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May 27, 2020
Lockdowns and an easy supply of weapons have been a fatal combination for Mexican women.
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May 27, 2020
A step-by-step reconstruction of events reveals a long series of mistakes and missteps.
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May 27, 2020
The Afghan government has called for the Taliban to extend a three-day cease-fire, and reports suggest the Taliban may agree to an extension.
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May 26, 2020
With new prisoner releases, many hope peace talks will be back on the table.
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May 26, 2020
U.S. Africa Command calls out Moscow for tipping the scales in a conflict the Trump administration has mostly sought to avoid.
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May 26, 2020
The country's worst mass shooting in decades shows that U.S.-sourced weapons still pose a problem, even if Trudeau tightens regulations.
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May 26, 2020
The Trump administration says manufacturing jobs are coming home. The facts tell another story.
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May 26, 2020
A commonsense solution to the housing crisis has gained backers amid the pandemic—but can the political will remain?
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May 26, 2020
The U.K. prime minister's refusal to fire Brexit guru Dominic Cummings has provoked nationwide outrage.
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May 26, 2020
With frustration rising over haphazard responses to the coronavirus, community networks are filling the void across the continent.
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May 26, 2020
The coronavirus has exacted a terrible toll—but some good things may come of it yet.
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May 26, 2020
Conservative Party advisor Dominic Cummings has drawn national wrath over a seemingly minor scandal.
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May 26, 2020
The Sahel region was inching toward stability, but conflict between local jihadi groups is threatening to bring back chaos.
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May 26, 2020
Brazil now has the second highest number of coronavirus cases globally, and the president's approval rating keeps slipping.
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May 26, 2020
English skills bring status, but the public remains stubbornly bad at learning.
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May 25, 2020
Despite new legislation, Washington won't be delivering critical minerals needed for defense, high tech, and energy.
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May 23, 2020
Three decades ago, the two countries reached an understanding not to fight. But Beijing is now a much stronger power.
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May 23, 2020
While a wait-and-see approach is usually wise, unusual times require unusual playbooks, writes a former Trump administration economic advisor.
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May 22, 2020
Hong Kongers will fight the imposition of mainland security measures fiercely, but alone.
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May 22, 2020
A deepening family rift shows intensifying pressure on the Syrian president.
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May 22, 2020
Within weeks of a mass shooting, the Canadian government passed an assault-weapons ban despite widespread firearms ownership and vocal gun rights groups.
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May 22, 2020
Only a single formal check remains on U.S. killings worldwide.
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May 22, 2020
From insurgent groups to charities, a range of nongovernmental organizations are stepping in to respond to the coronavirus crisis.
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May 22, 2020
After a roller-coaster year, the Ukrainian president remains hugely popular.
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May 22, 2020
In Southeast Asia, the coronavirus pandemic has provided a handy excuse for a clampdown on free speech.
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May 22, 2020
And a lot is riding on whether Washington can figure out which strategy Beijing has chosen.
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May 22, 2020
Popular protests extinguished plans for new national security laws in 2003. Will China now impose them by fiat?
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May 22, 2020
The invisibility and silence of Congress is another reason for America's shocking abdication of global leadership.
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May 22, 2020
His much-touted trade victory has crashed and burned with the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 22, 2020
Dozens of countries are opting to postpone elections for the sake of public health.
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May 21, 2020
India and Bangladesh reel after Cyclone Amphan kills dozens and displaces thousands, creating conditions for the coronavirus to renew its spread.
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May 21, 2020
A country with a proud history of trade and commerce is starting to crumble into permanent poverty.
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May 21, 2020
The State Department's top official for Iran thinks Russia and Syria see more benefits to a potential Iranian drawdown.
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May 21, 2020
Europe's pandemic bailouts are trying to save the continent's economy. Less clear is if they can save the planet.
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May 21, 2020
The master Japanese diplomat helped keep a complicated alliance on the rails.
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May 21, 2020
Poorly enforced regulation is causing a slow-moving pandemic.
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May 21, 2020
Beijing is trying to use the pandemic to regain lost influence. It won't be that easy.
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May 21, 2020
A new report shows how Beijing is using infrastructure to expand its surveillance network on the continent, making U.S. officials vulnerable.
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May 21, 2020
The Trump administration seeks to put an American in charge of the U.N. mission in Mali.
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May 21, 2020
Foreign visitors have helped prop up the faltering Italian economy. If they don't come back, the country is in trouble.
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May 21, 2020
The WHO chief is "very concerned" about rising cases in poorer countries, as worldwide cases pass five million.
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May 20, 2020
Beijing's influence within the organization means the results of a review into the origins of the coronavirus are likely to be delayed—and compromised.
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May 20, 2020
The peace process died of natural causes. Washington's most extraordinary alliance should too.
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May 20, 2020
Years of obeisance to Beijing have done nothing for Britain.
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May 20, 2020
State leaders are showing up the president in their pandemic response, giving López Obrador's critics their loudest opportunity yet to oppose his policies.
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May 20, 2020
In a striking reversal, Merkel joins with France in recommending a euro fund that could be a timid first step toward greater integration.
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May 20, 2020
As its energy industry comes under threat, oil-rich Alberta is taking aim at environmental activists.
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May 20, 2020
As its energy industry comes under threat, the oil-rich province is taking aim at environmental activists.
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May 20, 2020
As its energy industry comes under threat, oil-rich Alberta is taking aim at environmental activists.
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May 20, 2020
Emergency monetary policies produce an unintended consequence: rising food prices around the world.
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May 20, 2020
A year after Zelensky's election, mixed messaging on the country's relationships with Russia and Europe is raising eyebrows internationally.
