Foreign Policy

WHO has no power to demand openness or independently confirm data at present.

Waning immunity, new virus variants—India’s sharp surge could be caused by any number of alarming factors.

Beating the pandemic has made the government and people overly complacent about China.

In Lebanon’s absurd economy, money’s value depends on whom you ask.

The kingdom has attempted to play down a weekend of turmoil that ended with a former royal heir under house arrest.

Oscar-nominated “The Mole Agent” is a film noir take on life in a Chilean nursing home.

Wealthy countries love to celebrate immigrant success stories, but they are letting many potentially productive citizens fall through the cracks.

Is Russia testing the waters or just testing Biden?

Both Washington and the Australian public want more sanctions on China.

To save its approval ratings, the Kremlin might be better focusing its energy elsewhere.

A middle path, with a greater role for India, is still possible—and preferable to either extreme.

Private equity’s power may eliminate promotion and relegation.

Environmentalists’ intent on saving the planet by protecting natural habitats are creating human disasters of their own.

Coastal cities need to experiment with different strategies to boost resilience.

Whether you support Xi or Trump, sneering at progressives is a shared hobby.

The United States needs a game plan for a continent that’s home to two-thirds of the world’s population and its biggest rival.

“To platform or to deplatform” is the wrong debate.

Republican districts stand to benefit most from the economic windfall that a revived JCPOA would bring.

Americans have to learn to see promise, not threat, ahead again.

Two new books examine how an isolated state managed to expand its diplomatic horizons.