Africa Watch The Central African Republic’s Conflict Is Descending Into a Regional Crisis Andrew Green Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
How to Make Diplomacy More Effective—and Inclusive—in the New Age of Pluralism Ian Johnstone, Joshua Lincoln Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
Column Jack Ma’s Disappearance and the Dangers of Doing Business in an Autocracy Frida Ghitis Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
Q&A After the Qatar Boycott, Can the GCC Come Together? The Editors Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 Saudi Arabia and three of its Gulf allies have agreed to end a multiyear blockade on neighboring Qatar, but deep divisions remain within the Gulf Cooperation Council. On the Trend Lines podcast, Sanam Vakil joined WPR’s Elliot Waldman to talk about how the Gulf states can move forward after ending the embargo.
China Note Is Beijing About to Make an Example Out of Jack Ma? Rachel Cheung, Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Trend Lines Podcast What the End of the Qatar Boycott Means for the Gulf The Editors Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Column American Carnage: The Familiar Fantasies Fueling Trump’s Mob Insurrection Judah Grunstein Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Q&A Nathalie Tocci on the Future of EU Ties With the U.S. and China The Editors Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
China Note Is Beijing About to Make an Example Out of Jack Ma? Rachel Cheung, Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Trend Lines Podcast What the End of the Qatar Boycott Means for the Gulf The Editors Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Column American Carnage: The Familiar Fantasies Fueling Trump’s Mob Insurrection Judah Grunstein Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021
Q&A Nathalie Tocci on the Future of EU Ties With the U.S. and China The Editors Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
Column ‘Made in America’ Is a Familiar Presidential Promise. Can Biden Deliver? Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
Middle East Memo The Capitol Riot Wasn’t a Vision of Iraq, or Syria. It Was Trump’s America Frederick Deknatel Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
Column What Are Biden’s Actual Prospects for Reviving Trans-Atlantic Relations? Stewart M. Patrick Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
Can Kabore, Newly Reelected, Heal a Divided and War-Torn Burkina Faso? Clair MacDougall Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
China’s Double Standard for Diplomatic Speech Online Sparks a Global Backlash Nithin Coca Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
Africa Watch Africa’s New Free Trade Area Will Require a ‘Multidecade Process’ to Implement Andrew Green Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
Trend Lines Podcast ‘To Act Alone When Necessary’: Nathalie Tocci on European Strategic Autonomy The Editors Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
Column Will America’s Fever Break After the Pro-Trump Siege of the Capitol? Candace Rondeaux Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
Amid Electoral Violence in the Central African Republic, Russia and Rwanda Move In Adrienne Surprenant Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
How the Maori Are Pushing New Zealand to Confront Its Past—and Present Cathrin Schaer Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 More than four decades ago, New Zealand established a tribunal, unique in the world, to address historical wrongs done to its Indigenous people. Since then, the Waitangi Tribunal has changed New Zealand’s culture. What lessons can it offer to other countries that are also grappling with troubled histories?
How the Taliban’s Rivalry With ISIS Is Shaping the Afghan Peace Talks Michael Semple Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
Governments Acted Fast to Save the Economy. Now Too Many Have Pandemic Fatigue Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
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U.S. Watchdog Blames Senior Trump Officials for Border Separations By Lauren Fedor | Financial Times (subscription required)
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist By Mike Stone | Reuters
Our National Security Apparatus Failed Last Week. Officials Hope It Will Be Ready for Inauguration Day By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Haiti Braces for Unrest as Opposition Demands New President By Evens Sanon & Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Amazon City Scrambles to Provide Oxygen to COVID-19 Patients By Mauricio Savarese & David Biller | Associated Press
At Least 35 Killed and Hundreds Injured as Quake Hits Indonesia By Richard C. Paddock & Dera Menra Sijabat | The New York Times
Indian Government, Protesting Farmers Make No Headway in Talks, to Reconvene Tuesday By Mayank Bhardwaj & Manoj Kumar | Reuters
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
In Victory for Privacy Activists, France Is Banned From Using Drones to Enforce Coronavirus Rules By Rick Noack | The Washington Post
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Economic and Health-Care Relief Package By Erica Werner & Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
U.S. Watchdog Blames Senior Trump Officials for Border Separations By Lauren Fedor | Financial Times (subscription required)
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist By Mike Stone | Reuters
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Our National Security Apparatus Failed Last Week. Officials Hope It Will Be Ready for Inauguration Day By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Trump Administration Bans Imports of Cotton and Tomatoes From China’s Xinjiang Region, Citing Forced Labor By Jeanne Whalen & Eva Dou | The Washington Post
Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says By Dan Williams | Reuters
Dozens Die in Ethnic Massacre in Troubled Ethiopian Region By Simon Marks & Declan Walsh | The New York Times
Three Peacekeepers Killed, Six Wounded by Attack in Northern Mali By Baba Ahmed & Toussaint N’gotta | Associated Press
Cameroon Army Killed Civilians in Village Raid, Witnesses and Lawyer Say By Edward McAllister | Reuters
Haiti Braces for Unrest as Opposition Demands New President By Evens Sanon & Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Amazon City Scrambles to Provide Oxygen to COVID-19 Patients By Mauricio Savarese & David Biller | Associated Press
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Cuba, Though Angered by Terror Designation, Is Looking Past Trump By Ed Augustin & Kirk Semple | The New York Times
‘Terruqueo’ and Peru’s Fear of the Left By Luisa Feline Freier & Soledad Castillo Jara | Americas Quarterly
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says By Dan Williams | Reuters
The Tunisian Revolution’s Young Dreams Are Unfulfilled but Unforgotten By Tharwa Boulifi | African Arguments
Pompeo Says Iran Is New Base for Al-Qaida, but Offers Little Proof By Lara Jakes, Eric Schmitt & Julian E. Barnes | The New York Times
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist By Mike Stone | Reuters
At Least 35 Killed and Hundreds Injured as Quake Hits Indonesia By Richard C. Paddock & Dera Menra Sijabat | The New York Times
Indian Government, Protesting Farmers Make No Headway in Talks, to Reconvene Tuesday By Mayank Bhardwaj & Manoj Kumar | Reuters
Trump Administration Bans Imports of Cotton and Tomatoes From China’s Xinjiang Region, Citing Forced Labor By Jeanne Whalen & Eva Dou | The Washington Post
Hong Kong Authorities Arrest 11 Over Activists’ Attempted Taiwan Boat Escape By Shibani Mahtani | The Washington Post
Hong Kong Internet Provider Blocks Pro-Democracy Website By Nicolle Liu & Primrose Riordan | Financial Times (subscription required)
Two Members of WHO Team on Trail of Virus Are Denied Entry to China By Javier C. Hernández | The New York Times
Former South Korean President Park’s Legal Saga Ends as Court Upholds Jail Term By Eun-Young Jeong | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
In Victory for Privacy Activists, France Is Banned From Using Drones to Enforce Coronavirus Rules By Rick Noack | The Washington Post
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Many Migrants Still Stranded in Bosnia as Freezing Cold Sets In By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Irish Leader Apologizes for Cruelty to Unwed Mothers and Babies at Homes Run by the State and Catholic Church By William Booth & Karla Adam | The Washington Post
Four Detained From Belgium Demonstration Over Black Man’s Death By Samuel Petrequin | Associated Press
Political Intrigue Snarls Italy as Fateful Choices Loom By Tony Barber | Financial Times (subscription required)
Luxembourg, EU Snub Pompeo in Final Europe Trip, Diplomats Say By Robin Emmott & Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters
German CDU on Verge of Electing Divisive Figure to Replace Angela Merkel By Philip Oltermann | The Guardian
How the Maori Are Pushing New Zealand to Confront Its Past—and Present Cathrin Schaer Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 More than four decades ago, New Zealand established a tribunal, unique in the world, to address historical wrongs done to its Indigenous people. Since then, the Waitangi Tribunal has changed New Zealand’s culture. What lessons can it offer to other countries that are also grappling with troubled histories?
How the Taliban’s Rivalry With ISIS Is Shaping the Afghan Peace Talks Michael Semple Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
Governments Acted Fast to Save the Economy. Now Too Many Have Pandemic Fatigue Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
Hong Kong’s Darkening Future, Through the Eyes of Unbowed Protesters Rachel Cheung Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020
In France, Teachers Tasked With Fighting Radicalization Face an Impossible Job Karina Piser Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020
In the Aftermath of Brexit, What Can ‘Global Britain’ Be? Ben Judah, Georgina Wright Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020
Higher Education Is in Trouble, and Not Just Because of the Coronavirus Karin Fischer Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020
After India Revoked Its Autonomy, Kashmir Sees Repression and Militancy Rise A WPR Contributor in Srinagar Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020
How U.S. Adversaries Are Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions Morgan Meaker Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020
Lotteries Are Using the Pandemic to Expand Online, Raising Concerns Jon Allsop, Raymond Joseph, Jeff Kelly Lowenstein Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020
Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Economic and Health-Care Relief Package By Erica Werner & Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
U.S. Watchdog Blames Senior Trump Officials for Border Separations By Lauren Fedor | Financial Times (subscription required)
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist By Mike Stone | Reuters
Our National Security Apparatus Failed Last Week. Officials Hope It Will Be Ready for Inauguration Day By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Haiti Braces for Unrest as Opposition Demands New President By Evens Sanon & Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Amazon City Scrambles to Provide Oxygen to COVID-19 Patients By Mauricio Savarese & David Biller | Associated Press