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May 20, 2020
Taiwan has received acclaim for its coronavirus strategy, but setbacks at the WHO show how far it still struggles for international recognition.
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May 20, 2020
Netanyahu and Gantz could use their unity government to speed Israel's economic recovery rather than entrenching political deadlock.
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May 20, 2020
With little help from the government, citizens are now relying on grassroots organizing and support to combat gendered violence and discrimination.
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May 19, 2020
Palestinians withdraw from peace deals, and Jordan could be next, as Israel edges closer to appropriating land outright.
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May 19, 2020
U.S. fails to gain support for an immediate investigation into coronavirus origins and for bringing Taiwan on as observer.
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May 19, 2020
The arts are invaluable to national security policymakers facing an ever-changing future.
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May 19, 2020
The nostalgia for George W. Bush inspired by his rousing coronavirus video message is misplaced.
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May 19, 2020
Confusion over the removal of missiles and aircraft from Saudi Arabia could invite the aggression the United States is trying to avoid.
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May 19, 2020
In the growing confrontation with China, Europe is starting to take sides—just not America's.
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May 19, 2020
When the coronavirus arrived, aboriginal communities sprang into action long before the government. But in light of a neglected health system, can their tenuous successes be maintained?
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May 19, 2020
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.
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May 19, 2020
The dismissal of the State Department's inspector general has, ironically, exposed multiple investigations into the conduct of the Secretary of State.
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May 18, 2020
Anti-Chinese sentiment and a public health backlash have vaulted Hong Kong-born Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam into the firing line for Canada's extremists.
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May 18, 2020
After nearly 20 years of political chaos in Baghdad, Mustafa al-Kadhimi is trying something new: incremental reform.
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May 18, 2020
If Chinese leaders really want peaceful unification, they need a mutually respectful approach.
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May 18, 2020
As Saudi Arabia closes in on paying off its Yemen debt, it has been pulled into Friday's shock dismissal of Steve Linick, who was probing the Trump administration's effort to evade congressional approval of arms deals to Riyadh.
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May 18, 2020
As the coronavirus rages on, diplomacy has moved completely online—with mixed reviews.
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May 18, 2020
The psychological harm of lockdown hits people with existing conditions hardest.
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May 18, 2020
The pandemic has accelerated preexisting tensions—and there's no slowdown in sight.
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May 18, 2020
Democrats say the State Department is withholding information on diversity from Congress based on the claim it is "non-publicly available" information.
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May 18, 2020
Over 120 countries have now co-sponsored calls for an inquiry into the international response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 18, 2020
Public health is a convenient pretext for extending authoritarian controls.
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May 16, 2020
The shock firing of the State Department's top watchdog is raising fears that diplomats won't be protected against political retaliation.
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May 16, 2020
As the lockdown begins to ease up, coronavirus patients in ICUs across the country are just waking up—and beginning a long road to recovery.
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May 16, 2020
Beijing is doubling down on its plan to keep migrants out of big cities.
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May 16, 2020
Southeast Asia is turning a blind eye to the Rohingya, Israel-Jordan relations are deteriorating, and Kataib Hezbollah is losing influence in Iraq.
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May 16, 2020
For Part 4 in our series on the world after the pandemic, we asked 10 leading global thinkers for their predictions.
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May 15, 2020
Despite alarm bells in Washington, the risk of action is low.
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May 15, 2020
In response to the Brazilian government's anti-China rhetoric, Beijing has decided to take on a more confrontational diplomatic role.
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May 15, 2020
The new nationalism and repression is a real challenge, but the United States needs to be smart.
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May 15, 2020
Beijing insists the World Health Organization should act according to "the one-China principle."
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May 15, 2020
The Senate just passed a bipartisan bill condemning Beijing's human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims. Its enforcement remains uncertain.
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May 15, 2020
The country should address the worsening coronavirus crisis with policies that will also repair long-standing inequality.
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May 15, 2020
In a move that could raise questions in Congress, Trump loyalist Anthony Tata has been asked to sit in on meetings prior to his expected nomination to a senior Pentagon post.
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May 15, 2020
Climate activists say this is the moment for colleges and major institutions to dump their investments.
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May 15, 2020
What does a botched coup in Venezuela mean for Trump, is Putin's coronavirus response a failure, and is there any hope for Iraq?
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May 15, 2020
As researchers around the world race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, questions remain over equitable distribution.
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May 14, 2020
Washington is pressing for a post-pandemic decoupling from China. But the last big economic split brought on two world wars and a depression. What's in store this time?
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May 14, 2020
Australian institutions' financial ties to China mean ditching values.
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May 14, 2020
Despite indifferent lockdowns and poor testing, Japan seems to be skipping the worst of the pandemic.
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May 14, 2020
Twenty-five years ago, the countries signed a peace agreement based on mutual trust. But anger against Israel's government is rising among Jordanians.
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May 14, 2020
Hopes that a pandemic-weakened Russia will want to end the war in Ukraine will be disappointed.
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May 14, 2020
The U.S.-Taliban peace deal is dealt yet another blow as Kabul moves its security forces into "offensive mode."
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May 14, 2020
Beijing's advocates whitewash an increasingly oppressive regime.
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May 14, 2020
An advocate for China describes why the pandemic has increased his trust in Xi, the party, and Beijing.
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May 14, 2020
The Trump administration's push for an end to two decades of war may be slipping through its fingers.
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May 14, 2020
Kabul blames the Taliban for the killing of mothers and newborn babies but questions about the culprits remain.
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May 14, 2020
Beijing has increased pressure on its nervous neighbors in its quest to dominate the entire South China Sea.
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May 14, 2020
With the coronavirus now an excuse for inaction, the threat to the embattled minority is growing ever sharper.
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