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There’s No Shortage of Ideas for Resetting Big-Power Relations, but Can They Work?

Richard Gowan Monday, Sept. 24, 2018

Since Donald Trump’s appearance at the U.N. last year, the Security Council has hobbled from dispute to dispute, and arguments over trade and security have driven China, Russia and the U.S. further apart. Is there any way for the U.S. and its competitors to stop their relations from deteriorating further?

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Life on the Ground in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

The Editors Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

Africa Watch

Rwanda’s Kagame Releases Opponents, but Warns Them to Stay ‘Humble’

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

Column

Should Syria’s War Force the U.S. to Reconsider Its Policy on Chemical Weapons?

Steven Metz Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

Palestinians in the West Bank Respond to Trump’s Pressure With Defiance

Ibrahim Fraihat Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

How Magufuli Is Running Roughshod Over Women’s Rights in Tanzania

Robbie Corey-Boulet Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018

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As Trump’s Trade Wars Escalate, No Easy Wins Are in Sight

The Editors Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China escalated Tuesday, when he slapped tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. Beijing retaliated immediately with tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports. Trump famously declared that trade wars are “good, and easy to win.” Analysts are less sanguine.

Afghanistan’s Islamic Emirate Returns: Life Under a Resurgent Taliban

Michael Semple Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018

In Context

Why Trump’s Pressure Campaign on the Palestinians Will Backfire

The Editors Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018

‘Turkey’s Puppet’: How Erdogan’s Anti-Gulenist Campaign Is Roiling Kosovo

A.J. Naddaff Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018

In Context

Argentina’s Currency Crisis Raises the Political Heat on Macri

The Editors Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

Spain Is the New Magnet for Europe-Bound Migrants. How Will They Be Received?

Malia Politzer Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

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The Scariest Revelations About Trump and Trade From Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear’

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018

Europe

Europe’s Prisons, Already Hotbeds of Radicalization, Are Filling Up With ISIS Recruits

Cara Tabachnick Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

Palestinians in the West Bank Respond to Trump’s Pressure With Defiance

Ibrahim Fraihat Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

Asia-Pacific

How Australia’s Constant Leadership Churn Undermines Its Foreign Policy

Joshua Kurlantzick Monday, Sept. 24, 2018

The Americas

Costa Rica’s Public Worker Strike Could Decide Its Fiscal Future

The Editors Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018

Africa

Rwanda’s Kagame Releases Opponents, but Warns Them to Stay ‘Humble’

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

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