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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.
May 8, 2018
Jon Wolfsthal
Anatomy of a Lousy Decision
Here's exactly what the U.S. loses as Trump scraps the Iran nuclear deal.
May 7, 2018
Patrick Keddie
Understanding Authoritarianism Through Soccer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was once an athlete. Now, he uses sport for his own purposes—even as fans use it to express dissent.
May 4, 2018
Matthew Bodner
Armenia Is Breaking the Post-Soviet Mold
Term limits enforced, oligarchy on the run—all thanks to a targeted, disciplined protest campaign.
May 3, 2018
Tobias Schumacher
The Long-Suffering Europeans Trying to Save the Iran Deal
Trump and Netanyahu seem intent on kicking over the EU's carefully built international sandcastles. But can Europe play the long game?
April 30, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Making Sense of Netanyahu’s Strange Slideshow
The Israeli prime minister said the Iran deal "is based on lies.” Of course it is, says nuclear expert James Acton—but the U.S. knew that.
April 27, 2018
Seva Gunitsky
One Word to Improve U.S. Russia Policy
"Derzhavnost": It's why focusing on Putin, or trying to punish the country, usually backfires.
April 26, 2018
Alex Gladstein
Why Dictators Love Development Statistics
They're an easily faked way to score international points.
April 25, 2018
Robert Foyle Hunwick
How Do You Control 1.4 Billion People?
China's social credit system, which becomes mandatory in 2020, aims to funnel all behavior into a credit score.
April 24, 2018
Annie Hylton
Macron Turns His Back on Refugee Women
As France's new asylum bill shows, seemingly gender-neutral policies in Europe and the U.S. have dire consequences for women in particular.
April 24, 2018
Jeet Heer
“We’re Going to See a Lot More Walls”
Ian Bremmer sees Trump's victory, the rise of the far-right in Europe, and more as a backlash to globalism—and he thinks it's going to get worse.
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