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June 11, 2018
Geoffrey Cain
‘You Should Not Want a Deal Too Badly’
As Donald Trump prepares for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his former ambassadorial nominee has some advice.
June 5, 2018
Ross Kenneth Urken
Playing Geopolitics With the World Cup
Russia's new stadium in Kaliningrad sends a message, backed up by war games.
June 4, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Why Steel Tariffs Matter
The economic impact will probably be minimal, says Peter Chase. But boy do they throw a wrench into existing trade treaties.
May 31, 2018
Lovely Umayam
The Nuclear Industry’s Winners and Losers
As Donald Trump plays chicken with North Korea, it's worth remembering that this is also a business. Some profit; others suffer.
May 29, 2018
Karina Piser
Inside France’s Growing Identity War
In the ongoing headscarf fracas, many hardliners are in fact leftists.
May 25, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Trump can’t quit Kim Jong Un.
May 24, 2018
Jon Wolfsthal
Trump Plays Hard to Get
This is probably not the end of North Korea nuclear talks.
May 24, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Trump’s letter to Kim Jong Un reads like a conscious uncoupling.
May 23, 2018
Maya Averbuch
What Turns an Outsider Into a President?
The strange case of Mexico's formerly defeated Andres Manuel López Obrador.
May 22, 2018
Peter Slezkine
What Happened to the “Free World”?
Columnists and politicians decrying the decline of the West can't seem to define what it is they're defending. The entire concept was developed for a very particular historical moment.
May 21, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Venezuela is on the brink, and the U.S. might push it over.
May 18, 2018
Melody Schreiber
The Erin Brockoviches of Ecuador
For these women, environmentalism and women's rights are closely linked: Past drilling projects have resulted in increased assaults, cancer, and infertility.
May 16, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Kim Jong Un’s canny strategy to confound Trump.
May 16, 2018
Eric Cortellessa
The Perils of Giving Israel What It Wants
Trump's decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem without any Israeli concessions makes peace negotiations harder—and may make things tougher for Israel in the long run.
May 15, 2018
Atman Trivedi
The U.S.-India Relationship Needs Work
Two decades after India tested its nuclear weapons, the country still isn't in a position to do what the United States wants from it: help counter China.
May 14, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
It’s anything but a “glorious” day in Israel.
May 14, 2018
Caroline Lester
The CIA Spy Who Became a Russian Propagandist
For John Kiriakou—as well as several of his American colleagues across the political spectrum—working for a Russian radio network is where he feels most free.
May 11, 2018
Peter Vanham
Why Do-Gooders Love Development Statistics
Sure: dictators do, too. But development stats, properly weighted, can be a tool for change.
May 10, 2018
Priya Satia
What Mass Shootings and Big Data Have in Common
Producers of guns and data say they aren't responsible for misuse. But it's precisely the dangers that make these industries profitable.
May 9, 2018
Musa al-Gharbi
How to Torpedo U.S. Credibility
One small step for Trump—and one giant blow to American diplomacy. The repercussions of reneging on the Iran deal may last for years.
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