The Strategic Unseriousness of Olaf Scholz
His latest trip confirms that Germany’s China policy is made in corporate boardrooms.
View ArticleU.S. Weighs Ending Aid to Israeli Military Unit for Alleged Human Rights Abuses
The potential move has sparked alarm among top Israeli officials.
View ArticleNew Zealand Becomes the Latest Country to Pivot to the U.S.
Beijing’s bullying tactics have pushed Wellington into Washington’s welcoming arms.
View ArticleRussia Is Committing Cultural Genocide in Ukraine
Historical falsification, youth indoctrination, and the plunder of artifacts reveal the Kremlin’s true objectives.
View ArticleNo, Recycling Won’t Solve Our Plastic Problem
The world must come together to address the full life cycle of this ubiquitous material.
View ArticleCongressional Push for Oil Sanctions Puts Biden in a Bind
New measures to punish Iran, Venezuela, and Russia could raise crude prices and hurt Biden in an election year.
View ArticleDoes Trump Have a Foreign-Policy Vision?
A new book lays claim to interpreting the former president’s global legacy—and has a plan for what a second term could accomplish.
View ArticleIs the U.S. Preparing to Ban Future LNG Sales to China?
The Department of Energy’s “temporary pause” opens the door.
View ArticleIndia’s Courts Must Keep Their Autonomy
A recent ruling on campaign finance reflected a judicial independence that will be key to checking Modi’s power if he wins a third term.
View ArticleDoes China Have to Play by the Rules?
New reporting implicates Beijing and anti-doping officials in covering up Chinese Olympic swimmers’ positive tests in 2021.
View ArticleUkraine Is Still Outgunned by Russia
Even if Congress passes the aid package, most of the artillery Ukraine needs won’t get to the front until next year.
View ArticleU.K. Passes Controversial Rwanda Deportation Bill
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said flights will begin in 10 to 12 weeks no matter what foreign courts say.
View ArticleU.S. Allies Relieved After Senate Passes Long-Delayed Aid Bill
But the fact it took so long to pass has some worried about future support.
View ArticleWill Washington Sanction Sudan’s RSF?
Lawmakers are calling for direct measures against the group’s leader, Hemeti.
View ArticleWhat Ghana Can Learn From Taiwan
As vote-buying corrupts the country’s politics, the West African nation could learn from Taipei’s effective crackdown on the practice.
View ArticleBlinken Kicks Off Diplomatic Mission in China
U.S. aid to Taiwan, a new TikTok law, and Beijing’s ties with the Kremlin are at the forefront of this week’s visit.
View ArticleQatar Is Ready to Call Netanyahu’s Hostage Bluff
Frustrated by Israel’s negotiating position, Doha is threatening to walk away.
View ArticleU.S. Fixation on Nuclear Deal Let Iran Loose on the Middle East
Washington’s shortsighted policies enabled Tehran and its proxies to destabilize the region.
View ArticleCongress Helps Steer Taiwan Toward the ‘Porcupine Strategy’
The national security bill gives Biden more leverage to tell Taiwan what weapons to buy.
View ArticleIsrael Is Desperate to Replace Palestinian Farmhands
Newly arrived Indian workers say abuse is common.
View ArticleJapan’s Big Bet on Interest Rates May Not Pay Off
A vote of confidence in the future may be undercut by a lukewarm economy.
View ArticleHundreds of Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Arrested at U.S. Campuses
From Columbia University to the University of Texas at Austin, demonstrations have been met with police responses amid accusations of antisemitism.
View ArticleEurope Could Soon Be Hooked on Fentanyl
The continent invented the drug but has been spared its worst ravages—until now.
View ArticleThe U.S. Munitions Deficit Is a Political Problem
Just three U.S. states receive one-third of all defense contract awards.
View ArticleNew Leaders Turn the Region’s Geopolitics on Its Head
Argentina wants to become a NATO partner—and Colombia seeks to join BRICS+.
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