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Tue, 26/09/2023 - 21:30
Chaos in Congress jeopardizes Biden’s efforts to re-up ties with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands.
Tue, 26/09/2023 - 14:44
One year after an uprising over women’s rights, the government has passed a harsh new hijab law.
Tue, 26/09/2023 - 13:20
Beijing’s censorship has pernicious effects on artists and educational institutions—but abandoning all cultural ties would do more harm than good.
Tue, 26/09/2023 - 13:00
Historian Heather Cox Richardson charts the roots of 21st-century disinformation—and how American democracy began to falter.
Tue, 26/09/2023 - 01:00
But countering China’s growing regional clout is proving to be an uphill battle.
Fri, 04/08/2023 - 01:00
But Nairobi’s own human rights record may hamper its ability to curb the island’s gang violence.
Fri, 04/08/2023 - 00:00
The whole region wants to jump into the fray.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 20:44
Mediation offers from China aren’t made in good faith.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 19:02
Prigozhin’s mutiny helped expose the false arguments for Russia’s invasion.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 18:38
The judiciary needs to strike down Netanyahu’s judicial reform before he turns Israel into a sham democracy—just as Viktor Orban did in Hungary.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 16:54
Other states have a legal and moral duty to stop Moscow.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 16:41
Dhaka has taken on new importance as relations with China freeze.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 16:24
Brussels has become the last thing anyone imagined: a stage for political emotion.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 14:30
How Seoul is using arms sales to build ties beyond Washington.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 12:38
Military history suggests Ukraine’s current campaign is far more daunting than the public understands.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 09:00
Biden’s IRA is shutting African countries out of supply chains for critical minerals. Including them would be a strategic and diplomatic win.
Thu, 03/08/2023 - 01:00
Moscow’s latest attack on a Black Sea port is even angering its allies.
Wed, 02/08/2023 - 23:43
If the U.S. makes it through this crisis, it could end up stronger than ever.
Wed, 02/08/2023 - 23:15
The Islamic State-Khorasan claimed responsibility for a bombing at a political rally months before a national vote.
Wed, 02/08/2023 - 21:42
A growing list of people protected from justice highlights a pervasive culture of impunity.
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