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Joe Biden speaks into a microphone and gestures with his index finger as he stands at a podium decorated with the official seal of the United States. Standing on either side of him and slightly behind are Kamala Harris and Antony Blinken. All wear suits.
Joe Biden speaks into a microphone and gestures with his index finger as he stands at a podium decorated with the official seal of the United States. Standing on either side of him and slightly behind are Kamala Harris and Antony Blinken. All wear suits.

Qatar and U.S. Announce Gaza Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal

The Israeli leader has yet to comment on the deal, which would free 33 hostages and surge aid into Gaza.

Report
John Haltiwanger, Amy Mackinnon
North Korean soldiers pay their respects before a statue of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2019.
North Korean soldiers pay their respects before a statue of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2019.

China Is Just Fine With North Korean Troops in Ukraine

Beijing is happy with anything that helps Russia win and costs it nothing.

Argument
Jacob Stokes
Two people are silhoutted with their hands to their faces as they look over a hazy horizon toward smoke rising over Gaza.
Two people are silhoutted with their hands to their faces as they look over a hazy horizon toward smoke rising over Gaza.

One Question Looming Over Israel-Hamas Truce Deal—Why Now?

Biden has been pushing for an agreement for more than a year.

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Expatriate Syrians gather to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Berlin on Dec. 8, 2024.
Expatriate Syrians gather to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Berlin on Dec. 8, 2024.

Don’t Rush to Send Syrians Back

Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees and are counterproductive to Syria’s long-term stability.

Argument
Reva Dhingra, Lama Mourad
A photo illustration shows a cutout of Mark Zuckerberg on a blue background with X logos, a few Meta logos, and other scrawls and speech squiggles coming out of his mouth.
A photo illustration shows a cutout of Mark Zuckerberg on a blue background with X logos, a few Meta logos, and other scrawls and speech squiggles coming out of his mouth.

Meta Looks for the X Factor

What Mark Zuckerberg’s change of heart on misinformation means for the world.

Analysis
Bhaskar Chakravorti
Somalis celebrate the election victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during celebrations organized by the government in Mogadishu, on May 29, 2023.
Somalis celebrate the election victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during celebrations organized by the government in Mogadishu, on May 29, 2023.

How Turkey Became Africa’s Mediator

After successfully brokering a deal between Ethiopia and Somalia, Ankara is trying to end Sudan’s civil war.

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
A drone takes flight at a DJI store in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province, on July 12, 2022.
A drone takes flight at a DJI store in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province, on July 12, 2022.

China’s Top Drone Maker Removes Security Features at a Very Weird Time

DJI has ended enforced no-fly zones in U.S. markets.

Analysis
Faine Greenwood
A smoke plume rises from explosions above destroyed buildings in northern Gaza.
A smoke plume rises from explosions above destroyed buildings in northern Gaza.

Israel, Hamas Near Cease-Fire Deal in Gaza

Internal pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest allies could still threaten the talks.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Supporters of TikTok livestream in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 10.
Supporters of TikTok livestream in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 10.

Can Trump Strike a Deal Over TikTok?

The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold a law that will ban the Chinese-owned app unless it is sold.

China Brief
James Palmer
Joe Biden holds a note card as he takes part in a meeting Federal Emergency Management Agency officials in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on June 22, 2021.
Joe Biden holds a note card as he takes part in a meeting Federal Emergency Management Agency officials in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on June 22, 2021.

Joe Biden’s Final Foreign-Policy Report Card

An unsparing look at the outgoing U.S. president’s international legacy.

Argument
Stephen M. Walt
Trump is shown from the side as he speaks into a microphone. The background is almost entirely dark.
Trump is shown from the side as he speaks into a microphone. The background is almost entirely dark.

Trump Is Opening Pandora’s Box

The president-elect’s expansionist statements about Greenland and Canada may be a passing whimsy, but they will exact a cost.

Analysis
Howard W. French
Asylum-seekers wait for processing near the U.S.-Mexico border in California on Feb. 2, 2024.
Asylum-seekers wait for processing near the U.S.-Mexico border in California on Feb. 2, 2024.

Will Trump Actually Deport Millions of Undocumented Workers?

The economic costs are high, but the president-elect believes he has a mandate for dramatic changes to immigration policy.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
A boy stands in front of the shell of a bombed-out car on a packed-dirt street. A battered bicycle leans against to the car. Behind him are the war-torn shells of multistory buildings.
A boy stands in front of the shell of a bombed-out car on a packed-dirt street. A battered bicycle leans against to the car. Behind him are the war-torn shells of multistory buildings.

Rebuilding Old Damascus After Assad

Syrians embrace a fresh start, but uncertainty around the future—and the past—lingers.

Dispatch
Liz Cookman
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani in Erbil, Iraq, on Sept. 17, 2009.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani in Erbil, Iraq, on Sept. 17, 2009.

Why Kurds Are Disappointed by Biden’s Legacy

Biden’s pro-Kurdish track record in the Senate and vice presidency didn’t extend to his time in the White House.

Analysis
Winthrop Rodgers
Donald Trump looks at a soccer jersey given by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House March 19, 2019 in Washington.
Donald Trump looks at a soccer jersey given by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House March 19, 2019 in Washington.

Latin America’s Trump Backlash Is Already Underway

Imperialist posturing by the United States has always spurred resistance from its southern neighbors.

Argument
Antonio De Loera-Brust
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