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Countries across Europe and Asia are exploring special bilateral arrangements to ease border restrictions. The result could be a globe fractured along epidemiological lines.

The White House’s official narrative about the pandemic is contradicted by the facts—and creates new obstacles to stopping the virus.

A step-by-step reconstruction of events reveals a long series of mistakes and missteps.

The Trump administration says manufacturing jobs are coming home. The facts tell another story.

The coronavirus has exacted a terrible toll—but some good things may come of it yet.

His much-touted trade victory has crashed and burned with the coronavirus pandemic.

The peace process died of natural causes. Washington’s most extraordinary alliance should too.

Beijing is rapidly becoming the dominant player in an industry vital to defense and technology companies. If the United States and Europe aren’t careful, they will become dependent.

For decades, monetary policy has been treated as technical, not political. The pandemic has ended that illusion forever.

The coronavirus pandemic has already devastated the international economy. Its military fallout remains to be seen.

If you think tracking apps will keep people safe as economies reopen, look to South Korea, Singapore, and Australia to see why you’re mistaken.

It’s not Benjamin Netanyahu’s coming West Bank annexation that’s shocking—it’s Washington’s surprised reaction to it.

In the middle of the biggest international crisis ever since, it’s time to admit what the war was—and wasn’t.

Forcing governments and businesses to institutionalize doubt—by putting hackers and red teams on the payroll—would stop groupthink and could prevent catastrophes.

It’s a year of carnage for oil nations. But at least one will emerge from the pandemic both economically and geopolitically stronger.

The plan that worked to defeat the Soviet Union can work today against China—it’s just not what you think.

Economies such as Brazil, Indonesia, India, Russia, and Turkey face a daunting new reality.

People love to hate Germany—but the country is doing far more than most nations to help its European neighbors fight the coronavirus.

A post-pandemic cold war is developing between the United States and China—but both sides are losing the ideological fight.

The pundits are once again proclaiming the end of capitalism and globalization. But global production networks are highly resilient, and ready to come back online.

The country has another new prime minister nominee—but no new hopes of success.

Despite border closures, Russia and others may be pushed even closer to Beijing.

It’s not just that the United States has made mistakes—the very idea of U.S. global leadership is broken from the ground up.

The IMF was getting ready to respond to an unprecedented international crisis. Why did the Trump administration refuse to play along?

Beijing could use the coronavirus-induced economic crisis to go on a buying spree. The U.S. and European governments must restrict the purchasing of distressed companies in sensitive sectors.

The pandemic has put the state at the center of political life around the world. The aftermath will keep it there.

The coronavirus pandemic has provided an opening for Donald Trump to attack transparency, voting rights, and accountability.

Moscow spent years building influence in the region—and lost it all playing hardball with Riyadh.

The latest U.S. data proves the world is in its steepest freefall ever—and the old economic and political playbooks don’t apply.