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  • A protester wears the university's disciplinary warning covered over by support for Palestinians in Gaza at Columbia University in New York City.
    A protester wears the university's disciplinary warning covered over by support for Palestinians in Gaza at Columbia University in New York City.

    The Columbia Protests and the Economics of Divestment

    What would meeting the demands of pro-Palestinian protesters cost the university?

  • Two boys sit with empty pots as they queue for aid.
    Two boys sit with empty pots as they queue for aid.

    How to Stave Off a Famine in Gaza

    Two experts reflect on the impact of international pressure amid a fraught conflict.

  • Ukrainian soldiers fire at the enemy near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.
    Ukrainian soldiers fire at the enemy near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region.

    How Kyiv Plans to Use American Aid

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joins FP Live for a wide-ranging discussion.

  • A scene from the movie Civil War.
    A scene from the movie Civil War.

    What a Real Civil War Would Do to the U.S. Economy

    A new film focuses on politics, but the economic impact would be huge.

  • WATERLOO, IOWA - DECEMBER 19: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he wraps up a campaign event on December 19, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Iowa Republicans will be the first to select their party's nomination for the 2024 presidential race, when they go to caucus on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    WATERLOO, IOWA - DECEMBER 19: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he wraps up a campaign event on December 19, 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa. Iowa Republicans will be the first to select their party's nomination for the 2024 presidential race, when they go to caucus on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

    Does Trump Have a Foreign-Policy Vision?

    A new book lays claim to interpreting the former president’s global legacy—and has a plan for what a second term could accomplish.

  • Iranian pro-government supporters shout anti-Israel slogans while waving the Palestine flag at Palestine Square in Tehran, on April 14, 2024, in a celebration of the early morning Iran's IRGC attack on Israel.
Iran fired over 100 drones and ballistic missiles on Saturday, April 14, 2024, in retaliation to an attack on a building attached to the country's consular annex in Damascus that killed seven members of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 01, 2024. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack on April 5, 2024 in Tehran. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
    Iranian pro-government supporters shout anti-Israel slogans while waving the Palestine flag at Palestine Square in Tehran, on April 14, 2024, in a celebration of the early morning Iran's IRGC attack on Israel. Iran fired over 100 drones and ballistic missiles on Saturday, April 14, 2024, in retaliation to an attack on a building attached to the country's consular annex in Damascus that killed seven members of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 01, 2024. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack on April 5, 2024 in Tehran. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

    The Domestic Pressures Impacting Iran and Israel

    How to think about an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

  • Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark countrys Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2022. - India marked the 75th anniversary of independence on August 15 with Modi giving a speech from Delhi's historic Red Fort, hung with freedom fighters' pictures and guarded by robot elephants. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
    Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark countrys Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2022. - India marked the 75th anniversary of independence on August 15 with Modi giving a speech from Delhi's historic Red Fort, hung with freedom fighters' pictures and guarded by robot elephants. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)

    Why Modi Is So Popular

    Soon likely to win a third term, India’s prime minister has shaped the country in profound ways.

  • Displaced Palestinian children pose for photos standing in front of makeshift tents at a camp beside a street in Rafah.
    Displaced Palestinian children pose for photos standing in front of makeshift tents at a camp beside a street in Rafah.

    The Economics of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

    Will Palestinians ever recover from the famine and destruction?

  • A woman walks past burning tires during a demonstration following the resignation of acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
    A woman walks past burning tires during a demonstration following the resignation of acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

    The Tragedy of Haiti

    The world has let this Caribbean country down for centuries. Will anything change now?

  • The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
    The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to mark the delivery of nuclear fuel to Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, via a video link from Moscow.
    Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to mark the delivery of nuclear fuel to Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, via a video link from Moscow.

    Did Russia Come Close to Using a Nuclear Device in 2022?

    CNN reporter Jim Sciutto on the return of great-power conflict.

  • Pope Francis presides over the Easter Mass as part of the Catholic Church’s Holy Week celebrations. Pope Francis is a man in his 80s wearing ceremonial white robes and a tall white hat embellished with black and gold trim. In his left hand, he carries a gold staff topped with an ornate cross.
    Pope Francis presides over the Easter Mass as part of the Catholic Church’s Holy Week celebrations. Pope Francis is a man in his 80s wearing ceremonial white robes and a tall white hat embellished with black and gold trim. In his left hand, he carries a gold staff topped with an ornate cross.

    The Economic Thinking of Pope Francis

    His critique of capitalism has incensed some church conservatives.

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