World Politics Archive
Archives for April 2023
As the conflict spreads to Darfur, the UN issues an urgent warning.
Why numbers can only go so far for the world’s new most populous nation.
How it’s legal to work as a corporate consultant and a Pentagon adviser at the same time.
How geopolitics and technological advances are making this a riskier world for bioweapons.
Proposed GOP immigration legislation is too harsh, even for some Republicans.
Four big questions about the operation the world is waiting for.
An astonishingly bad idea that’s gotten popular very quickly.
Welcome to the population paradox of the 21st century.
Popular resistance, though fierce, is fragmented and outgunned by the Tatmadaw junta.
The national security leaker was very, very online.
What you need to know about those top-secret files that got posted on Discord.
The American right is falling in love with El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, but he’s also tearing down Salvadoran democracy.
Will the violence escalate further?
President Tsai Ing-wen is shoring up allies, but a meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy is drawing threats from Beijing.
You should care but not worry about what’s happening with oil.