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Myanmar’s chief senior general, Min Aung Hlaing, commander in chief of the Myanmar armed forces, arrives to pay his respects during a ceremony to mark the 71st anniversary of Martyrs’ Day in Yangon on July 19, 2018. Myanmar’s Election Has China’s Fingerprints All Over It
The planned December vote won’t be democratic, but it could dislodge a key junta leader from power.
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This landscape view shows the shallow water at the shore of a manmade dammed lake, the water greenish and calm. Beyond the water, a high hill slopes up, dotted with trees at its more elevated parts. Iran’s Taps Are Nearly Empty
After five straight years of drought, the country is running dry.
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A woman walks past a billboard, put up by the Coalition for Regional Security, displayed in Tel Aviv on June 26. Meet the New Middle East, Same as the Old Middle East
Everything has changed in the region, and nothing is different.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands at a podium in front of a submarine. Russia’s Submarine Plans Are Bad News for the West
Moscow can challenge foreign navies under the waves.
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Farmers pose with a Chinese national flag made from chili peppers and corn on Longquan mountain in Lishui in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sept. 26, 2018. How Trump Lost the War on Climate—to China
In this critical decade, Washington is ceding the field entirely.
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Four people stand in a memorial park with a large sculpture in front of them. In the distance is a destroyed building. 80 Years After Hiroshima, Nuclear Risks Are Rising
New channels of communication and wider support for the IAEA can help prevent catastrophe.
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Trump and Modi sit beside each other in chairs upholstered in cream fabric, shaking hands. Both men smile slightly at each other. Two staffers are visible seated behind them. How to Get the U.S.-India Relationship Back on Track
Trump is threatening one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships. He alone can fix it.
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Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers take in the view of a Chinese-made Dongfeng 1 missile from a balcony at the Military Museum in Beijing. Is China Changing Its Nuclear Launch Strategy?
Certain behaviors suggest it may be preparing to adopt one of the Cold War’s most dangerous policies.
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Indian Army vehicles line a military camp in eastern Ladakh, near the border with China, on May 19, 2024. India’s Pragmatic Pivot Toward China
By improving business ties with Beijing, New Delhi is advancing its economic interests amid uncertainty from Washington.
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Workers construct an outdoor ice skating rink in Red Square in downtown Moscow on Nov. 9, 2021. What the Next Round of Sanctions Against Russia Should Look Like
Moscow has successfully restructured its economy on an impressive war footing, but there are weaknesses under the hood.
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A truck is loaded with a shipping container in the Port of Montreal. Stacks of containers sit in the background. Trump’s Long-Promised Tariffs Upend Global Trade
It’s a new reality for a country, and a planet, whose post-World War II prosperity was ushered in by a decades-long effort to dismantle trade barriers.
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Tuggar, wearing a suit and green tie, walks into a room. Nigeria’s Refusal to Cave to Trump Signals a Shift in U.S.-Africa Relations
Abuja’s rejection of Washington’s third-country deportations should be a wake-up call.
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Palestinians children push to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22. Could Images of the Famine in Gaza Change Israeli Public Opinion?
A newscast showing starving children prompted sympathy—and criticism.
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An illustration shows a missile shooting through the ear of a silhouetted person against a static-y backdrop of the Russian flag. Russia’s War Is Also Cognitive
To achieve more, Putin needs others to do less.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appear at a welcoming ceremony in Tehran on Jan. 23, 2016. Tehran’s Wake‑Up Call for Beijing
The sudden U.S. attack on Iran could complicate China’s Taiwan calculus.
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