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World Politics Archive

Archives for December 2023

World Politics
Israel’s horrible year started long before October 7Israel’s horrible year started long before October 7
World Politics

One year into Netanyahu’s latest tenure, Israel’s state and society are truly weakened.

By Noam Gidron
World Politics
Why sexual violence in war is so widespread — and under-coveredWhy sexual violence in war is so widespread — and under-covered
World Politics

How to understand Hamas’s alleged sexual attacks on October 7.

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
The US may be flouting its own laws by sending unrestricted aid to IsraelThe US may be flouting its own laws by sending unrestricted aid to Israel
World Politics

US law limits aid to countries that violate human rights. Here’s why it isn’t applied to Israel.

By Nicole Narea
World Politics
Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, explainedArgentina’s new president, Javier Milei, explained
World Politics

To understand the anarcho-capitalist leader, you have to understand Argentina’s past.

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
What happens in Ukraine if US aid disappears?What happens in Ukraine if US aid disappears?
World Politics

Should Congress fail to extend aid to Ukraine, it would “change the character of the war.”

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Biden weighs a “shocking” revival of Trump’s immigration agendaBiden weighs a “shocking” revival of Trump’s immigration agenda
Politics

The White House is reportedly open to making concessions to Republicans in its negotiations over aid to Ukraine and Israel that go far beyond border security.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
What elite universities — and their critics — get wrong about campus antisemitismWhat elite universities — and their critics — get wrong about campus antisemitism
Politics

A simple question about genocide at a congressional hearing obscured a complicated debate about antisemitism and free speech.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The growing global support for a Gaza ceasefire, explainedThe growing global support for a Gaza ceasefire, explained
Politics

Why the US and Israel are becoming “increasingly isolated.”

By Li Zhou
Money
Starbucks has lost $11 billion market value, and not because of boycottsStarbucks has lost $11 billion market value, and not because of boycotts
Money

Starbucks’s messy December, explained.

By Emily Stewart
Video
Why Israel has so many Palestinian prisonersWhy Israel has so many Palestinian prisoners
Play
Video

Inside Israel’s dual criminal justice system.

By Ranjani Chakraborty
Culture
TikTok isn’t creating false support for Palestine. It’s just reflecting what’s already there.TikTok isn’t creating false support for Palestine. It’s just reflecting what’s already there.
Culture

The Israel-Hamas war changed the way we engage online, maybe forever.

By Rebecca Jennings
World Politics
Why we still underestimate what groups like Hamas are capable ofWhy we still underestimate what groups like Hamas are capable of
World Politics

Two decades after 9/11, extremist groups continue to pull off surprise attacks. Why?

By Joshua Keating
The return of liberal Zionism?
Israel

For many Jews, the October 7 attacks discredited both the Zionist right and the anti-Zionist left — paving the way for the resurrection of a seemingly dead political tradition.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Can Democrats overcome their deep divisions over Gaza?Can Democrats overcome their deep divisions over Gaza?
World Politics

The party is fractured over President Joe Biden’s unequivocal support for Israel as the war in Gaza continues ahead of 2024.

By Nicole Narea
Israel
Israel’s wartime assault on the free pressIsrael’s wartime assault on the free press
Israel

With dozens of reporters dead in Gaza and others harassed and censored inside Israel, experts are deeply concerned about press freedom in “the Middle East’s only democracy.”

By Nicole Narea