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A former U.S. ambassador, an Iran expert, a Libya expert, and a former U.K. Conservative Party advisor weigh in.
A new book overplays the domestic roots of Sino-U.S. confrontation and underestimates its geopolitical logic.
Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.
In Brasília, leaders weighed how to make continental cooperation more durable after a past attempt sputtered.
Moscow ramped up its efforts to make Ukrainians Russian. Ukraine is planning to fight back.
As U.S.-China tension increases, so does discussion about whether European states are pulling their weight.
Kais Saied’s government refuses to reckon with the country’s rampant anti-Semitism.
Signaling neediness to an adversary has never been effective.
The world’s two largest economies are walking a tightrope between bad blood and good business.
Test yourself on the week of May 27: Another round of airstrikes batters Syria, a Senegalese opposition leader is arrested, and China makes another appeal for peace.
Global protests against government-imposed lockdowns, gang violence in El Salvador, and hat tips to medical staff.
A prayerful start to Ramadan, medical workers on the front lines of a pandemic, and the annual Lyrids meteor shower.
Decentralizing decision-making can help left-behind regions get back on track.
Boris Johnson has contradictory ideas for his country’s future—and no clear paths for getting there.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned a conscious uncoupling into a messy breakup.
“Jai Shri Ram” was meant to be a celebration of a Hindu deity. But the phrase is turning into hate speech—and a dog whistle for attacks on Muslims.
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A former U.S. ambassador, an Iran expert, a Libya expert, and a former U.K. Conservative Party advisor weigh in.
The world’s two largest economies are walking a tightrope between bad blood and good business.
Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.
A new book overplays the domestic roots of Sino-U.S. confrontation and underestimates its geopolitical logic.
