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Sep 15, 2019
Tensions in the region spike as U.S. blames Iran.
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Sep 15, 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu scores political points by promising to annex the West Bank. If he does, Israel will begin a long transformative struggle between apartheid and multinational democracy—and democracy will win.
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Sep 15, 2019
A Belgian fighter captured in Syria was transported to Iraq to face trial. He's now on death row.
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Sep 13, 2019
Instead, Washington should focus on helping end conflicts around the world.
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Sep 13, 2019
The former Trump advisor helped trash the institution—but the process began long before he was hired.
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Sep 13, 2019
But his fingerprints aren't the only ones on the murder weapon.
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Sep 13, 2019
On the podcast: America's first post-9/11 envoy to Afghanistan recounts the early months of the war there.
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Sep 13, 2019
Plus: Iran's released oil tanker, rallies in Hong Kong, and the other stories we're following today.
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Sep 12, 2019
Who got the ax—and who resigned in the nick of time.
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Sep 12, 2019
Despite rising inequality, lagging productivity, and serious long-term challenges, the current election campaign has barely mentioned economic policy.
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Sep 12, 2019
The departure of Trump's hawkish national security advisor raised hopes in Washington, but a sudden thaw with Tehran is unlikely.
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Sep 12, 2019
Ordinary Afghans felt excluded from the talks and feared an empowered Taliban.
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Sep 12, 2019
Some Israelis are worried it will leave them alone to confront Iran in the region.
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Sep 12, 2019
An abrupt end to a possible deal with the Taliban sticks the United States deeper in the quagmire.
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Sep 12, 2019
Big investors are starting to use a new metric to assess financial risk: rates of gender-based violence.
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Sep 12, 2019
The mainland's new nationalism comes with a heavy dose of old patriarchy.
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Sep 12, 2019
A new national security advisor could allow progress on a number of diplomatic fronts.
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Sep 12, 2019
Africa has the world's youngest population and its oldest leaders. If the next generation wants change, young Africans must abandon dreams of private-sector success and enter the political arena.
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Sep 12, 2019
Plus: The Bahamas' missing people, another Democratic debate, and the other stories we're following today.
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Sep 11, 2019
Some of his policies point to deeper integration, some to decoupling. He'll need to pick one—or fail at both.
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Sep 11, 2019
After 18 years of war, thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of billions of dollars squandered, the United States accomplished precisely nothing.
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Sep 11, 2019
A number of names have emerged as top contenders for the job, but at the end of the day, Trump will remain the decider-in-chief.
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Sep 11, 2019
For the Chinese middle class, pork is a key indicator of prosperity.
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Sep 11, 2019
The mace is a symbol of royal power—and sometimes of lawmakers' anger.
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Sep 11, 2019
Beijing's hostility started long before the trade war.
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Sep 11, 2019
Some contend that the department's delay in approving his memoir was due to longstanding protocol, not ill will.
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Sep 11, 2019
Those who arrived to study in an unrecognized territory are finding they are their own best advocates.
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Sep 11, 2019
Even as it paints itself as an ally in Afghanistan, the Kremlin is busy undercutting Washington.
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Sep 11, 2019
Today's university freshmen were born after the Twin Towers fell. In the Trump era, lack of historical perspective makes young people susceptible to alarmism and more likely to misread threats.
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Sep 11, 2019
Plus: John Bolton's dismissal, Canada's election campaign, and the other stories we're following today.
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Sep 11, 2019
Plus: John Bolton's dismissal, Canada's election campaign, and the other stories we're following today.
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Sep 10, 2019
This chart shows how that compares to the last 30 years of U.S. presidential security aides.
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Sep 10, 2019
The slaying of a local elder foretells the end of peace talks and the renewal of violence in Afghanistan.
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Sep 10, 2019
New Delhi has never recognized the Taliban as a legitimate political actor.
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Sep 10, 2019
Another national security advisor departs the White House after losing a series of policy battles.
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Sep 10, 2019
Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker talks about the "catastrophic" plans for a Taliban summit and scant hopes for any enduring peace deal.
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Sep 10, 2019
A new administration could re-enter the accord within 60 days.
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Sep 10, 2019
If Democrats win in 2020, they should work with America's regional allies to strike a new nuclear agreement while showing zero tolerance for Tehran's regional destabilization campaign.
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Sep 10, 2019
Around the world, political freedom isn't just slipping away—it's getting dragged down by fervent enemies.
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Sep 10, 2019
Plus: Afghanistan braces for violence, Britain's Parliament is suspended, and the other stories we're following today.
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Sep 09, 2019
A translation of spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid's warning for the United States.
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Sep 09, 2019
Previous uprisings have failed due to squabbling among elites, poor civil-military relations, and a lack of economic development. Both sides of the transitional government must avoid past mistakes.
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Sep 09, 2019
From politicians to activists to children, India is running out of space for its prisoners.
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Sep 09, 2019
The UAE decided it would be a leader in shaping the Middle East. Now it's made a dramatic U-turn.
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Sep 09, 2019
Bolton's pushback and Pentagon concerns over a potential deal with the Afghan insurgents helped convince the U.S. president to cancel the contentious summit.
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Sep 09, 2019
Afghans brace for more violence after Trump calls off negotiations with the insurgent group.
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Sep 09, 2019
Plus: Afghan peace talks called off, Hong Kong's students in the streets, and what to watch in the world this week.
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Sep 08, 2019
In the wake of the announcement that a few ex-FARC commanders have rearmed, it's more important than ever for the government to uphold its development promises.
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Sep 07, 2019
Maximum pressure won't make Tehran capitulate. Letting it enhance its conventional military capabilities could convince it to rein in proxies and curb its nuclear and missile programs.
