S. Facing a Debt Crisis?

Trump policies expected to push soaring debt even higher.

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian deliver a press statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian deliver a press statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Don’t Trust Russia to Mediate the Iran Nuclear Deal

Moscow’s interests go directly against Washington’s in the Middle East.

Argument
Jonathan Lord
Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the crowd at a “Canada first” rally at the Rogers Center in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 15.
Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the crowd at a “Canada first” rally at the Rogers Center in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 15.

Trump Is Undermining the Canadians Most Sympathetic to Him

The U.S. president wants support for his unorthodox agenda—yet he has weakened those in Canada who would have done so.

Argument
Kevin Yin
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