Since the end of the Cold War, everyU.S.president has come into office promising to build better relations with Russia—and each one has watched that vision evaporate. The first three—Bill Clinton…
While Israel has held two inconclusive elections this year, the Palestinian Authority could be heading toward its first parliamentary and presidential elections in 14 years, something that until…
In perhaps his most symbolic breach of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said last week that his country had begun injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at Fordow,…
Iran seeks to capitalize on distraction within the White House by ramping up its defiance of the terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which aimed to curb its nuclear program, by…
Elizabeth Warren was born in 1949, in Oklahoma, US. Her father worked mainly as a maintenance man and her mother did catalog-order work. At age 16she became a state debate champion and…
The defining geopolitical story of our time is the slow death ofU.S.hegemony in favor of a rising China. Harbingers of Beijing’s ascent are everywhere. China’s overseas investments span the globe…
When India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, ran for the top job five years ago, he campaigned as the country’s best hope for economic reform. The government he ran against, led by the Congress party,…
Over the past two years, a bipartisan consensus has emerged thatthe United Statesshould leaveAfghanistan. This summer, PresidentDonald Trumprepeatedly claimed that he wanted out. So did the…
When Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS) first rose to power in 2015, some liberal commentators dismissed the populist upsurge as an aberration. For years, the governing majority party…
In a world aflame with protest,Latin Americastands out as a raging ten-alarm fire. FromBoliviatoEcuador,HaititoHonduras, the closing months of 2019 have seen enormous, sometimes violent…
As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids
The achievements of September's US-China summit are underwhelming: a short trade truce extension, a reciprocal tariff reduction, a coal purchase, talks on AI, and two pandas. The rest is what matters
From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival