Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C), followed by U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Callista Gingrich, walks past a Swiss Guard as he arrives on October 1, 2020 after being welcomed by Monsignor Guillermo Karcher (R) at San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican. Why Pompeo’s Crusade Against the Pope Failed
Christian conservatives in the United States are using religious freedom in China as a smokescreen in their ongoing culture war against Pope Francis. It might win votes at home but won’t sway the Holy See.
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A woman poses for a snapshot holding a portrait of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a demonstration in his support in Brasília on June 21. Bolsonaro’s Brush With the Coronavirus Empowered Him
Will the same be true for Trump?
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Riot police march through Hong Kong during an anti-government demonstration on Sept. 6. How to Stop the Export of Authoritarianism
China is slowly killing the global human rights regime. Defending it requires Washington’s full engagement.
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Brothers Fred and Hugo Svenleen of Sweden enjoy an ice cream during the 31st annual Twins Day Festival 05 August, 2006, in Twinsburg, Ohio. Sweden and the World-Historical Power of Conformity
From socialism to the coronavirus, a unified theory for why everyone thinks Swedes have all the answers.
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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows (right) watches as U.S. President Donald Trump walks off Marine One upon arrival at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Oct. 2 following the president's COVID-19 diagnosis. What Happens When Presidents Get Sick?
Just when the U.S. public needs clarity about Trump’s health, tradition and the president’s proclivities make that unlikely.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien walk along the Rose Garden colonnade before departing the White House on Sept. 21 in Washington. Where Are the Trump Loyalists?
The list of former national security staff and senior officials who endorsed the president this week is one of the most unimpressive ever assembled by a candidate.
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Thai protesters attend a rally outside of the Thai parliament in Bangkok on Sept. 24. Tinder Is the Latest Social Media Battleground in Thai Protests
Authorities are struggling as protesters break anti-monarchy taboos.
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Masked Palestinian militants carry what is supposed to be explosives for suicide bombers during a demonstrations marking the anniversary of the second intifada, in the northern West Bank town of Nablus on Sept. 28, 2003. The End of the Age of Insurgency
A wave of insurgent Islamism arrived in the West 20 years ago—and disappeared just as quickly.
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Chinese workers ride a boat through a large floating solar farm project in Anhui province on June 13, 2017. Beijing Is Winning the Clean Energy Race
The technology to build new green economies is mostly produced in China. That’s bad for the United States.
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South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young (second left) walks with military officers during a visit to the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Sept. 16. South Korea Doesn’t Need U.S. Military Babysitting
Seoul is rich enough and strong enough to deter Pyongyang by itself.
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Young Saudis walk next to a portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Riyadh Season Boulevard in the Saudi capital on Jan. 31. Saudi Arabia Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Rejoin the U.N. Human Rights Council
A state that tortures and executes children has no place in an international body that aims to protect human rights.
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A sunflower lies on a table at the venue of the electoral party of German green party Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen in Berlin, on Sept. 23, 2013. Can Europe’s Green Parties Learn to Love Power?
Austria offers a dispiriting preview of the future of progressive politics.
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Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags line a road in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on Aug. 16. How ‘Free Zones’ Became the Middle Eastern Diplomacy Tool of Choice
The special economic zones are meant to quietly bring countries together before more public realignments. But do they?
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Joe Biden and his granddaughter in Beijing Beware the China Reset
Biden shouldn’t be tempted by business as usual with Beijing.
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Art for the Global Goals campaign at Liu Bolin Studio in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2015. The World’s Sustainable Development Goals Aren’t Sustainable
There are big problems with the most important metric used to assess progress toward the U.N.'s environmental goals.
