List of Politics articles
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Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23. The Challenges of Providing Humanitarian Aid
Organizations working in Gaza and Sudan say their jobs have become harder than ever.
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U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with farmers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Dec. 8. Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for the Demise of the West
The White House’s agenda may not be coherent, but it is deeply dangerous.
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A close view of the back of a helicopter. Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy
Trump’s new document gets much right and a few things wrong.
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Egyptians stand behind the defendants’ cage during their trial after the army overthrew Egypt’s ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood Still Isn’t a Terrorist Organization
Naming it one will only bolster repression in the Middle East and the United States.
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All four men sit on matching chairs in front of the flags of their respective countries, side by side, with their feet resting on the border of an ornate rug. Starmer and Zelensky's eyes are locked; the other two watch intently from either side. A Ukraine Peace Deal Could Be Getting Closer
Here’s what Trump can do to get there.
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Omar Abdullah wears black-rimmed glasses, a white long sleeve shirt under a grey vest, and a grey and gold skullcap. He stands behind a red podium and gazes out with a serious expression toward his out-of-frame audience. Promises on Pause in Kashmir
Critics say the region’s leader hasn’t delivered on his defiant campaign rhetoric.
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1912 painting by Clyde O. DeLand titled “Birth of the Monroe Doctrine.” From left to right: John Quincy Adams, William Harris Crawford, William Wirt, President James Monroe, John Caldwell Calhoun, Daniel D. Tompkins, and John McLean. Trump’s New Corollary
The President’s invocation of the Monroe Doctrine is rhetorically satisfying but carries real risks.
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Sheinbaum sits next to Gutiérrez at a desk in front of a wood-paneled wall. Between them and the wall is a Mexican flag. Both wear business formal attire and serious expressions on their faces. Mexican Climate Activists’ Ambitions Are Crumbling
President Claudia Sheinbaum has eroded a key legal tool used to ensure environmental justice.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a world leaders’ summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Trump’s Pivot to Pakistan
The South Asian nation has deployed a combination of flattery and strategy to get Washington on its side.
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A woman stands in front of a large wall-mounted red-white-and-blue button that reads "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith." When the Democratic Recession Comes Home
Michael McFaul wants more democracy promotion. Is now the time?
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Japanese Princess Aiko waves to well-wishers from the balcony during the traditional New Year’s greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Nov. 29: A disease outbreak ends in Congo, Trump pardons a former Honduran president, and the latest from Israel-Palestine.
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks as Vice President J.D. Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff embrace at the White House in Washington. America’s Emerging Plutocracy
The populist right is trashing the expert class and replacing it with a naked rule of the rich.
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A man walks through a wide scene of the charred and smoking remains of burnt cars. West Bank Violence Threatens Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
Rights groups say the Israeli government is complicit.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Dominican President Luis Abinader, both wearing suits, stand in front of two U.S. flags. The U.S. Can’t Talk to Its Neighbors Anymore
What the postponement of the Summit of the Americas reveals about regional relations.
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Senegalese soldiers prepare to go on a mission to dismantle artisanal gold mining sites near the Malian border in Senegal's Kedougou region on May 11. Mali’s Junta Is the Architect of Its Own Disasters
Blaming foreign intervention is easy—but mistaken.