At Least 35 Killed and Hundreds Injured as Quake Hits Indonesia By Richard C. Paddock & Dera Menra Sijabat | The New York Times
Indian Government, Protesting Farmers Make No Headway in Talks, to Reconvene Tuesday By Mayank Bhardwaj & Manoj Kumar | Reuters
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
In Victory for Privacy Activists, France Is Banned From Using Drones to Enforce Coronavirus Rules By Rick Noack | The Washington Post
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Economic and Health-Care Relief Package By Erica Werner & Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
U.S. Watchdog Blames Senior Trump Officials for Border Separations By Lauren Fedor | Financial Times (subscription required)
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist By Mike Stone | Reuters
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Our National Security Apparatus Failed Last Week. Officials Hope It Will Be Ready for Inauguration Day By David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Trump Administration Bans Imports of Cotton and Tomatoes From China’s Xinjiang Region, Citing Forced Labor By Jeanne Whalen & Eva Dou | The Washington Post
Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says By Dan Williams | Reuters
Dozens Die in Ethnic Massacre in Troubled Ethiopian Region By Simon Marks & Declan Walsh | The New York Times
Three Peacekeepers Killed, Six Wounded by Attack in Northern Mali By Baba Ahmed & Toussaint N’gotta | Associated Press
Cameroon Army Killed Civilians in Village Raid, Witnesses and Lawyer Say By Edward McAllister | Reuters
Haiti Braces for Unrest as Opposition Demands New President By Evens Sanon & Dánica Coto | Associated Press
Amazon City Scrambles to Provide Oxygen to COVID-19 Patients By Mauricio Savarese & David Biller | Associated Press
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Cuba, Though Angered by Terror Designation, Is Looking Past Trump By Ed Augustin & Kirk Semple | The New York Times
‘Terruqueo’ and Peru’s Fear of the Left By Luisa Feline Freier & Soledad Castillo Jara | Americas Quarterly
Trump Administration Adds China’s Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese Military Blacklist By Mike Stone | Reuters
At Least 35 Killed and Hundreds Injured as Quake Hits Indonesia By Richard C. Paddock & Dera Menra Sijabat | The New York Times
Indian Government, Protesting Farmers Make No Headway in Talks, to Reconvene Tuesday By Mayank Bhardwaj & Manoj Kumar | Reuters
Trump Administration Bans Imports of Cotton and Tomatoes From China’s Xinjiang Region, Citing Forced Labor By Jeanne Whalen & Eva Dou | The Washington Post
Hong Kong Authorities Arrest 11 Over Activists’ Attempted Taiwan Boat Escape By Shibani Mahtani | The Washington Post
Hong Kong Internet Provider Blocks Pro-Democracy Website By Nicolle Liu & Primrose Riordan | Financial Times (subscription required)
Two Members of WHO Team on Trail of Virus Are Denied Entry to China By Javier C. Hernández | The New York Times
Former South Korean President Park’s Legal Saga Ends as Court Upholds Jail Term By Eun-Young Jeong | The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Russia Plans Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty Allowing Surveillance Flights After U.S. Pullout By Isabelle Khurshudyan | The Washington Post
In Victory for Privacy Activists, France Is Banned From Using Drones to Enforce Coronavirus Rules By Rick Noack | The Washington Post
The U.K. Bans Travel From Latin America and Portugal, Citing Concern About a Brazilian Variant By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Many Migrants Still Stranded in Bosnia as Freezing Cold Sets In By Elian Peltier | The New York Times
Irish Leader Apologizes for Cruelty to Unwed Mothers and Babies at Homes Run by the State and Catholic Church By William Booth & Karla Adam | The Washington Post
Four Detained From Belgium Demonstration Over Black Man’s Death By Samuel Petrequin | Associated Press
Political Intrigue Snarls Italy as Fateful Choices Loom By Tony Barber | Financial Times (subscription required)
Luxembourg, EU Snub Pompeo in Final Europe Trip, Diplomats Say By Robin Emmott & Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters
German CDU on Verge of Electing Divisive Figure to Replace Angela Merkel By Philip Oltermann | The Guardian
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemen’s Houthis May Cause ‘Large-Scale Famine,’ U.N. Warns By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Wary of Biden Tack on Iran, Israel Revisits Military Options, Newspaper Says By Dan Williams | Reuters
The Tunisian Revolution’s Young Dreams Are Unfulfilled but Unforgotten By Tharwa Boulifi | African Arguments
Pompeo Says Iran Is New Base for Al-Qaida, but Offers Little Proof By Lara Jakes, Eric Schmitt & Julian E. Barnes | The New York Times
United States Deplatforming Pro-Trump Extremists Could Drive Them Underground Candace Rondeaux Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
Europe Nathalie Tocci on the Future of EU Ties With the U.S. and China The Editors Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
Middle East & North Africa After the Qatar Boycott, Can the GCC Come Together? The Editors Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
Asia-Pacific Jack Ma’s Disappearance and the Dangers of Doing Business in an Autocracy Frida Ghitis Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021
The Americas Corruption Scandals Stain Bukele’s Image Ahead of Key Elections in El Salvador Robert Looney Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021
Africa The Central African Republic’s Conflict Is Descending Into a Regional Crisis Andrew Green Friday, Jan. 15, 2021