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Can South Korea Afford the Many Costs of Nuclear-Powered Submarines?

Wed, 19/11/2025 - 21:50
A Trumpian promise may be hard to deliver.

The Good News on Women’s Rights

Wed, 19/11/2025 - 18:38
How some countries are quietly advancing progress.

What to Know About the Secret U.S.-Russia Peace Plan for Ukraine

Wed, 19/11/2025 - 18:16
Steve Witkoff reportedly hashed the details out with Putin’s envoy in Miami last month.

Maduro Needs a Golden Parachute

Wed, 19/11/2025 - 17:52
The only way to avoid war in Venezuela may be if its leader doesn’t fear leaving office.

Putin’s Unlikely Envoy to Washington

Wed, 19/11/2025 - 17:05
Kirill Dmitriev is a prominent purveyor of the Kremlin’s line—but real power may lie elsewhere.

China-Japan Rift Deepens Over Taiwan

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 23:15
The new Japanese prime minister is unlikely to back down from recent comments.

How One Vaccine Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Infections

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:56
A cheap and practical intervention, given at birth, could save lives in conflict zones and beyond.

Why Is Washington Acting Like a Revisionist Power?

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:55
The U.S. made a global order that it’s now obsessed with overthrowing.

Trump, Mohammed bin Salman Dismiss Khashoggi Questions to Focus on Investment

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:50
The U.S. president whitewashed the Saudi crown prince’s poor human rights record while giving him a red-carpet welcome.

Trump Hosts Mohammed bin Salman to Discuss Investment, F-35 Deals

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:50
The U.S. president whitewashed the Saudi crown prince’s poor human rights record while giving him a red-carpet welcome.

Techno-Optimism Can’t Save Us From Climate Change

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 20:32
Hoping blindly for a technological solution for climate change that may never come is no solution.

Why Trump’s Justifications for Drone Killings Fall Short

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 17:21
Whatever the administration says, the U.S. is not actually at war with nonstate actors

Europe Is Selling Ukraine a Pipe Dream

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 11:15
The EU’s promises of future membership have a very uncertain outcome.

China and India Are Trapped in a Loop

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 10:52
Breaking out of their cycle of hope and distrust requires political imagination on both sides.

Why the Thai-Cambodia Peace Deal Is in Tatters

Tue, 18/11/2025 - 07:00
Land mines, and who planted them, have been an ongoing factor.

Bangladesh’s War Crimes Court Sentences Sheikh Hasina to Death

Mon, 17/11/2025 - 23:34
The ousted leader was found guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on last year’s student-led uprising.

Should U.S. Development Loans Go to Rich Countries?

Mon, 17/11/2025 - 21:58
The U.S. Development Finance Corporation was created to help alleviate global poverty. Trump has other ideas.

An Unusual Election in Iraq Offers the U.S. an Unusual Opportunity

Mon, 17/11/2025 - 21:14
Baghdad is turning away from Tehran. Can Washington capitalize on it?

The Perils and Pitfalls of a U.S.-Saudi Defense Pact

Mon, 17/11/2025 - 19:36
U.S. troops would be obliged to defend Riyadh.

What to Expect From Trump’s Meeting With MBS

Mon, 17/11/2025 - 17:28
The crown prince’s visit could result in a new U.S.-Saudi defense agreement.

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