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Will Sudan’s Bashir Finally Go on Trial for Genocide at the ICC?

Andrew Green Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

Sudan’s transitional government appears prepared to hand former President Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court to be tried for war crimes allegedly committed in Darfur. It could be an unexpected boon for the beleaguered ICC—if Sudan’s military doesn’t renege on the arrangement.

Trend Lines Podcast

Can the Next U.S. President Deliver on a Promise of Foreign Policy Restraint?

The Editors Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

Column

El Salvador Knew Bukele Was Brash. But His Military Show of Force Was Ominous

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

How Climate Change Could Tear Canada Apart

Grant Wyeth Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

China Note

How China’s Coronavirus Epidemic Could Threaten Xi’s Legitimacy

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020

Trend Lines Podcast

Can the U.S. Freeze Huawei Out of the 5G Future?

The Editors Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020

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As the Risk of a ‘Water War’ Fades, Is It Too Late to Save the Nile?

Peter Schwartzstein Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020

Decades of mismanagement have left the world’s longest river polluted and drained, even as booming populations along the length of the Nile have fueled demand for food, jobs and potable water. Climate change is now adding new uncertainty to a region in which the Nile has often been one of the few constants.

Zimbabwe’s Old Guard, Still in Power After Mugabe, Is Stifling Its Youth

Simon Allison Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020

For Migrants and Refugees, Greece Has Become Hostile Territory

Sarah Souli Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

60 Years Later, a Cold War Scandal Still Holds Lessons for the United Nations

Richard Gowan Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019

How ‘Sanctions Overreach’ Could Undermine the U.S. Dollar’s Dominance

Daniel McDowell Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019

‘Building a Nation’: Will Bougainville’s Referendum Lead to Independence?

Catherine Wilson Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019

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United States

Can the Next U.S. President Deliver on a Promise of Foreign Policy Restraint?

The Editors Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

Europe

How Russia’s Putin Is Planning for Permanent Power After His Presidency

Andrei Kolesnikov Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020

Middle East & North Africa

Iraq’s Protest Movement Is an Existential Challenge for the Political Elite

Sajad Jiyad Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020

Asia-Pacific

How Afghans Can Secure a Peace Deal With the Taliban

Candace Rondeaux Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

The Americas

El Salvador Knew Bukele Was Brash. But His Military Show of Force Was Ominous

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

Africa

Would a U.S.-Kenya Trade Deal Throw African Integration Off Course?

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020

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