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China Note

A Chinese Executive’s Arrest Could Open a New Front in the ‘High-Tech Trade War’

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

The arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou has dominated headlines since the story broke last Wednesday afternoon. But it is only the latest chapter in both the Chinese telecommunication giant’s rise to global prominence and Washington’s broader high-tech trade war with Beijing.

Q&A

Amid Economic Woes, Argentina Reconsiders Its Immigrant-Friendly Stance

The Editors Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

Column

Trump and Pompeo Take Aim at a Multilateralism That Doesn’t Exist

Richard Gowan Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

Can the U.S. and South Korea Stay Aligned on North Korea Sanctions?

Balbina Y. Hwang Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

Q&A

Bainimarama Secures a Second Term in Fiji, but Faces a Stronger Opposition

The Editors Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

Column

Macron, Merkel, May: Drama, Tragedy and Farce in the EU

Judah Grunstein Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

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In Depth

As Their Influence Grows, the Maghreb’s ‘Quietist’ Salafists Are Anything but Quiet

Frederic Wehrey, Anouar Boukhars Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

Adherents of Salafism, the literalist, Saudi-inspired current of Islamism, are growing in influence across North Africa. This is especially true for the so-called quietist current, which theoretically eschews overt political activism but is increasingly asserting itself in the political and social spheres.

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

Luisa Feline Freier Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

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

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United States

A Glimmer of Hope for Science Over Denialism on Climate Change

Ellen Laipson Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

Europe

Macron, Merkel, May: Drama, Tragedy and Farce in the EU

Judah Grunstein Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

As Syria’s Civil War Winds Down, Israel, Iran and Hezbollah Pivot to Lebanon

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

Asia-Pacific

The Mass Return of Migrants from Iran Poses an Ill-Timed Challenge for Afghanistan

The Editors Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

The Americas

Amid Economic Woes, Argentina Reconsiders Its Immigrant-Friendly Stance

The Editors Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

Africa

As Election Nears, LGBT Nigerians’ Expectations Can’t Get Much Lower

Robbie Corey-Boulet Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

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