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Reeling From U.S. Sanctions, Iran Tries to Step Up Economic Engagement With Iraq

The Editors Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

Iraqi President Barham Salih traveled to Iran last month for talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The meeting came two weeks after the U.S. reimposed sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. In an interview, Tamer Badawi discusses Iran’s approach to its commercial ties with Baghdad.

The Zhuhai Airshow Confirms China’s Emergence as a Defense Industrial Power

Shahryar Pasandideh Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

Column

In Today’s Security Environment, Deterrence Is Becoming Personal

Steven Metz Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

Q&A

Why Chile’s Militarized Approach to Indigenous Communities is Failing

The Editors Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

Frustrated With Street Protests in Guinea, Conde Sends in the Soldiers

Robbie Corey-Boulet Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

Stalled Government Formation Shows That Parties Still Outweigh a Weak PM in Iraq

Renad Mansour Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

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In Depth

Against the Odds, African Migrants Put Down Roots in South America

Luisa Feline Freier Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

Images of perilous voyages across the Mediterranean Sea dominate the popular perception of African migration, but the reality is that many migrants’ journeys have nothing to do with Europe at all. In recent years, an increasing number of migrants have quietly built lives for themselves in South America.

Still Reeling From the Jammeh Years, Gambia Begins Its Journey to Justice

Louise Hunt Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018

‘He Never Came Back’: The Plight of Pakistani Migrants on Death Row in Saudi Arabia

Sabrina Toppa Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018

In Context

Can Theresa May Pull Off a Brexit Breakthrough in a Divided Britain?

The Editors Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018

Assimilation, or Alienation? Denmark Mulls ‘Ghetto’ Laws Targeting Immigrants

Rik Rutten Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018

Why Are Violent Rap Lyrics Being Blamed for a Crime Wave in London?

Dan Hancox Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018

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United States

Trump’s Phantom Deals Show the ‘Tariff Man’ Is Clueless on Trade Policy

Kimberly Ann Elliott Monday, Dec. 10, 2018

Europe

In Georgia, the New President’s Big Runoff Win Masks Rising Polarization

The Editors Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

Reeling From U.S. Sanctions, Iran Tries to Step Up Economic Engagement With Iraq

The Editors Friday, Dec. 7, 2018

Asia-Pacific

Can Morrison Patch Up Australia’s Troubled Ties With China?

The Editors Monday, Dec. 10, 2018

The Americas

Why Chile’s Militarized Approach to Indigenous Communities is Failing

The Editors Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

Africa

Uganda Went From Being a Model of Refugee Response to a Cautionary Tale

Andrew Green Monday, Dec. 10, 2018

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