Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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A volunteer disinfects an area inside Santa Marta Favela in Brazil Latin America Can’t Survive the Coronavirus Crisis Alone
Countries are too rich to access conventional aid, but they can’t cope by themselves.
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A satellite image shows Gaza City and the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip on July 10, 2018. Israel Can’t Hide Evidence of Its Occupation Anymore
For more than 20 years, an obscure U.S. law concealed satellite imagery of Israel’s activities in the occupied territories. Because of an abrupt reversal, satellite technology can now be used to defend Palestinians’ human rights.
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Coal heavers wear sandwich boards to protest against low wages in 1921. When Everything Is a Crisis, Nothing Is
Invoking crisis is a favorite tactic of dictators—and widespread misuse of the word robs it of its power.
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A protester holds a Puerto Rican flag during a demonstration against Puerto Rico's government in front of the governor's mansion in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Jan. 23. Puerto Rico’s Colonial Model Doesn’t Serve Its People
One year on from mass protests, Puerto Ricans are still questioning how to refresh the island’s relationship with the United States.
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Artists perform on stage at the end of the opening ceremony of the 36th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Hanoi on June 26. Vietnam Steps Up to Take ASEAN Leadership Role
Hanoi’s strong position on China and COVID-19 success bolster its status.
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A man leaves the Menoyia immigration detention center near the town of Kofinou in Cyprus on May 29. The End of Immigration Detention Doesn’t Mean the End of Fortress Europe
The coronavirus pandemic temporarily ended the practice of detaining and deporting asylum-seekers in many countries, but harsher border controls could make reaching Europe and the United States harder than ever.
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A branch of the German bank Commerzbank Trans-Atlantic Ties Should Put Finance, Not Security, First
Biden will need a progressive Europe policy for a post-Trump age.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive for a joint press conference at the end of the European summit at the European Union headquarters in Brussels on July 21. Europe’s Faustian Union
The EU’s budget deal shows that the club has long given up on rule of law in its member states.
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Protestor holds a Black Lives Matter sign in Italy As Europe Reckons With Racism, Italy Still Won’t Confront Its Colonial Past
Italian forces used chemical weapons and committed war crimes in Africa—but the country’s sordid history is not taught in schools and is rarely discussed by politicians or intellectuals.
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Passengers walk through an empty Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 12. The Pandemic Is the Perfect Time to Rethink Travel Visas
How to make consular services better than ever.
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A livestock market in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Aug. 18, 2018. Why a Quiet Hajj Is Hurting Somalia
Somalia usually sells millions of animals to Saudi Arabia to feed pilgrims. This year, it has nowhere to send its goats.
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Pope Francis leaves the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square in Vatican City after the Sunday Angelus prayer on July 22, 2018. Pope Francis’s Silence on Xinjiang Speaks Volumes
A pope dedicated to human rights has said nothing on China, thanks to a secret deal with Beijing.
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Voters cast their ballots at a polling station. Does Guyana Foretell an American Future?
A disputed election. Racialized parties. A constitutional crisis. Washington already has a model for what could go wrong.
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Boris Johnson slips over while competing in a tug of war during the launch of London Poppy Day on October 27, 2015 in London. Britain Is Botching This Cold War Just Like the Last One
British politicians and spies are continuing a tradition of sticking their heads in the sand against inconvenient attacks.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi Trump Doesn’t Love Modi Back
Nationalist policies are the biggest barrier to growing the U.S.-India relationship.
