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A group of people sit outside on stools and chairs during a demonstration at night. Four people in the foreground are bundled up in winter clothes against the cold; several of them clutch both South Korean and U.S. flags in their hands.
A group of people sit outside on stools and chairs during a demonstration at night. Four people in the foreground are bundled up in winter clothes against the cold; several of them clutch both South Korean and U.S. flags in their hands.

South Korean Conservatives Make a Desperate Bid for Trump’s Aid

Fans of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol think Washington can save him.

Analysis
Michelle Kim
Donald Trump holds a media conference announcing the establishment of Trump University May 23, 2005 in New York City. Trump University will consist of on-line courses, CD-Roms and other learning programs for business professionals.
Donald Trump holds a media conference announcing the establishment of Trump University May 23, 2005 in New York City. Trump University will consist of on-line courses, CD-Roms and other learning programs for business professionals.

What IR Theory Predicts About Trump 2.0

An academic assessment of the U.S. president’s foreign-policy revolution.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
African migrants receive food and water inside a football stadium in Aden, Yemen, on Apr. 23, 2019.
African migrants receive food and water inside a football stadium in Aden, Yemen, on Apr. 23, 2019.

How African Migrants Got Trapped in Yemen

Thousands of refugees fleeing war in Ethiopia and Somalia now find themselves endangered once again in another war zone.

Analysis
Mohamed Gabobe
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang (in white) brawl over the third reading of amendments to the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act and other controversial bills at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei.
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang (in white) brawl over the third reading of amendments to the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act and other controversial bills at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei.

Don’t Sleep on Taiwan’s Constitutional Crisis

A clash between president and parliament is eroding democratic legitimacy.

Argument
Hilton Yip
Donald Trump tips a white hard hat from his head as he stands behind a microphone on a well-lit stage with a crowd out of focus behind him in the darkness.
Donald Trump tips a white hard hat from his head as he stands behind a microphone on a well-lit stage with a crowd out of focus behind him in the darkness.

Trump’s Not a Renegade—He’s a Loyal Republican Fighter

Just look at the president’s embrace of fossil fuels.

Argument
Julian E. Zelizer
Dozens of uniformed soldiers some with guns sit atop a yellow truck against a blue sky.
Dozens of uniformed soldiers some with guns sit atop a yellow truck against a blue sky.

Why Sudanese Democracy Activists Are Now Backing the Army

As RSF rebels began committing atrocities, young activists joined the SAF.

Analysis
Yasir Zaidan
People walk in a circle while holding onto a railing underneath a giant golden prayer wheel with figures and inscriptions on it.
People walk in a circle while holding onto a railing underneath a giant golden prayer wheel with figures and inscriptions on it.

How Tourism Became a Tool of Statecraft

Countries are using travel to further geopolitical ambitions in key destinations.

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz listens to the announcement of a vote in Berlin.
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz listens to the announcement of a vote in Berlin.

Germany Narrowly Avoids Passage of AfD-Supported Migration Bill

CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz broke a postwar political taboo by working with the far-right party.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Tourists walk next to the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens.
Tourists walk next to the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens.

The Clash Over Civilizations

A recent book reveals the premodern world as one of mobility and interaction—but it was not without parochialism.

Review
Ian Morris
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas.

What Drives Elon Musk?

His wealth, political power, and support for far-right parties are setting off alarm bells.

Insider
Cameron Abadi, Adam Tooze
A blurred scene shows people at desks. Above them are several television screens.
A blurred scene shows people at desks. Above them are several television screens.

The Dirty Business That’s Stopping Climate Change

Commodity traders are among the financial world’s most ruthless actors—and now they’re at the center of climate policy.

Essay
Jessi Jezewska Stevens
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Good Optics But Empty Pockets

Netanyahu should lower expectations ahead of his meeting with Trump.

Analysis
Daniel C. Kurtzer, Aaron David Miller
Factory workers form a picket line outside an auto plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
Factory workers form a picket line outside an auto plant in Louisville, Kentucky.

How Great-Power Rivalry Hurts Ordinary Americans

Fighting with China won’t bring jobs home.

Excerpt
Van Jackson, Michael Brenes
Dancers carry massive puppets portraying dragons and lions as they dance through a street in Manila. Smoke from displays of fire drifts around them as they move the colorful puppets above their heads.
Dancers carry massive puppets portraying dragons and lions as they dance through a street in Manila. Smoke from displays of fire drifts around them as they move the colorful puppets above their heads.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Jan. 25: Congolese rebels take a major city, Denmark boosts defense spending, and Trump announces new plans to detain migrants.

Quiz
Syd Kuntz
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders during the inaugural parade in Washington on Jan. 20.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders during the inaugural parade in Washington on Jan. 20.

How Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing Geopolitics

Countries will retaliate as much as they’re willing to hurt themselves—or make a point.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
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