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Activists project an image of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg onto a wall outside King’s Cross St. Pancras subway station. The text on the image reads "Meta is destroying Brazilian democracy." Disinformation Isn’t Just a Problem for Elections
2024 may be a big year for voting, but social media risks don’t fit neatly into electoral cycles.
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British soldiers from Anzio Company of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment take part in FIWAF (fighting in woods and forests) training on Oct. 26, 2018, in Haslemoen, Norway. Scandinavia Is Preparing for War
As NATO expands, Europe’s far north is tangibly shifting to combat footing.
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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. European Lawmakers Issue Dire Warnings Over Stalled Ukraine Aid Package
“If you don’t want another Pearl Harbor, you better listen to us,” cautioned one Lithuanian politician.
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A worker walks past a poster on the fence of a new microchip manufacturing facility on Intel’s Leixlip campus in County Kildare, Ireland. Everyone Wants a Chip Factory
How the world is future-proofing (and China-proofing) its semiconductor supply chains.
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An aerial view shows the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a sea route connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. The Houthis’ Next Target May Be Underwater
Cutting or damaging subsea cables could disrupt data and financial communications between Europe and Asia.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, wearing a dark overcoat, points and smiles as U.S. President Donald Trump talks to him. Behind them is a red carpet and flowers. Why China Is Rooting for Trump
Beijing’s long game would be much better served by the candidate’s policies and the divisions he would unleash.
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Benjamin Netanyahu stands between two Israeli flags in front of a microphone wearing a black suit with an Israel flag pin, blue shirt and red tie. Is Netanyahu Cornered?
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister faces the test of his political life.
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An illustraton shows a fragmented globe with cargo container ships pushing through the gaps. How Policymakers Should Handle a Fragmenting World
A top IMF official on avoiding the worst-case scenario of a new economic cold war.
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Banners for former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hang above a street in Lahore, Pakistan, on Feb. 4. The Military Is Still Pulling the Strings in Pakistan’s Elections
With opposition leader Imran Khan behind bars, the Feb. 8 vote offers little hope for near-term stability.
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China-military-readiness-war-us-taiwan-Doug-Chayka-illustration How Primed for War Is China?
Risk signals for a conflict are flashing red.
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Members of the Basij paramilitary force, which operates under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are parading in shrouds under banners featuring portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), the late leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (C), and the secretary-general of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran, on November 24, 2023. The Ela Bait al-Maqdis, meaning ''Forward to Al-Aqsa Mosque,'' is a military rally organized by the IRGC's Mohammad Rasulullah Division to support Palestinians. How Conflict in the Middle East Has Fueled Iran’s Proxies
Two experts explain the relationship between Iran and Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthi rebels, and other militant groups operating in the region.
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Dozens of women, wearing a mix of Jewish and Muslim scarves on their heads and shoulders, stand on a hill overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. Men Alone Cannot Build a Durable Peace in the Middle East
Israeli and Palestinian women’s organizations have a rich history of political engagement.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel carry a banner featuring a portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden in a Guantánamo prisoner uniform next to Iranian flags during a military rally in Tehran. Can the United States Deter—or Compel—Iran?
It’s unclear whether Washington’s threats will change Tehran’s calculus.
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An activist prepares a balloon painted to look like planet Earth and decorated with orange hair and eyebrows in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump during a climate protest prior to a meeting of European Union leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. How a Second Trump Term Will Redefine Foreign Aid
A Heritage Foundation report offers a roadmap of sweeping changes.
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A crowd of people wave Palestinian flags under a dim sky at dusk as they gather around a statue of late South African President Nelson Mandela with his fist raised in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. What South Africa Really Won at the ICJ
For much of the world, Pretoria has restored its reputation as a moral beacon—at America’s expense.
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