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A School Shooting in Brazil Complicates Bolsonaro’s Push to Ease Gun Laws

The Editors Thursday, March 21, 2019

Last week, gunmen opened fire at a high school near Sao Paulo, killing eight people and casting a spotlight on the issue of gun control in Brazil. In an interview, Robert Muggah discusses Brazil’s polarizing debate over guns and how President Jair Bolsonaro’s policy initiatives might be affected by the shooting.

Peru’s Militarized Response to Illegal Mining Isn’t Enough to Protect the Amazon

Matthew C. DuPée Thursday, March 21, 2019

Column

With a Cloudy Electoral Picture, Argentina Is Again Gripped by Uncertainty

Frida Ghitis Thursday, March 21, 2019

The Unlearned Lessons of Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Elliot Waldman Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Trend Lines Podcast

How the Legacy of Its Failure in Sri Lanka Still Haunts the U.N. Today

The Editors Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Tech Issues Should Also Be U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities in the 2020 Race

Justin Sherman Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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In Depth

A Decade After Failing to Stop Massacres in Sri Lanka, What Has the U.N. Learned?

Richard Gowan Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Ten years ago this month, senior U.N. officials were grappling with the grisly end of the war in Sri Lanka, which resurfaced all-too-familiar questions about the role in diplomacy of private arm-twisting, public outrage and great-power politics. These questions go to the heart of what the U.N.’s purpose should be.

Germany’s Greens Are On the Rise. Can They Stay True to Their Roots?

Andrew Green Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Can Israel’s ‘New Right’ Turn West Bank Settlers Against Netanyahu?

Shira Rubin Tuesday, March 5, 2019

How a Global Debate Over Who Owns African Art Is Playing Out in Nigeria

Ayodeji Rotinwa Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019

Will Peace With Ethiopia Usher In a Political Opening in Eritrea?

Tanja Müller Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019

In Ukraine’s Donbas Region, Life Amid the Ravages of a Forgotten War

Natalie Vikhrov Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019

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Tech Issues Should Also Be U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities in the 2020 Race

Justin Sherman Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Europe

Pre-Election Political Infighting Drives Huge Public Sector Strikes in Portugal

The Editors Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Middle East & North Africa

How the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Rebuke of Saudi Arabia Could Reverberate

Steven Feldstein Friday, March 22, 2019

Asia-Pacific

The New Terrorist Threat Facing the West—and the Week’s Other Top News

The Editors Friday, March 22, 2019

The Americas

A School Shooting in Brazil Complicates Bolsonaro’s Push to Ease Gun Laws

The Editors Thursday, March 21, 2019

Africa

A Fatal Accident in Zimbabwe Reveals the Costs of Informal Gold Mining

Elliot Waldman Friday, March 22, 2019

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