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Dec 11, 2019
The Central American country has become a transit zone for drug traffickers and the center of a biofuel boom. Dispossessed indigenous groups are paying the price.
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Dec 11, 2019
Tehran has long sought to throw its weight around across the region. Now the Islamic Republic is facing a backlash in Iraq, Lebanon, and at home.
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Dec 11, 2019
The French president is intentionally trying to disrupt NATO and the EU—and the sooner the rest of Europe realizes it's for their own good, the better.
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Dec 11, 2019
As the COP25 conference winds down, negotiators are focused on carbon credits. Critics say they should be emphasizing urgency.
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Dec 11, 2019
Mired in the unpopular Brexit process, the Tories will have to convince voters that the union is worth it to keep hotly contested seats.
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Dec 10, 2019
The protests and prisoner exchange may put talks with the United States further off.
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Dec 10, 2019
Eager to be seen as doing more than taking down the president, Speaker Pelosi readies a "yes" vote on USMCA.
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Dec 10, 2019
Even if Russian intelligence didn't orchestrate the near-total political dysfunction that led to Tuesday's impeachment articles, things sure have gone the Kremlin's way.
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Dec 10, 2019
Newly released interviews on the U.S. war reveal the coordinated spin effort and dodgy metrics behind a forever war.
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Dec 10, 2019
The United States could feed millions more people—if it changed outdated policies.
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Dec 10, 2019
The Conservative Party leader's hold over his Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat represents the narrowest constituency majority for any prime minister in more than five decades.
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Dec 10, 2019
Congress stopped short of imposing sanctions but signaled it may act unilaterally if Trump does not.
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Dec 10, 2019
The move on partisan lines will set him up to be the first president in U.S. history to run for reelection after being impeached.
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Dec 10, 2019
Some of their ideas are effective, some are strange—and some could make the problem even worse.
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Dec 10, 2019
Some of their ideas are effective, some are strange—and some could make the problem even worse.
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Dec 10, 2019
The U.S. president stumbled into rare success with Pyongyang. Now he's screwing it up.
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Dec 10, 2019
India's wedding industry slumps as the country's economy continues its slowdown.
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Dec 10, 2019
Myanmar's national leader is one of only a few to personally address the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
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Dec 10, 2019
The British prime minister isn't afraid of the Labour party's leader. To retain his parliamentary seat in an increasingly diverse west London district, Johnson is facing a tight race to fend off Ali Milani, a 25-year-old immigrant from Iran.
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Dec 09, 2019
Millennials on the left and right are getting tired of their country's politics of centrism—and trouble in the governing coalition shows it.
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Dec 09, 2019
Randomized controlled trials aren't perfect, but a new generation of development economists is building on the work of the Nobel laureates and pushing the field in ambitious new directions.
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Dec 09, 2019
Washington's refusal to remove Khartoum from the state sponsors of terrorism list will slow Sudan's transition to democracy and could undermine it.
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Dec 09, 2019
A conversation with Riada Asimovic Akyol, a Bosnian writer based in Washington D.C., about new Nobel laureate Peter Handke, who receives the prize on Tuesday.
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Dec 09, 2019
Continued reports of atrocities by Turkish-backed forces raise concerns about ethnic cleansing.
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Dec 09, 2019
The late Federal Reserve chief was most renowned for fighting inflation, but he also understood—before almost anyone else did—that Wall Street was out of control.
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Dec 09, 2019
As tensions rise between Washington and Pyongyang, Trump tries to avert a complete breakdown in relations.
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Dec 09, 2019
The Denmark incident reveals how skittish the U.S. State Department has become when engaging with experts who have criticized the president's policies.
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Dec 09, 2019
After attack on base, the U.S. defense secretary directs a review of vetting procedures for foreign nationals.
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Dec 09, 2019
By strangling the World Trade Organization's appellate body, Washington is effectively hamstringing the trade organization's ability to resolve disputes.
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Dec 09, 2019
After a victory for pro-democracy candidates at the polls, Hong Kong's protesters turned out in droves to mark six months in the streets.
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Dec 08, 2019
Robert Habeck established himself outside major parties, has sweeping plans for Europe's future—and is getting ever closer to taking power in Berlin.
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Dec 07, 2019
Since Alberto Fernández's election, the U.S. president hadn't antagonized the incoming leftist administration—until the announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum this week.