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Sep 06, 2019
The 20th century's great standoff doesn't explain the emerging dynamic between Washington and Beijing.
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Sep 06, 2019
The countries' leaders both promised change, but only one has delivered.
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Sep 06, 2019
Parliament delivers a blow to Boris Johnson's power grab.
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Sep 06, 2019
The initiative that almost wasn't still isn't.
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Sep 06, 2019
He led Zimbabwe to independence—and looted it until the day he died.
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Sep 06, 2019
How India decided to end the area's autonomous status and what it means for the region.
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Sep 06, 2019
Reemphasizing fundamental rights is the best way to keep them universal.
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Sep 06, 2019
A transcript of the late leader's address to the nation on March 4, 1980.
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Sep 06, 2019
The Israeli leader has no clear path to a governing coalition.
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Sep 06, 2019
By announcing the creation of a chief of defense staff, New Delhi hopes to modernize India's armed forces.
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Sep 06, 2019
Sunshine and wind are good for the environment. Making energy from them isn't.
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Sep 06, 2019
If the world isn't careful, renewable energy could become as
destructive as fossil fuels.
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Sep 06, 2019
Without the support of the U.S. government, pro-democracy forces around the world will wither as authoritarianism gains ground.
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Sep 06, 2019
Plus: China's growing diplomatic influence, Britain's parliamentary chaos, and the other stories we're following today.
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Sep 05, 2019
Defense Secretary Mark Esper is pushing to get key officials confirmed, but significant gaps remain.
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Sep 05, 2019
State Department meeting highlights internal alarm at China's growing influence in international organizations.
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Sep 05, 2019
The competition between the United States and China will decide the continent's fate—and one of them has a head start.
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Sep 05, 2019
As the United States retreats, the EU is shaping its own military.
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Sep 05, 2019
Tehran needs a friend. Beijing may be a dangerous one.
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Sep 05, 2019
A distant Beijing and a shifting protest movement make it hard to sit down at the bargaining table.
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Sep 05, 2019
The new U.S. secretary of defense needs to undo the damage Mattis and his predecessors did to transparency in the department.
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Sep 05, 2019
Officials in Washington and Kabul have concerns about the tentative agreement.
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Sep 05, 2019
Plus: Boris Johnson's trials in Parliament, Italy's new government, and the other stories we're following today.
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Sep 04, 2019
He hasn't just been rejected by Parliament—the British prime minister doesn't even have a full team talking to Brussels anymore.
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Sep 04, 2019
Do the Amazon fires point the way for future international efforts to combat climate change?
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Sep 04, 2019
The United States came up with "maximum pressure"—but the Israeli government is the only one carrying it out.
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Sep 04, 2019
Eighteen years after 9/11, the terrorist group has found a new home—and rediscovered its old mission.
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Sep 04, 2019
A contentious extradition bill is finally revoked, but it might be a case of too little, too late.
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Sep 04, 2019
If Japan wants to stay under the U.S. umbrella, it needs to open up its military facilities.
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Sep 04, 2019
Despite a pause in hostilities, militia fighters and experts believe the two sides could stumble into their first all-out conflict since 2006.
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Sep 04, 2019
The new U.S. defense secretary must strike a balance between placating angry lawmakers and satisfying the White House.
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Sep 04, 2019
Bashar al-Assad is on the verge of victory after massacring his population with Russian help. But the EU's fear of yet another refugee influx could spur action to stop the carnage.
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Sep 04, 2019
Plus: Carrie Lam withdraws extradition bill in Hong Kong, France seeks to save the Iran nuclear deal, and Russia begins a new political chapter.
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Sep 03, 2019
Investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov talks about why the Kremlin's brazen actions on foreign soil are about what's going on back in Russia.
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Sep 03, 2019
But the department's top leaders say they can't sack the Trump appointee at the center of scandal.
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Sep 03, 2019
In the increasingly close relationship between the Russian and Turkish presidents, there's one clear alpha.
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Sep 03, 2019
Why a controversial citizens register may leave 1.9 million residents of Assam stateless.
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Sep 03, 2019
This week: Analyzing Assam's controversial citizens' register, a missile test in Pakistan, and more from Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.
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Sep 03, 2019
Like the Amazon rainforest, the planet's whales play crucial roles as carbon captors. That's just one reason to save them.
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Sep 03, 2019
After a summer of discontent, a series of elections in Russia opens up a new chapter in its political history.
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Sep 03, 2019
Plus: Developments in the Afghan peace deal, a vote on Italy's new government, and what to watch in the world this week.
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Sep 02, 2019
Trump's Denmark debacle and what will follow.
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Sep 02, 2019
New sanctions from the United States risk pushing Berlin firmly into Moscow's geopolitical corner.
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Sep 01, 2019
Why the crisis in Hong Kong and a deterioration in relations between South Korea and Japan are just the beginning of a broader period of flux in Asia.
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Aug 31, 2019
To pull its weight, it needs to start seeing itself as a normal country, subject to the same pressures as all its neighbors.
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Aug 31, 2019
Arrests in Hong Kong, a proroguing prime minister, and criticism of World Bank funding in Xinjiang.
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Aug 30, 2019
Two decades after brokering peace in the former Yugoslavia, Washington plans to try to restart talks between Serbia and Kosovo.
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Aug 30, 2019
A generation ago, the Taliban promised to prevent Osama bin Laden from targeting Americans—then came 9/11.
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Aug 30, 2019
Targeting Hong Kongers instead of persuading them is a dangerous course.
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Aug 30, 2019
On the podcast: An American mountaineer describes the dangers of climbing the world's tallest peak.
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Aug 30, 2019
In times of crisis, political legitimacy inevitably depends on practical power.
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