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Five warning signs that your political views no longer fulfill the most basic of democratic criteria.

In the global internet economy, India’s tech industry has a leg up on China’s.

The president’s supporters are full of sound and fury, signifying far less than they claim.

The Abraham Accords didn’t just seal a wary detente. It cemented Israel’s first regional partnership.

China and Russia are spreading their vaccines—and forging new ties—to some of Washington’s closest allies.

A look back at four years of big ambitions, a handful of successes—and many more failures.

A decade after Arabs started a regional revolution, it’s the neighboring continent that will never be the same.

The country’s rise was fueled by fortunate circumstances that seem unlikely to last much longer.

Ten years after the start of the Arab Spring, it’s time to accept that the revolution may never return.

The stunning success of U.S. efforts to hobble Huawei shows the fragility of Beijing’s highly centralized tech sector.

If Brussels folds, it will mark the end of the last, best hope for stopping a race to the bottom.

As the Trump administration winds down, Riyadh is trying—and failing—to cut its losses on a failed regional policy.

There’s plenty of reason to be skeptical of the president-elect’s national-security choices—but here’s hoping he proves history wrong.

Jake Sullivan spent several years working on a less ambitious approach to U.S. global interests that could disappoint both internationalists and progressives.

The new administration will use foreign policy tools to promote climate goals, boost clean energy, and punish carbon-intensive production.

Chinese acquisitions of Western firms are only part of the problem. Secret venture capital is handing power to Beijing under the radar.

How sanctions against the Syrian regime are forcing the country into famine.

The RCEP truly is a China-style trade agreement: platitudinous and ineffective.

Dhaka has shown real vision in its fiscal planning, but a turn toward authoritarianism could reverse its successes.

Saudi Arabia’s recent social reforms are more about earning international attention than improving the lives of its citizens at home.

Believe it or not, this year’s pandemic-afflicted globe offers plenty of grounds for gratitude.

The next U.S. administration will feature the most cohesive group of foreign-policy hands in at least a generation.

Every four years, Washington’s ideas industry indulges in its favorite ritual: trying—and mostly failing—to influence the next U.S. president.

The United States’ stalled presidential transition may seem like a farce—but it’s still the biggest constitutional crisis since the Civil War.

Central banks have kept their economies afloat this year—but political dysfunction is pushing them past the breaking point.

Is it possible to have too many vaccines? We may soon find out.

A house divided against itself can’t compete on the world stage.