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Dec 07, 2019
The international community responds to the detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang, Pope Francis's visit to indigenous communities angers right-wing Bolivians, and Russian mercenaries are on the ground in Libya.
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Dec 06, 2019
Volodymyr Zelensky is walking a fine line as he seeks peace with Russia without being seen as ceding too much in return.
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Dec 06, 2019
Britain, France, and Germany say Iran's ballistic missile program is inconsistent with the nuclear deal and improves its capacity to deliver nuclear payload. Tehran counters that Europeans have failed to meet obligations under the pact.
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Dec 06, 2019
Hanoi's new defense white paper reflects fears of Chinese encroachment.
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Dec 06, 2019
Moscow never wanted an annexation—it just wanted a bargaining chip. Understanding that is the key to settling the conflict once and for all.
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Dec 06, 2019
The country successfully toppled a dictator. Now it's in an epic battle to secure freedom.
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Dec 06, 2019
Washington gives the country $500 million in support a year, he says, but has little to show for it in terms of cooperation and human rights.
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Dec 06, 2019
Monday's announcement of U.S. tariffs on Brazilian steel and aluminum imports is yet one more reason China may be looking like a better partner.
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Dec 06, 2019
Ethno-regional divisions might tear apart hopes of unifying power at the center.
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Dec 06, 2019
Menendez accuses Trump administration of obscuring communications with foreign leaders in wake of impeachment inquiry.
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Dec 06, 2019
Reintegration would be too costly; beyond an expensive reconstruction, it would entail reintegrating a deeply pro-Russian region at a time when Ukraine is finally moving West.
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Dec 06, 2019
The evidence of Croatian police violence toward migrants is overwhelming, but Brussels continues to praise and fund Zagreb for patrolling the European Union's longest external land border.
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Dec 06, 2019
As French public sector workers walk out, what happens next depends on who gives in first: the unions or the government.
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Dec 05, 2019
Trade negotiations have left Tokyo giving much and getting little.
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Dec 05, 2019
After this week's summit, members must keep turmoil in the political side of the alliance from undermining its military purpose.
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Dec 05, 2019
Protesters get slammed by critics whenever they use force. But for the state, it's normalized.
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Dec 05, 2019
Tehran funnels in missiles while Trump reportedly mulls a big increase in U.S. troops.
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Dec 05, 2019
A new generation of students raised and schooled in Italy are pushing to reform outdated citizenship laws that reward those with Italian bloodlines rather than people who have lived in the country all their lives.
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Dec 05, 2019
The president is correct to call the bluff of rich allies who free-ride on U.S. military might.
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Dec 05, 2019
But Russian aid will come at a cost.
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Dec 05, 2019
But Russian aid will come at a cost.
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Dec 05, 2019
The new head of the IAEA was the United States' preferred candidate. But, as global tensions rise, he quickly needs to prove his independence.
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Dec 05, 2019
John Maynard Keynes felt little solidarity for workers and inspired a century of establishment economics. The West's revived socialists have adopted him as their own anyway.
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Dec 05, 2019
The U.S. attorney general visits Mexico City today to discuss the country's rising violence.
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Dec 05, 2019
A federal court case could stop Ottawa from treating the United States as a safe third country due to the Trump administration's harsh policies toward asylum-seekers.
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Dec 04, 2019
The slate of Democratic candidates includes two Rhodes scholars, two ex-soldiers, and a former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But don't count on them to resurrect a Pax Americana.
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Dec 04, 2019
A Democratic lawmaker says the lack of transparency and record-keeping will keep the public in the dark.
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Dec 04, 2019
A Democratic lawmaker says the lack of transparency and record-keeping will keep the public in the dark.
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Dec 04, 2019
Portugal's indifferent rule left the city's residents happy to be Chinese.
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Dec 04, 2019
As foreign governments back Hong Kong's protesters, China's diplomats are pushing back.
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Dec 04, 2019
The U.S. secretary of state appears to have one foot out the door—and that's exactly what U.S. diplomats have been waiting for.
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Dec 04, 2019
Tensions at NATO's anniversary gathering aside, the secretary-general defends the alliance's record.
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Dec 04, 2019
Expect anger and grandstanding as the House Judiciary Committee picks up the torch with a critical decision bearing down on the Democrats.
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Dec 04, 2019
The newly reestablished U.S. Space Command will focus on preventing, not fighting, a conflict in space.
