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Russia Is the Biggest Recipient of Chinese Foreign Aid
China has given Moscow $36.6 billion in aid since 2000. The goal? Russian oil.
Not Everyone in Kurdistan Is Cheering Kurdish Independence
In Iraq’s multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, this week’s referendum has sparked celebration — and serious discontent.
A Field Trip to the Front Lines of the Qatar-Saudi Cold War
The showdown in the Gulf shows no signs of ending. And there don’t seem to be any clear winners emerging.
Before U.N. Summit, World Tells Trump His ‘America-First Fun’ Must End
Friends and rivals alike press administration to embrace multilateral diplomacy on climate change, Iran, and North Korea.
The Cable
Angola’s Transition to Technocracy Won’t Be Victimless
The biggest challenge for Angola’s new president will be escaping the shadow of his predecessor — and the corrupt cronies around him.
Venezuela Quells Military Uprising, Fires Outspoken Government Critic
The protest-rocked country could face a fresh round of U.S. economic sanctions.
Russia Looks to U.N. to Help It Profit From Syria Conquests
Critics suspect the Kremlin is looking to the West to pay the price to make Palmyra safe for Russian business.
The Palace Intrigue at the Heart of the Qatar Crisis
The Saudis don’t believe the young emir of Qatar is really running the country — and they’re looking for regime change.
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Rational Security on The E.R.: The “Decertified” Edition
Trump deems Iran in violation of the “worst deal ever.”
‘Ghost Soldiers’: Too Many U.S.-Trained Afghans Are Going AWOL
Some 13 percent of Afghan military personnel training in the United States last year went AWOL.
Syrian Reconstruction Spells Juicy Contracts for Russian, Iranian Firms
Bombed-out cities meant death and destruction. Now they promise billions of dollars — for new construction.
Xi Jinping Has Quietly Chosen His Own Successor
Meet Chen Miner, the man who has been getting groomed to run China — without anyone in the West seeming to notice.
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Pentagon Report: IED Casualties Surge in Afghanistan
Roadside bomb attacks are falling overall, except in Afghanistan.
Dispatch
Iraq’s Shiite Militias Are Just Getting Started
The Iranian-backed forces that took control of Kirkuk from the Kurds are setting their sights on Baghdad.
Lawfare
Jeff Sessions Just Confessed His Negligence on Russia
The attorney general is aware of the threat Moscow poses to American elections — he just hasn’t done anything about it.
Argument
Xi Jinping Has Quietly Chosen His Own Successor
Meet Chen Miner, the man who has been getting groomed to run China — without anyone in the West seeming to notice.
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This Land Is Their Land
Immigration is inevitable. When will the West learn that it promises salvation — not destruction?
Rescuing Migrants From a Couch in Galicia
How a school administrator in Spain is helping save refugees with little more than fervor and a phone.
On the Edge of Afghanistan
A decimated economy, a resurgent Taliban, and growing tensions with Iran are driving disenchanted Afghans to seek opportunities abroad. And for many it’s their only option.
Highway Through Hell
The human-smuggling route across the Sahara may have been the deadliest on Earth. Then the EU paid Niger’s army to shut it down — and made it even more treacherous.
