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The Iranian national flag flies over the Iranian Embassy in Canberra, Australia.
The Iranian national flag flies over the Iranian Embassy in Canberra, Australia.

Australia Cuts Ties With Iran Over Antisemitic Attacks

The move comes after Australia’s spy agency concluded that Tehran orchestrated arson attacks in the country.

Fire and tear gas smoke rise among a crowd in Beirut.
Fire and tear gas smoke rise among a crowd in Beirut.

Hezbollah Is Weak Enough for Lebanon to Finally Disarm It

The government and army are taking back their own country.

Guterres is shown at a podium.
Guterres is shown at a podium.

It’s Not Too Late to Fix the U.N.

The organization’s current cash crunch is a historic opportunity for reform. This article has an audio recording

Lisa DeNell Cook, then-nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is sworn in during a Senate Banking nominations hearing in Washington, D.C.
Lisa DeNell Cook, then-nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is sworn in during a Senate Banking nominations hearing in Washington, D.C.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan join hands during a signing ceremony at the White House in Washington on Aug. 8.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan join hands during a signing ceremony at the White House in Washington on Aug. 8.

With the Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, It’s a New Era in the Caucasus

A peace treaty would settle a long and bloody conflict—and create new geopolitical options in the region.

A pro-Trump supporter wears an Israel hat and an American flag ear covering outside of a security check point in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024.
A pro-Trump supporter wears an Israel hat and an American flag ear covering outside of a security check point in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024.

America’s Relationship With Israel Is a Moral Hazard

It’s time for Washington to shift from patron to partner.

A journalist holds the blood-covered camera belonging to Mariam Abu Dagga, a photojournalist who had freelanced for The Associated Press since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, during her funeral on Aug. 25.
A journalist holds the blood-covered camera belonging to Mariam Abu Dagga, a photojournalist who had freelanced for The Associated Press since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, during her funeral on Aug. 25.

Israel Strikes Gaza Hospital Twice

The deadly attack killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.

Trump stands in the Oval Office and holds a small printed photograph up against his chest. The photograph shows Trump and Putin standing next to each other in dark suits and red ties. Behind Trump, J.D. Vance stands with his hands clasped. Gold drapes and flags hang in the background.
Trump stands in the Oval Office and holds a small printed photograph up against his chest. The photograph shows Trump and Putin standing next to each other in dark suits and red ties. Behind Trump, J.D. Vance stands with his hands clasped. Gold drapes and flags hang in the background.
Protesters carry mock coffins along a street.
Protesters carry mock coffins along a street.

The Lost Promise of Lenacapavir

The Trump administration is throwing away a chance to end HIV worldwide.

A man works at the construction site of a residential skyscraper in Shanghai on Nov. 29, 2016.
A man works at the construction site of a residential skyscraper in Shanghai on Nov. 29, 2016.

If Americans Are Lawyers and the Chinese Are Engineers, Who Is Going to Win?

A new book argues that the world’s two biggest economies need a bit more of each other’s cultures. This article has an audio recording

A quadcopter drone hovers against a cloudy gray sky above a muddy road crowded with emergency responders and vehicles. A sack hangs from a rope tied to the drone. Emergency workers in bright orange uniforms and hats look up to watch the drone as it moves.
A quadcopter drone hovers against a cloudy gray sky above a muddy road crowded with emergency responders and vehicles. A sack hangs from a rope tied to the drone. Emergency workers in bright orange uniforms and hats look up to watch the drone as it moves.

The Future Is Being Delivered by Chinese Drones

Washington needs to move quickly if it hopes to compete in this critical industry. This article has an audio recording

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on Sept. 5, 2017.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on Sept. 5, 2017.

Why the Global South Won’t Give Up on China

The United States is pressuring developing countries to make a binary choice without making itself a better choice.

A collage photo illustration showing the eyes of Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, and John F. Kennedy along with the CIA logo.
A collage photo illustration showing the eyes of Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, and John F. Kennedy along with the CIA logo.

Peeling Back the Curtain on the CIA

Essays and insider accounts on the secret history of the agency.

Palestinian women and children hold out their empty pots in front of a charity kitchen in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Palestinian women and children hold out their empty pots in front of a charity kitchen in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Famine Confirmed in Gaza City, According to New Report

The leading global hunger monitor warns that conditions will only worsen if the war continues.

A historic image of two men stacking a huge pile of United States currency.
A historic image of two men stacking a huge pile of United States currency.

The Future of the Dollar Lies Within

Dollar dominance is here to stay, if the United States can keep it.

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