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Dec 04, 2019
A host of forces including Turkish and Iranian proxies to Russian troops and Syrian government forces are jockeying for control of the lands that once were held by the Islamic State.
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Dec 04, 2019
Activists refuse to stand down after talks with the Colombian government, going ahead with the third strike in as many weeks.
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Dec 04, 2019
Last week's attack in Britain proves that well-meaning progressive academics have no business keeping the public safe.
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Dec 03, 2019
If Trump wants to fight corruption in Ukraine, he should pay close attention to an ongoing dispute between the country and the IMF over one of its biggest banks.
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Dec 03, 2019
Renewed defense spending by European states is in part a response to Russian aggression.
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Dec 03, 2019
As bad as tensions over NATO are, things could get even uglier over France's new digital services tax.
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Dec 03, 2019
Modi's government defends its stewardship even as it seeks to reverse a sharp economic slowdown.
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Dec 03, 2019
Trump's bullying prompted NATO Chief Stoltenberg to praise the U.S. president for his "leadership on defense spending," and the alliance is bolstering itself against Russia.
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Dec 03, 2019
International law is a vital part of fighting for the Uighur people.
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Dec 03, 2019
Tensions between Moscow and Brussels have led to a dangerous militarization of Eastern Europe. But Minsk is showing an alternative.
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Dec 03, 2019
The bipartisan House move seeks to bolster support for U.S. diplomats as Ukraine impeachment inquiry puts heat on the foreign service.
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Dec 03, 2019
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy slams the Trump administration for withholding aid to Lebanon.
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Dec 03, 2019
As its leaders convene in London, cracks in the NATO alliance could be growing.
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Dec 03, 2019
Emmanuel Macron thinks the Atlantic alliance is brain-dead, but its problems have deeper roots than the recent U.S.-Turkish spat over Syria.
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Dec 02, 2019
The U.S. president may think his surprise move to support the protesters will give him the upper hand in trade negotiations with China—but Xi is likely to call his bluff.
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Dec 02, 2019
Trump has touted new diplomatic efforts with the Taliban, but it's unclear whether anything has changed.
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Dec 02, 2019
Delegates from nearly 200 countries meet to hash out crucial negotiations on the Paris climate agreement.
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Dec 01, 2019
The pope is reaching out to indigenous people, and the right aren't happy.
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Nov 30, 2019
Many European far-right parties made their mark by railing against the EU. Now they are appealing to a pan-European identity to further their goal of a racially pure, White Christian continent.
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Nov 29, 2019
France's past year offers a possible preview of the West's future: growing protests against liberalism—and growing brutality against the protests.
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Nov 28, 2019
A wave of new Polish games reexamines Soviet repression.
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Nov 28, 2019
In 1997, the former Soviet leader needed money, and Pizza Hut needed a spokesman. Greatness ensued.
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Nov 27, 2019
The new materials reveal how Beijing's internment of Uighur Muslims actually works—and who is complicit.
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Nov 27, 2019
Right-wing media has seized on the testimony of a Canadian businessman with a tangled history.
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Nov 27, 2019
New arrivals are ticking up again, but Europe doesn't even have a short-term plan in place—much less a long-term strategy.
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Nov 27, 2019
Georgians fear that billionaire leader Bidzina Ivanishvili and his Georgian Dream party are tightening their grip on power.
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Nov 27, 2019
Resistance to Chinese technology is growing in Germany—and the ripple effects could reach across the continent.
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Nov 27, 2019
As Hezbollah sides with Lebanon's political elite, protesters in Beirut are increasingly willing to criticize it.
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Nov 27, 2019
Claims of political contagion are establishment fantasies.
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Nov 27, 2019
Virulent ethnic nationalism and hateful rhetoric toward minorities might win votes, but it will lead the country to economic ruin.
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Nov 27, 2019
Voters want to close borders. Activists want to open them.
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Nov 27, 2019
Repatriating refugees to dangerous countries violates international law and breeds conflict, instability, and future crises. Regional work visas and long-term integration into host countries are more promising solutions.
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Nov 27, 2019
China and the United States both increased emissions last year; a U.N. report shows 1.5 percent growth in emissions per year since 2009.
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Nov 27, 2019
Be grateful for Greta Thunberg, Emmanuel Macron—and the fact that things aren't as bad as they could be.
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