Record arms exports are a sign of America’s commitment to Europe — and its foreign policy failures during the war in Ukraine.
Farmers’ frustration over French and EU regulations are a new dimension in a longstanding problem.
In the 21st century, famine isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice.
Why the US and other major donors are pausing funding for Gaza.
If China were to invade Taiwan, the American response could depend on its key ally.
National festivities this week danced on Indian secularism’s grave — and pointed to an existential threat to Indian democracy.
Even without a ceasefire, the top UN court’s orders are a warning to Israel.
Why the “long peace” may be ending.
With foreign aid increasingly uncertain, Africa wants to tackle disease emergencies on its own.
Israelis don’t trust Netanyahu. They’re still not ready to retreat from Gaza.
Iran’s complicated calculus in attacking Pakistan.
It’s an escalation in the region, but we’re not actually headed to outright war with Iran.
The surprising connection among cybercrime, human trafficking, and a raging guerrilla war.
Despite China’s attempts to negotiate a regional ceasefire, Myanmar’s civil war won’t end soon.
Beijing has branded incoming president Lai Ching-te a “troublemaker” for his pro-sovereignty stance.
The results of the tight, three-way presidential election will resonate far beyond the region.
Friday’s action reflects South Africa’s solidarity with the Palestinian cause — and its domestic and foreign interests.
The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, explained.
Ecuador was known for peace, but it has become one of the most violent countries in South America.
Why it’s a big deal that the president didn’t know his defense secretary was in the hospital for three days.
Leon Uris’s bestselling epic Exodus — and its hit movie adaptation starring Paul Newman — influenced generations of Americans, from the suburbs to the State Department.
Iraq’s prime minister called for an end to US presence after a drone strike killed a senior militia leader.
The Yemen-based, Iran-backed group hasn’t been fazed by a US-led response.
Will democracy survive it?
One year into Netanyahu’s latest tenure, Israel’s state and society are truly weakened.
How to understand Hamas’s alleged sexual attacks on October 7.
US law limits aid to countries that violate human rights. Here’s why it isn’t applied to Israel.
To understand the anarcho-capitalist leader, you have to understand Argentina’s past.
Should Congress fail to extend aid to Ukraine, it would “change the character of the war.”
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.
A simple question about genocide at a congressional hearing obscured a complicated debate about antisemitism and free speech.
Why the US and Israel are becoming “increasingly isolated.”
Starbucks’s messy December, explained.
Inside Israel’s dual criminal justice system.
The Israel-Hamas war changed the way we engage online, maybe forever.
Two decades after 9/11, extremist groups continue to pull off surprise attacks. Why?
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.
The party is fractured over President Joe Biden’s unequivocal support for Israel as the war in Gaza continues ahead of 2024.
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.”
Increasingly, civilians are running out of safe places to go.