Response
List of Response articles
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Fired U.S. State Department workers leave the Harry S. Truman Building in Washington on July 11. Trump’s State Department Cuts Are a Self-Inflicted Wound
The reforms were more about making headlines than strengthening U.S. diplomacy.
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A crowd is standing, with several people on their phones. In the center are two people holding the Serbian flag. Serbia’s Protests Are Dismantling Vucic’s Grip on Power
Students in Serbia have already proven their ability to challenge the status quo and resist an autocratic system.
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Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on Nov. 3, 2024. Sudan’s Army Is Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
The SAF is not a defender of democracy, and the activists joining its ranks are doing so out of necessity rather than ideology.
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Supporters hold Ukrainian flags during former Ukrainian Prime Minister and now presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko pre-election rally in Kiev, on March 29, 2019. Ukraine’s Democratic Progress Is Entirely on Track
The West’s talk of corruption problems is nothing more than excuse-making.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures with one open hand as he speaks into a microphone at a podium during the United Nations climate summit. The flags of the United Nations and United Arab Emirates hang in behind him. Don’t Overestimate India’s New Middle East Strategy
New Delhi’s great-power ambitions may prevent it from espousing an overtly pro-Israel stance over the long term.
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Numerous national flags are seen in front of the United Nations Office on June 8, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland. Yes, the World Is Multipolar
And that isn’t bad news for the United States.
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Visitors to the Dobbins Outlook view the lights of Phoenix, which is now the fifth-largest city in the United States. Arizona Is Not Running Out of Water or Workers
The state will remain a destination for foreign investment due to a skilled workforce, leadership in water conservation, and low tax burdens.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg on April 20, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Don’t Delay Ukraine’s Path to NATO Membership
A clear offer to join the alliance after the war ends is the best chance for a speedy settlement.
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Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar attends a ceremony marking the International Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre in Moscow on Jan. 27, 2023. Don’t Accuse Rabbis in Russia of Supporting the War
Bloodshed in Ukraine has placed Jewish leaders in a difficult position, but our overarching mission is to remain with our communities.
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An aerial view of collapsed buildings as search and rescue efforts continue in Idlib, Syria on February 13, 2023. Don’t Rely on Assad to Get Aid to Syria’s Earthquake Victims
The announcement of border openings is reversible, and it won’t stop the regime’s ongoing obstruction of aid to rebel-held areas.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his party's group meeting in Ankara on Feb. 1. NATO Must Stand Up to Turkey’s Blackmail
Ankara has legitimate security concerns, but the alliance should firmly reject Erdogan’s transactional diplomacy when it comes to Swedish accession.
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A view of the 974 Stadium, built out of shipping containers, which will host matches during the World Cup, in the Ras Abu Aboud district of the Qatari capital Doha on Oct. 20. Don’t Ignore Qatar’s Progress on Labor
Critics of the World Cup host nation overlook the reforms the government has undertaken.
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Armenian Army volunteer Armen Tadevosyan, 56, walks around the border town of Jermuk on Sept. 15, after the worst clashes since a 2020 war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s Aggression Has Forced Armenia Into Russia’s Arms
Western leaders must realize that the threat to democracy in Yerevan isn’t the Kremlin; it’s Baku’s belligerent expansionism.
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A protester stands in front of a burning barricade holding his hand up with an inscription calling for President Macron to resign on May 1, 2021 in Paris, France. Inequality Doesn’t Breed Populism. Social Immobility Does.
The left keeps losing because it has failed to promote equal opportunity rather than equal outcomes.
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People with Ukrainian flags attend a rally. There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around on Ukraine
Focusing on U.S. idealism ignores Russia’s own agency.
