The country’s government and central bank have adamantly opposed too much intervention in the yen despite the economic consequences.
Erdogan is trying to strike a balance of being pro-Ukraine but not anti-Russia.
One small town in Ukraine held off a Russian attack and helped liberate a key regional capital.
An initially soft approach was probably due to confusion, not policy.
Historically, Russian emigrants have been reluctant to form exile communities and have tried to assimilate.
Russia’s terror campaign against Ukraine’s power plants is cutting off the lights—and energizing resistance.
A nationwide movement of this scale has no post-1989 precedent.
Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.
Central Asians used to flee the Soviet empire’s periphery for Moscow. Russia’s mobilization has sent escaping Muscovites in the other direction.
How Thanksgiving became the consumption holiday that we know and love.
The United States is wondering if Russia has enough artillery to keep up its war in Ukraine.
Apathy is the big winner from Vienna’s elite dysfunction.
But Russia and China block any U.N. action against the Hermit Kingdom.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin capped a week of marathon diplomacy with China to tamp down escalation fears.
Mikk Marran talks about Moscow’s intelligence failures, cyberwar, and whether Western resolve will last the winter.
The Biden administration came into office promising to reinstate the Iran nuclear deal. Almost two years later, momentum has dissipated, and the deal has all but been derailed. Meanwhile Ira...Show more
Frans Timmermans returned from COP27 with his dreams dashed. Europe’s top climate negotiator says the global climate summit was a disappointment: The pledges made were simply not aggressiv...Show more
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues into 2023, the weather will have an important impact. Ukrainians, of course, are more vulnerable than usual to power outages and energy shocks. But Rus...Show more
The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.
Erdogan is trying to strike a balance of being pro-Ukraine but not anti-Russia.
Global tax reforms resisted by richer nations could reduce reliance on tax havens and bring much-needed revenue to African governments.
The case for a global forecasting unit led by the United States and Australia.
