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China Note

Taking Stock of the RCEP’s Prospects as China and Japan Get on a ‘Normal Track’

Benjamin Wilhelm Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

Signs of improved ties between China and Japan have rekindled hopes of swift progress toward establishing the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which would be the world’s largest free trade deal if it ever comes to fruition. Talks on the pact are expected to resume later this year.

Q&A

Do Axed Infrastructure Projects in Malaysia Spell Trouble for China’s ‘Belt and Road’?

The Editors Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

Column

U.S. Trade Policy Has Suffered Through the Dog Days of Summer

Kimberly Ann Elliott Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

What Recent Taliban Advances Reveal About the State of Afghanistan’s Military

Andrew S. Bowen Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

Trend Lines Podcast

From West Africa to Poland, Our Three Most Popular In-Depth Interviews

The Editors Friday, Aug. 31, 2018

How Colombia’s Ivan Duque Inherited an Old Feud Between City and Countryside

Wesley Tomaselli Friday, Aug. 31, 2018

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The International Costs of Trump Rolling Back Obama’s Clean Power Plan

The Editors Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled its proposal to relax environmental regulations on coal-burning power plants across the United States. This collection of five recent WPR articles offers context to better understand the international implications of President Donald Trump’s energy and environmental policies.

The Danger of Human Trafficking Is No Secret in Nepal. Why Is It Still So Common?

Dennis Weinert, Patrick Weinert Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018

In Context

The London Car Attack Highlights Changes in Terrorism—and Our Response to It

The Editors Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018

How Facebook Made It Easier Than Ever to Traffic Middle Eastern Antiquities

Amr Al-Azm, Katie A. Paul Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018

‘We Can’t Stay Here’: Inside Algeria’s Mass Expulsions of Sub-Saharan Migrants

Leila Beratto Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018

In Context

U.S. Sanctions Take Effect, Putting Iran—and Trump’s Approach—to the Test

The Editors Monday, Aug. 6, 2018

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United States

Trump’s Outbursts Aside, There Are Signs the U.S. Wants to Repair Ties to Africa

Julian Hattem Friday, Aug. 24, 2018

Europe

Has Its Showdown With Merkel Over Migration Already Backfired for Germany’s CSU?

Emily Schultheis Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

Erdogan Wants to Make Turkey’s Currency Crisis About Geopolitics, Not Economics

Iyad Dakka Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018

Asia-Pacific

Do Axed Infrastructure Projects in Malaysia Spell Trouble for China’s ‘Belt and Road’?

The Editors Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

The Americas

Argentina’s Currency Crisis Raises the Political Heat on Macri

The Editors Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

Africa

Museveni Fears a Rival Unlike Any Other He Has Faced in Uganda

Andrew Green Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018

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