List of War articles
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U.S. President Joe Biden (L) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023. It’s Not Too Late for Biden to Restrain Israel
Israeli officials are openly discussing ethnic cleansing. The world must say no.
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Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank close to the front near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine Has a Pathway to Victory
Why the new conventional wisdom that the war is a stalemate favoring Russia is wrong.
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An Israeli soldier in camouflage fatigues, with a rifle and helmet, walks out of the round entrance to a tunnel in Gaza. The diameter of the entrance is about as wide as the man is tall, and the sandy ground beneath his feet is covered in footprints and rubble and scattered with metal grates and other scrap material. Is Israel Winning the War on the Tunnels in Gaza?
Destroying Hamas’s underground network has been slow and cumbersome.
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As two out of focus Palestinian flags wave in the foreground, in the background, a protester stands on the head of a bronze statue of Neptune on top of a fountain on a cloudy day. The protester waves another Palestinian flag and shouts as he leans back agains the statue's trident. Other demonstrators have climbed to rest on lower parts of the statue. How the Gaza War Could Shape Global Politics in 2024
From India to Germany to the United States, debate over the war could have real electoral consequences.
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A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the Galaxy cargo ship, seized by Houthi fighters, docked in a port on the Red Sea in the Yemeni province of Hodeida, on Nov. 22, 2023. Has the United States Given Up on Protecting Global Trade?
The Biden administration has been curiously silent on the gravest threat in the Middle East: attacks on global shipping.
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A woman wearing winter clothes and a reflective orange vest smiles as she hands a piece of rubble to another woman. Other volunteers stand around them as they help to clear rubble as snowflakes fall around them. The Ukraine War May Be Decided at the Ballot Box
Political and economic changes in 2024 could weaken Kyiv’s struggle.
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A mortar round flies past an Israeli flag waving atop an Israeli armored vehicle from a position along the border in southern Israel. The 6 Lessons Israel Should Not Learn From Hamas’s Attack
Drawing the wrong conclusions from Oct. 7 would make the region less secure.
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Members of the Mandalay People's Defense Forces, wearing camouflage and holding guns, head to the frontline down a road lined with greenery and flowers amid clashes with the Myanmar military. 8 Simmering Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2024
These are the international disputes that are currently flying under the radar but could emerge as major flash points in the coming year.
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Then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in the final presidential debate against U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 22, 2020. Stephen Walt on What to Expect From 2024
FP Live’s annual series looking ahead to the next 12 months.
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A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2024
More leaders are pursuing their ends militarily. More believe they can get away with it.
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No-Multipolar-world-China-US-illustration Our Most Read Stories of 2023
Readers spent time on coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine in its second year, along with pieces on U.S. foreign policy and the global order.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference in Washington. Were You Team Transitory—or Team Doom?
Postgame analysis of 2023’s great inflation debate.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speak during a rally at the Bukit Jalil indoor stadium in Kuala Lumpu. Gaza Is a Burning Topic for Southeast Asia’s Domestic Politics
A distant war has powerful resonance in a region often divided by faith.
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An illustration showing a torn Russian flag and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Is Russia’s Future a Forever War?
The Kremlin is hunkering down, but 2023 showed that its rule is less stable than it wants us to think.
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Adam-Tooze-best-of-2023-podcast-3-2 5 Times Tooze in 2023
The year’s best episodes of the podcast about how economics permeates everything.